The Sorcerer is a brilliant inventor whose work keeps him so busy that he never has time to clean. If only the amazing machines he creates could pick up after themselves! Soon a clever idea is put into action and the Sorcerer invents a robot apprentice. But when the apprentice is left alone in the workshop to vacuum, he decides that it would be nice if he were to have his own little helper--and so the fun begins! Ted Dewan's modern version of the classic fairytale is full of excitement, magic and music as, in words and pictures, he brings this cautionary tale to a new audience. -- Philippa Reece
There are 32 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 1998 by Random House Children's Publishers UK .
Ted Dewan won the coveted Mother Goose Award for his first children's picture book Inside the Whale and his cartoons regularly appear in the Daily Telegraph, Sunday Times, TES and Guardian. He lives in London with his wife, artist and Kate Greenaway Medal winner, Helen Cooper
This book contains the following story:
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
A sorcerer leaves his workshop in the charge of an apprentice, with instructions to clean up all the mess. Fed up with doing chores the apprentice casts a spell on his broom to do the chores for him, but it all goes horribly wrong and soon the floor is covered in water. In desperation to stop the broom the apprentice splits the broom in two with an axe, but this simply creates two brooms to cause havoc. Eventually the sorcerer returns and breaks the spell, and advises his apprentice that powerful spirits should only be called upon by the master himself. The story of the Sorcerer's Apprentice was originally told in poetry form by Goethe in 1797.
This book has been nominated for the following award:
Kurt Maschler Award
This book was recognised by the Kurt Maschler Award.
