Cressida Cowell grew up in London and on a small island off the west coast of Scotland. She has a BA in English Literature from Oxford University, a BA in Graphic Design from St Martin's and an MA in Narrative Illustration from Brighton. Cressida has written and illustrated many books for children, including the bestselling How to Train Your Dragon series, now a major film property. She lives in London with her husband and three children. Neal Layton was born in Chichester, West Sussex. He has worked on a lettuce farm, in a chocolate factory, a teapot factory, a book shop and has delivered newspapers. Neal has illustrated more than 40 books, working with award-winning authors such as Michael Rosen and Roger McGough. Oscar and Arabella, which he both wrote and illustrated, won him the Smarties prize in 2002. He lives in Portsmouth with his wife and their daughter.
Will both delight fans, and give them something to reflect on. Layton's illustrations are a joy, matching the text perfectly. - BooksellerA delight! - Peters Gazette
K-Gr 1-In the fourth Emily Brown title, the little girl and her toy rabbit, Stanley, encounter a gloomy teddy bear who refuses to be consoled despite trips by imagination to the Outback of Australia, to paint sunflowers in France, and to Yellowstone National Park. When Tearful Teddybear's depression spreads, Emily opens her red umbrella to issue a team of teddy bears to cheer everyone. She convinces Tearful to attempt to smile despite a sewn-shut mouth, and all ends well. Layton's cartoonlike illustrations over photographs juxtapose the tale's reality under fantasy. Tearful's repeated song of loneliness is a trifle long but may allow for audience participation during read-alouds.-Gay Lynn Van Vleck, Henrico County Library, Glen Allen, VA (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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