by Rob Biddulph (Author)
Come on an unexpected journey with a fearless blue penguin in the most captivating picture book debut of the year! Winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize. Meet Penguin Blue, in this Waterstones Children's Book Prize winning tale! It's a windy day, and he has a brand new kite - but where's he going on this maiden flight? Penguin Blue and his friends go on a gloriously illustrated adventure full of good ideas, homesickness and the perils of kites, from the sparkling new talent Rob Biddulph.
Format: Picture Book
Pages: 32
Publisher: HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks
Published: 29 Jan 2015
ISBN 10: 0007593821
ISBN 13: 9780007593828
Children’s book age: 0-5 Years
Prizes: Winner of Waterstones Children's Book Prize: Best Illustrated Book 2015 and Waterstones Children's Book Prize: Overall Winner 2015.
Praise for GRRRRR!:
`Vibrant colours and characters plus rhyming text make it a delight to read aloud.' Huffington Post
`Joyful and uplifting. Superb.' Daily Mail
`Totally grrrrreat in every respect.' The Bookbag
`The rhyme is so skillful and pacey it could give the Gruffalo a run for its money.' Children's Books Ireland
Praise for Blown Away:
`Best children's book of the year.' Observer
`[A] gem of a book ... Beautifully illustrated and wittily written.' Standard
`This book is capital B Brilliant.' The Bookbag
`Told in captivating rhyme, with plenty of jokes sprinkled through the text and illustrations, Biddulph's tale is a travelling adventure.' Time Out
By day Rob is the award-winning art director of the Observer Magazine. By night he makes up silly stories for his three daughters, and draws pictures to go with them.
He lives and works in London, Blown Away is his first book, and is the winner of the best illustrated and overall Waterstones Children's Book Prize for 2015! You can visit Rob and Penguin Blue at www.robbiddulph.com.