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Carnival of the Clocks

By Nick Sharratt
Series: Little Gems
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On the shortest day of the year, children gather in the school playground carrying clocks of every shape and size. Carnival of the Clocks follows their colourful and lively celebration of the winter solstice as they march through the town in a joyful parade.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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Carnival of the Clocks

Superstar illustrator Nick Sharratt takes inspiration from a celebration of the winter solstice in this charming and colourful Little Gem.

Superstar illustrator Nick Sharratt takes inspiration from a celebration of the winter solstice in this charming and colourful Little Gem.

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Superstar illustrator Nick Sharratt takes inspiration from a celebration of the winter solstice in this charming and colourful Little Gem.


Superstar illustrator Nick Sharratt takes inspiration from a celebration of the winter solstice in this charming and colourful Little Gem.

On a dark winter’s evening at the end of December, something strange is happening in the school playground. Lessons finished long ago, but there are lots of children still at school and they’re all carrying … clocks! Clocks of every shape and size – big, small, round and square, heart-shaped, star-shaped. What’s going on? Join the children and find out as they celebrate the winter solstice on the shortest day of the year – marching through the town in the Carnival of the Clocks!

Series: Little Gems

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BookTrust praises it as "full of warmth and excitement." Kate Hitchings from Just Imagine highlights its appeal for newly confident readers, calling it a "superb job" that satisfies on many levels. A Word About Books describes it as "a tick-tocking, fun-filled read that fizzes like a firework, explodes with colour, and is full of energy and excitement."

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781800901285

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 October 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Barrington Stoke Ltd

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 5.0mm

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 168.0mm

Weight: 120g

Pages: 80

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Children's Books Children's Fiction Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Dyslexia-Friendly Books Nick Sharratt Series: Little Gems Young Adult

About the Author

Author and illustrator Nick Sharratt has created illustrations for over two hundred and fifty books. As well as producing around sixty of his own titles he's worked with numerous writers including Julia Donaldson, Michael Rosen, Giles Andreae and Kes Gray, his most famous collaboration being with Jacqueline Wilson, for whom he's illustrated more than fifty novels. His books include Ketchup on Your Cornflakes? the Shark in the Park series and the million-selling You Choose. He has won many national and regional book prizes, he has been the official illustrator for World Book Day, and he has also been honoured with a gold Blue Peter badge!

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