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When the Storm Came
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Discover that a little bit of kindness can bring an entire community together in a crisis.The frog family love their home on the riverbank, but they know to always stay away from the old tree stump – because a Big Scary Thing lives in there. When...
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Discover that a little bit of kindness can bring an entire community together in a crisis.
The frog family love their home on the riverbank, but they know to always stay away from the old tree stump – because a Big Scary Thing lives in there. When a huge storm comes and his friends and family are swept away, Little Frog is blown right into the terrifying stump . . . but what he finds inside changes his community forever.
A story of kindness, community, and coming together in a time of crisis from award-winning author and illustrator Chris Naylor-Ballesteros.
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ISBN: 9781839132575
Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 04 April 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Andersen Press Ltd
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 7.0mm
Width: 267.0mm
Height: 258.0mm
Weight: 400g
Pages: 32
About the Author
Chris Naylor-Ballesteros is an author and illustrator of children's picture books. He has previously worked in music, teaching, illustration and graphic design. He has won the English Association’s Picture Book Award and has been shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal and Oscar’s Book Prize. Hailing from Yorkshire, he lives in France with his wife and two children.
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