Bad Apple - Huw Lewis Jones, Ben Sanders

The first title in a laugh-out-loud new series of picture books starring a truly terrible piece of fruit.

In this hilarious story about a really bad apple by award-winning author and polar explorer Huw Lewis Jones, a series of simple rhymes is transformed into a sequence of events that will have readers splitting their sides with laughter.

As one silly scenario unfolds after the other, a common piece of fruit shows readers what he’s really made of by making life miserable for Pear, Pea, Cat, Spud and Spoon, among others. In a very dark twist at the end, he receives his comeuppance… 

About the Author

Huw Lewis Jones is a polar-exploring author and historian who lives in Cornwall, U.K. His books include Explorers' Sketchbooks, The Writer's Map and Archipelago, all published by Thames & Hudson. 

About the Illustrator

Ben Sanders is an award-winning illustrator and graphic designer based in Ballarat, Australia. He is the author and illustrator of I Could Wear That Hat and I've an Uncle Ivan (both Thames & Hudson Australia).