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Lawrence & Sophia: Big & Bold

By Doreen Cronin
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When Lawrence makes a new friend, Sophia feels left out . . . and then acts out. It's a scenario that so many kids can relate to, told here with loads of laughs and charm. Lawrence & Sophia: Big & Bold features Lawrence and Sophia who... Read More
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When Lawrence makes a new friend, Sophia feels left out . . . and then acts out. It's a scenario that so many kids can relate to, told here with loads of laughs and charm.

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When Lawrence makes a new friend, Sophia feels left out . . . and then acts out. It's a scenario that so many kids can relate to, told here with loads of laughs and charm.

Lawrence & Sophia: Big & Bold features Lawrence and Sophia who do everything as a pair. Together, they are big and bold and fast (sort of). But then one day, another kid appearsβ€”and Lawrence is excited about new adventures with this new friend.

Sophia . . . is not. She misses Lawrence while he's bike-riding and shipbuilding with the other boy. Well, Sophia can build something too! She doesn't need Lawrence to be big and bold, does she?

As they did in their first book about this lovable duo, acclaimed creators Doreen Cronin and Brian Cronin share universal truths of childhood with a perfect mix of humour and warmth. Friendship triangles have never been so endearing.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780593618332

Publisher: Penguin Young Readers

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 11 March 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Penguin Young Readers

Illustration: FULL-COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Brian Cronin

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 11.0mm

Width: 238.0mm

Height: 260.0mm

Weight: 448g

Pages: 40

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Doreen Cronin Penguin Books

About the Author

Doreen Cronin is the author of many New York Times bestselling books, including Caldecott Honor Book Click, Clack, Moo and its sequels (with 8.5 million copies sold and over 20 years in print); and Diary of a Worm and its sequels (7 million copies sold worldwide); as well as a host of other beloved picture books. She and Brian are also the creators of Mama In the Moon. Brian Cronin is an internationally known illustrator whose work has appeared in the New York Times, GQ, Entertainment Weekly, and many other publications throughout the world. He won the Society of Illustrators' Founders Award for his first book, The Lost House, and a New York Times Best Illustrated Award for The Lost Picnic.

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