Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Book? - Tapa blanda

Child's comedy romp confounds the expectations of young readers to hilarious effect. (Time Out)

Child's book is so unusual, it's impossible not to get drawn into it ... as with all Child's books, her wonderfully quirky illustrations bring the story to life (The List)

Lauren Child pushes the boundaries of design in a book crammed with a wealth of comic detail (Child Education)

Each page is still a surprise and a delight (Books For Keeps)

A book children will come to again and again (School Librarian)

Lauren Child's individual style is shown to perfection in this funny, subversive story (Bookwise)

Books are at the mercy of their owners, but careless Herb, who has defaced his fairytale collection with scissors and pencil, finds the traditional characters taking revenge... a more robust tale than last year's Kate Greenaway medal winner. (TES TEACHER)

Brilliantly observed with heaps of irreverent (but good natured) humour) (Junior)

Lauren Child returns to the endlessly malleable world of fairy tale characters. Her spiky style and confident handling of the source material creates a book which is more of a literary event than a quiet read. ... fabulous mix of collage, line drawings, photography and wacky typography (Lindsay Fraser, Glasgow Sunday Herald)

Herb is back and has fallen into a storybook. A thrilling story to scare your socks off, and another sharp look at the fine line between stories and the real world. (Children's Buyers Guide - Autumn Books)

Have you ever fallen into a storybook? Well, if you do, just make sure it isn't a fairy tale! Because in every one there is a 'wicked this, an evil that and a hungry somebody.' Find out what happens to Herb when he falls into a fairy tale!