by Gregory Rogers

 

What happens when a boy bursts through the curtain of a deserted theatre and onto the world's most famous stage? Midsummer magic - and a chase through the streets of Shakespeare's London.

 

The boy, the bear, the baron, the bard is a rare visual feast - a runaway story about a curious boy, a grumpy bard, a captive bear and a baron whose head is bound for the chopping block. A dramatic tale of adventure and friendship.

 

This wordless book was shortlisted for the Children's Book of the Year Award for younger readers. The boy, the bear, the baron, the bard was also selected as one of the Ten Best Illustrated Picture Books of 2004 by the New York Times.

 

Gregory Rogers has won the Kate Greenaway Medal in the UK for his illustrations and other awards in the US and Australia. He lives in Brisbane.

 

Paperback. 32 pages.

 

Age 6-9