The Friend Ship
Published on 29. February 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
32 pages
978-0-316-54565-5 (ISBN)
Description
A fresh and heartwarming read-aloud favorite about friendship, adventure, and appreciating what you have.
When Little Hedgehog hears about a mysterious Friend Ship that can help her no longer feel lonely, she sets off on a quest to find it.
Hedgehog imagines a ship filled with friends of all kinds! How lovely!
She braves the open seas in a boat of her own to track the ship down, and along her journey, she meets other lonely animals eager to find the Friend Ship as well. They search north. They search south. They search east.
Hedgehog and her new friends can't find the Ship anywhere! Until she realizes she knows just where the Friend Ship is. . .
This comforting tale by Kat Yeh, with charming illustrations by Chuck Groenink, proves that sometimes, what you're searching for is right in front of you.
When Little Hedgehog hears about a mysterious Friend Ship that can help her no longer feel lonely, she sets off on a quest to find it.
Hedgehog imagines a ship filled with friends of all kinds! How lovely!
She braves the open seas in a boat of her own to track the ship down, and along her journey, she meets other lonely animals eager to find the Friend Ship as well. They search north. They search south. They search east.
Hedgehog and her new friends can't find the Ship anywhere! Until she realizes she knows just where the Friend Ship is. . .
This comforting tale by Kat Yeh, with charming illustrations by Chuck Groenink, proves that sometimes, what you're searching for is right in front of you.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Little, Brown & Company
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 3 to 8 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 272 mm
Width: 211 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
159 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-316-54565-5 (9780316545655)
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Persons
Kat Yeh grew up reading, doodling, and scribbling in Westtown, Pennsylvania. She worked for many years in advertising and sports marketing while writing children's books into the wee hours of the night. She is the author of other picture books and middle grade novels, including The Truth About Twinkie Pie. Visit Kat on Twitter @yehface.
Chuck Groenink is an illustrator from the Netherlands, where he graduated from the Department of Illustration at the Artez Institute of Visual Arts. Chuck now lives with his wife and two cats in New York. He is the illustrator of Santa Clauses by Bob Raczka and The Backwards Birthday Party by Tom Chapin and John Forster, as well as two other picture books published in Europe. See more of his work online at chuckgroenink.com.
Chuck Groenink is an illustrator from the Netherlands, where he graduated from the Department of Illustration at the Artez Institute of Visual Arts. Chuck now lives with his wife and two cats in New York. He is the illustrator of Santa Clauses by Bob Raczka and The Backwards Birthday Party by Tom Chapin and John Forster, as well as two other picture books published in Europe. See more of his work online at chuckgroenink.com.