The playground is packed with children playing, but Tom is sitting on a bench with his dad.
He’s just not sure he’s brave enough to join in …
Tom can't see a space for himself anywhere in the playground. Not on the slide, or on the roundabout or on the swings … But when a little girl loses her teddy, will Tom have the courage to help?
Gabriel Alborozo's warm, friendly illustrations perfectly bring to life this gentle, empathetic story about overcoming fears and being yourself.
Corrinne Averiss has spent much of her life working in children’s TV as a producer and director at companies including Ragdoll, CITV and CBeebies. She has written several books for children and her picture book, A Dot in the Snow, has been nominated for the 2018 Kate Greenaway Medal. She lives in Manchester with her husband and a charming cat, Alba.
Gabriel Alborozo is a cartoonist and illustrator based in East Sussex. He began work as a cartoonist at just 15 years old and his work has appeared in numerous magazines and papers including Private Eye, Punch and The Spectator. He has written and illustrated several children’s picture books including The Colour Thief (Bloomsbury) and Thank Goodness for Bob (Egmont).
Kids will love this hilarious fairy tale adventure packed with clever twists, familiar characters and page-turning fun.
The second book in a fabulous new magical, middle-grade series filled with adventure, wonder and wildness,
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Corrinne Averiss (Author)
Corinne Averiss is a writer of thoughtful and humorous stories for children. Her work includes critically-acclaimed CILIP Greenaway-nominated picture book, A Dot in the Snow. Corinne has spent much of her life being a professional silly person in children's television: she created the four-time Childre
Gabriel Alborozo is a cartoonist and illustrator based in South London. His work has appeared in numerous magazines and papers including Private Eye, Punch, the Spectator, Prospect and the Oldie. In Australia he worked in animation as a background artist and for many years travelled about as an archaeological illustrator working for the British Museum, The M
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