UNCLE LEO'S ADVENTURES IN THE SIBERIAN JUNGLE
Middle Grade, 2009
“Have I ever told you about the time I met the giant who couldn't stop crying?”
“No, you never told us about that,” I said.
“Then I'll tell you now,” said Uncle Leo, and so he began.
Uncle Leo is no ordinary uncle, he is one-of-a-kind: an adventurer, a traveller and a magician all rolled into one. In this second instalment of his wonderful adventures, Uncle Leo tells Andy all about his time in the Siberian jungles from digging a tunnel to the other side of the world for the queen of Decria to meeting the giant who couldn't stop crying; from battling his own reflection in a magic mirror to travelling to Lafterovnik, where people cry when they're happy.
Funny, endearing and accompanied by lively and colourful illustrations, this second book in the Uncle Leo's Adventures series – that sold more than a million copies in Israel – brings to life the magic of storytelling.
Rights sold:
Arabic: Zmora Bitan, China: FLTRP; Czech Republic: Prah; India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan: Rupa; Macedonia: Toper Dooel; Russian: Knizhniki; Turkey: SolaUnitas
Reviews:
"The most adorable Uncle Leo is back… all his adventures promote values of gumption and fortitude of the antihero, the common survivor in an arbitrary wonderful world." – Time Out