In Anything But Hank! Rachel Lebowitz and Zachariah Wells combine the whimsical humour of Lewis Carroll with the adventure-narrative balladeering of Robert Service to spin an unforgettable tale of a baby -- and a pig! -- in search of a name. Their quest takes them from the city to the mountains, as they seek an audience with the Wizard and his baby-naming Mexican beaded lizard. The story, accompanied by the gorgeously lush paintings of Eric Orchard, is a delight for readers of all ages.

 

There are 50 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2008 by Biblioasis .

Rachel Lebowitz: Rachel Lebowitz is the author of Hannus, a creative biography about the remarkable life of her great grandmother Ida Hannus, which was shortlisted for the Roderick Haig-Brown Award (BC Book Prize) and for the Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction. She has worked a variety of jobs in the educational field, with both children and adults. Zachariah Wells: Zachariah Wells is the author of two collections of poetry (Unsettled and Track & Trace), as well as a collection of essays (Career Limiting Moves). He is the editor of Jailbreaks: 99 Canadian Sonnets. Eric Orchard is a cartoonist, illustrator and writer who tells richly imagined stories for kids of all ages. He is the author and illustrator of the Maddy Kettle books and a number of picture books. He has won a Spectrum award for his illustrations and has been included in the Society of Illustrators annual exhibition. In school he studied painting, drawing and art history. On his own time, Eric has studied folklore as well as comic books. Bera the One-Headed Troll is inspired by Norse fairy tales and illustrations by Arthur Rackham and Maurice Sendak. He considers himself very fortunate to be drawing books for kids all day. Eric currently lives in Toronto with his wife, two young sons, and studio companion: Albert Pineapple the parrot.