The Da Vinci Cod and Other Illustrations for Unwritten Books

Just in time for the movie event of the year - THE DA VINCI CODE - comes a droll gift book for literati, featuring fifty-eight of the best books never written. Who is the mysterious hero of WUTHERING TIGHTS? Do you know how TO GRILL A MOCKINGBIRD? Could you face the HEART OF DORKNESS? There are many shelves in the library of unwritten books, all of them empty. Inspired by their blank pages - and unencumbered by actual authors - award-winning illustrator Chris Riddell presents a remarkable collection of humorous drawings that slyly turns the literary canon on its head.

Chris Riddell, literary cartoonist for the London OBSERVER, has illustrated a number of award-winning children's books, including CASTLE DIARY and the Kate Greenaway Medal winner PIRATE DIARY. He is also the illustrator for the best-selling Edge Chronicles. He lives in England.