Born Bad, Paperback

"Wolf wasn't happy being Wolf. When he looked in the mirror he looked BAD. And when he looked bad, he felt bad, and when he felt bad, he acted bad." Wolf wants to change but he's not sure how. He meets members of the animal kingdom who share their own experiences. With their help, Wolf challenges his own preconceptions about identity and finally finds the courage to undergo a magnificent transition....

C K Smouha is a children's author living and working in Bristol. Born Bad was her first book, but she has since authored a number of critically acclaimed books for Cicada. Stephen Smith is an artist whose distinctive, 1960s inflected collages have featured in exhibitions around Europe. This is his first picture book.