Happy Rag

by Tony Ross

This two-sided picture book comes to a dramatic climax in the centre.

Genres: Picture Books

32 pages, Paperback

First published June 7, 1990

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database.

Tony Ross is a British illustrator and author of children's picture books. He was a student at the Liverpool School of Art and Design. Ross has had quite a few occupations, such as cartoonist, graphic designer, art director at an advertising agency, senior lecturer in art and head of the illustration course at Manchester Polytechnic.
Ross won the 1986 Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis, picture books category, for Ich komm dich holen!, (I'm coming to get you! - Andersen, 1984. He was runner-up for the 1990 Kate Greenaway Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book by a British subject, for Dr. Xargle's book of Earth Tiggers.

Meet the illustrator
What is your favourite animal?
A cat
What is your favourite boy’s name?
Bill
What is your favourite girl’s name?
Roxanne
What is your favourite food?
Lobster
What is your favourite music?
Irish
What is your favourite hobby?
Sailing

Reviews

[Angélica · Rating 3 out of 5]

Creo que fue de los primeros libros-álbum que leí de niña.

[Erin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oh, my goodness, what a treat this book is! The stories are not that amazing, but my daughter and I both gasped when we realized what the author had done to literally turn the book upside down. We had no idea that was coming and it was delightful!

[Carlos Amato · Rating 3 out of 5]

Me gusto la parte del nene con el trapito, como los adultos le dicen que no hacer mientras ellos hacen lo mismo, pero la parte con la nena, ahi me perdi, solo tiene miedo y quiere un trapo sucio, el dibujo del oso al final es muy creepy para el cuento.

[Nati · Rating 5 out of 5]

Me encantó el formato, las dos historias que se encuentran.

[Jacqueline Archdeacon · Rating 2 out of 5]

Happy Blanket was an OK book. Tony Ross was very creative in how we combined two stories into one book. I liked how one story was about a girl and the other story was about a boy. Both genders are included. However, it teaches kids to not listen to their parents when their parents suggest throwing out old toys--in this case, it is the blanket. The characters rely on blankets for support, comfort, and general happiness.

[Sydne · Rating 4 out of 5]

My favorite book when I was...3.

I still have it and I'm proud to own it.

Mhm.

[Cws]

JE-Ros