The Roar
Published on 7. July 2022
Book
Hardback
32 pages
978-0-571-37434-2 (ISBN)
Description
There were so many things that Tortoise wanted to do.
So many games to play and rocks to climb.
Oops.
Tortoise was stuck.
Tortoise was not happy.
Tortoise is not having a good day and now he's stuck in a hole and is far too upset for hugs. Hedgehog sits and waits and then makes Tortoise laugh - taking the time to let the moment pass, and acknowledge how Tortoise feels.
So many games to play and rocks to climb.
Oops.
Tortoise was stuck.
Tortoise was not happy.
Tortoise is not having a good day and now he's stuck in a hole and is far too upset for hugs. Hedgehog sits and waits and then makes Tortoise laugh - taking the time to let the moment pass, and acknowledge how Tortoise feels.
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Series
Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: Up to 5 years
Product notice
Picture book
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 252 mm
Width: 247 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
418 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-571-37434-2 (9780571374342)
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Polly Dunbar is one of the best-known illustrators working in the UK today. Polly's bestselling book, Penguin, won numerous awards including the BookTrust Early Year's Award, the Nestle Silver Children's Book Prize, the Red House Children's Book of the Year Award and was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal. Polly was chosen as one of BookTrust's Ten Best Illustrators. Polly is the illustrator of Shoe Baby, Pat-a-Cake Baby and two picture books written by David Almond. Polly created 'Tilly and Friends', a series which is now animated on CBeebies. Polly lives in the Waveny Valley, Suffolk with her partner and their two boys.
Eoin McLaughlin was born in Ireland and now lives in Mauritius with his partner and their young son. When he's not hugging them, he's writing more stories. The Hug was his debut picture book. He also wrote Secret Agent Elephant, illustrated by Ross Collins and The Case of the Missing Cake, illustrated by Marc Boutavant, and has many more picture books in the pipeline.
Eoin McLaughlin was born in Ireland and now lives in Mauritius with his partner and their young son. When he's not hugging them, he's writing more stories. The Hug was his debut picture book. He also wrote Secret Agent Elephant, illustrated by Ross Collins and The Case of the Missing Cake, illustrated by Marc Boutavant, and has many more picture books in the pipeline.