by Gillian Shields (Author), Anna Currey (Illustrator), Gillian Shields (Author), Anna Currey (Illustrator), Gillian Shields (Author)
When the world is full of friends, the fun and laughter never ends. Albert, Tom, Flossie and Pipkin love to play, and when a family of squirrels move in to the house across the river they are so excited! Now they have friends to play with ... But how will they cross the stream? A warm and touching story about friendship and working together, from the author/illustrator pairing behind When the World Is Ready for Bed and When the World Was Waiting for You.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 32
Edition: UK ed.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books
Published: 09 Apr 2015
ISBN 10: 1408849666
ISBN 13: 9781408849668
Children’s book age: 0-5 Years
Book Overview: They knew they wanted friends more than anything else in the whole world ... A classic and charming tale about friendship and working together, from the creative talent behind the bestselling When the World Was Waiting for You
An intriguing combination of Beatrix Potteresque delicacy and expansive scale-the images feel big and small at the same time, assuring diminutive readers that home is not only a refuge from the world, but also a world that's all their own. - Publishers Weekly on WHEN THE WORLD IS READY FOR BED
Shields's sweet, melodious rhyme and Currey's warm, lively watercolors trace the evening of a very appealing rabbit family... Children will be glad to snuggle up and be softly lulled to sleep by this soothing selection. - Kirkus Reviews on WHEN THE WORLD IS READY FOR BED
Nothing says bedtime like bunnies in a country cottage... at the end... a bright morning scene--'Always lovely, / Always new, / Tomorrow's waiting /Just for you.'--...does more to comfort than wake up sleepy listeners. - Booklist on WHEN THE WORLD IS READY FOR BED
Expectant parents will love this as a gift, little ones will warm to the reassuring story of each baby's importance and bunny-rabbit aficionados will take this charming tale to heart. - starred review, Kirkus Reviews on WHEN THE WORLD WAS WAITING FOR YOU
Shields's short, rhyming couplets are complemented by Currey's warm, sunshine yellow watercolors. . . . The colorful paintings are full of detail yet create a peaceful atmosphere and are the perfect background to the simple, relaxed text. . . . Tender picture book is perfect to share with new siblings who are impatient to greet a little one of their own. - School Library Journal on WHEN THE WORLD WAS WAITING FOR YOU