There Was a Young Zombie Who Swallowed a Worm is a spooky Halloween extravaganza – packed with toads, witches, bats, trolls and a VERY hungry little zombie – watch out! From award-winning illustrator Diane Ewen and rising star Kaye Baillie.
Everyone’s heard about the old lady who swallowed a fly, but now it’s time to meet a little zombie, who’s swallowed . . . a worm. We don’t know why he swallowed the worm – it made him squirm. Perfect for Halloween, this gruesome tale is guaranteed to have children cackling with laughter.
About the Author
After earning a Diploma in Professional Writing and Editing, Kaye Baillie followed her passion for picture books and storytelling, committed to her goal of becoming a full time children’s author and has written several picture books, including There Was a Young Zombie Who Swallowed a Worm. She is an active member and the Assistant Co-ordinator of SCBWI Victoria, Australia and is a member of the Children’s Book Council of Australia. She lives in a coastal town in Australia with her family.
Diane Ewen was born in Walsall, in the West Midlands. She has always loved art, and graduated from the University of Wolverhampton with a B.A. Honours Degree in Illustration. Diane likes to create illustrations that are hand-drawn in pencil, which she paints in watercolour and acrylics before embellishing them using Photoshop, but she also enjoys working directly on the computer screen to create her characters and designs. Diane loves the fact that the artwork is often the first thing that draws children into a book, and is inspired by the use of vibrant colour.
- Publisher : Macmillan Children’s Books; Main Market edition (15 Sept. 2022)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 32 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1529068568
- ISBN-13 : 978-1529068566
- Reading age : 3 – 5 years
- Dimensions : 22.5 x 0.3 x 28 cm