These Are My Rocks
A story about collecting
Published on 17. April 2025
Book
Hardback
32 pages
978-1-83600-466-0 (ISBN)
Description
From the creator of the New York Times Best Illustrated Book Little Red, These Are My Rocks is the perfect picture book for children who love collecting.
Join the narrator, as they proudly introduce the reader to their prized collection, featuring BIG things to small things ... and spiky things to wobbly things!
Each page is bursting with humour - and they are interactive too - with children encouraged to interact with the book, with invitations to point, make noises, clap their hands and think about what they could collect..
Interactive books engage young children and capture their natural curiosity and These Are My Rocks encourages the development of important early-learning skills such as listening, choosing, matching, counting and moving by playing on the theme of interaction.
These Are My Rocks is stylish, humorous, inclusive and utterly engaging - and a celebration of children's love of collecting.
Join the narrator, as they proudly introduce the reader to their prized collection, featuring BIG things to small things ... and spiky things to wobbly things!
Each page is bursting with humour - and they are interactive too - with children encouraged to interact with the book, with invitations to point, make noises, clap their hands and think about what they could collect..
Interactive books engage young children and capture their natural curiosity and These Are My Rocks encourages the development of important early-learning skills such as listening, choosing, matching, counting and moving by playing on the theme of interaction.
These Are My Rocks is stylish, humorous, inclusive and utterly engaging - and a celebration of children's love of collecting.
Reviews / Votes
"The joys of collecting, artfully conveyed." * Kirkus Reviews * "Woollvin's celebration of the art of collecting, and how children are fascinated by picking up rocks, acorns and toy cars, is now out in paperback." * The Bookseller *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing PLC
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Preschool to First Grade, Interest Age: From 2 to 7 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
color illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 282 mm
Width: 240 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
432 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-83600-466-0 (9781836004660)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
E-Book
04/2025
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
€18.49
Available for download
Person
Bethan Woollvin is an author and illustrator, best known for her feisty feminist fairytale series.
Retelling the classic tale of Little Red Riding Hood, Bethan's debut picture book 'Little Red' won the Macmillan Children's Book Competition in 2014, was named a New York Times 'Best Illustrated Book' in 2016, won the AOI World Illustration Awards for children's books in 2017, and was nominated for both the Little Rebels Children's Book Award, and the Klaus Flugge Prize in 2017.
Bethan continued her twisted fairytale series, with 'Rapunzel', 'Hansel & Gretel' and her latest original tale, 'I Can Catch a Monster'.
The latest title Bethan has worked on with another author is 'Meet the Planets' written by Caryl Hart.
Retelling the classic tale of Little Red Riding Hood, Bethan's debut picture book 'Little Red' won the Macmillan Children's Book Competition in 2014, was named a New York Times 'Best Illustrated Book' in 2016, won the AOI World Illustration Awards for children's books in 2017, and was nominated for both the Little Rebels Children's Book Award, and the Klaus Flugge Prize in 2017.
Bethan continued her twisted fairytale series, with 'Rapunzel', 'Hansel & Gretel' and her latest original tale, 'I Can Catch a Monster'.
The latest title Bethan has worked on with another author is 'Meet the Planets' written by Caryl Hart.