A Small Surprise

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Paperback
2009
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Roll up! Roll up! Discover the most marvellous collection of colossal creatures known to man: among them the Beastly Bear, the Gargantuan Gorilla ...and the smallest new addition to their troupe! Meet the courageous Rabbit, who is - admittedly - rather small, but isn't prepared to let this hold him back...Prepare to be captivated by this magical character and his somewhat larger circus friends.

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Roll up! Roll up! Discover the most marvellous collection of colossal creatures known to man: among them the Beastly Bear, the Gargantuan Gorilla ...and the smallest new addition to their troupe! Meet the courageous Rabbit, who is - admittedly - rather small, but isn't prepared to let this hold him back...Prepare to be captivated by this magical character and his somewhat larger circus friends.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 32
Publisher: Red Fox
Published: 03 Sep 2009
ISBN 10: 1862306311
ISBN 13: 9781862306318
Children’s book age: 0-5 Years
Book Overview: A fabulous debut from new author-illustrator Louise Yates, proving once and for all that size doesn't matter...

Media Reviews

This gentle, warm and witty picture book introduces a marvellous collection of enormous circus creatures ... An assured and satisfying book. It allows young readers space to think as well as read Carousel This is a sophisticated book which young children will love leafing through, time and time again -- Alex T Smith Child Education With bold, colourful and funny illustrations, this will raise many giggles. -- Mary Arrigan The Irish Examiner (Eire) Delivers a neat lesson in life for your own tiny toddler -- Fiona Ness Sunday Business Post (Eire)

Author Bio

Louise's first book, A Small Surprise, was published by Random House in 2009. Her second, Dog Loves Books, debuted as a New York Times Bestseller and won the Parents' Choice Award in the US. In the UK Dog Loves Books won the 2010 Roald Dahl Funny Prize and was nominated (along with the more recent Frank and Teddy Make Friends, 2011, and Dog Loves Drawing, 2012) for the Kate Greenaway Medal. Dog Loves Drawing has also been shortlisted for the Red House Children's Award, 2013. Dog Loves Counting was released in the UK in March 2013. Louise is currently working on a new series, Toad and I with Random House and developing the Dog Loves series for TV with Random House Children's Screen Entertainment. Louise read English at Christ Church, Oxford, and studied drawing at The Prince's Drawing School, London. As well as illustrating, she practises other forms of painting and drawing, and in 2010, won the Prince of Wales' Award for Portrait Drawing at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters' Annual Exhibition. She lives and works in London. 'Even in a golden age of illustrated children's books, Louise Yates stands out as a superb artist and storyteller.' A. N. Wilson