An atmospheric exploration of a childs anxiety by the 2000 Hans Christian
Andersen Medal Winner. One night a boy is woken by a terrible sound. A storm is
breaking, lightning flashing across the sky. In the morning Dad is gone and Mum
doesnt seem to know when hell be back. The next day Mum asks her son to take
a cake to his sick grandma. Dont go into the forest, she warns. Go the long
way round. But, for the first time, the boy chooses to take the path into the
forest, where he meets a variety of fairy tale characters and discovers the
fate of his father.

Review
An extraordinary book tacking painful emotion A tonic, even for children
with reason to be insecure. The Observer; Seems likely to be counted as one
of [Anthony Brownes] most significant works. The Childrens Bookseller

About the Author
Anthony Browne is one of the most popular and stylistically distinctive
childrens book artists, with a number of outstanding titles to his credit
including Gorilla and The Tunnel. In 2000, he won the illustration section
of the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award for his services to childrens
literature. He lives with his family in Kent.