Monday, July 27, 2015

Children's book could be surprise bestseller of the summer

Clever Polly and the Stupid Wolf by Catherine Storr was re-issued by Puffin Books at the beginning of July and could be the surprise hit of the summer holidays 

Clever Polly and the Stupid Wolf by Catherine Storr was re-issued by Puffin Books at the beginning of July

A children's book written in the 1950s and out of fashion for decades has become the surprise hit of the summer.

Clever Polly and the Stupid Wolf by Catherine Storr was re-issued by Puffin Books at the beginning of July. With its charming black and white illustrations of a little girl with pigtails and knee socks, it is a throwback to another age.

Yet the story of a resourceful child who outwits a wolf has flown to the top of the children's best-seller list at Waterstones, out-selling popular adult titles including Paula Hawkins' hit thriller The Girl On The Train. 
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