Vanilla Ice Cream
Will be published approx. on 4. August 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
40 pages
978-1-4063-7068-3 (ISBN)
Description
The story of a traveller free to go where he pleases, of a journey, and of how life can take wild and curious paths
Endorsed by Amnesty International.
In this beautifully illustrated story, Bob Graham shows how all the creatures and the people of the world can be connected to each other in the most surprising ways. A wild, young sparrow rises from the dust outside an Indian food stall surrounded by swaying palms. The sparrow flies off just where he pleases, following the food. He journeys south through the lush rice paddies and across the rough sea and all the way into a bright new day where, just for a moment, the wild sparrow's world collides with little Edie's...
Endorsed by Amnesty International.
In this beautifully illustrated story, Bob Graham shows how all the creatures and the people of the world can be connected to each other in the most surprising ways. A wild, young sparrow rises from the dust outside an Indian food stall surrounded by swaying palms. The sparrow flies off just where he pleases, following the food. He journeys south through the lush rice paddies and across the rough sea and all the way into a bright new day where, just for a moment, the wild sparrow's world collides with little Edie's...
Reviews / Votes
A charming book to be savored and cherished * BookTrust * "Celebrating the interconnectedness of our world, Graham's enchanting illustrations brilliantly evoke both towering cityscapes and minute details with warmth and humour." * Amnesty.org.uk *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 4 to 7 years
Dimensions
Height: 302 mm
Width: 208 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight
236 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4063-7068-3 (9781406370683)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Bob Graham is a Kate Greenaway-winning author-illustrator who has written and illustrated many acclaimed children's picture books including How to Heal a Broken Wing, How the Sun Got to Coco's House, Max, Jethro Byrde: Fairy Child and April Underhill: Tooth Fairy. His 2011 title, A Bus Called Heaven, is endorsed by Amnesty International UK and was the winner of the 2012 Children's Book Council of Australia Picture Book of the Year Award - a prize Bob has won an unprecedented six times. In 2014, Silver Buttons was awarded a prestigious Prime Minister's Literary Award in Australia. Bob lives in Melbourne.