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Cat's Playgroup

A Drawing and Colouring Book
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Cat's Playgroup follows Cat as she chooses her outfit and helps her little brother pick his favourite toy before joining friends for a fun day at playgroup. Young readers can play games, make masks, and draw farm animals alongside Cat, ending the day with a cosy tea time.

Designed to engage pre-school children, the book features beautiful illustrations with high contrast black and white bold lines, whimsical animals, and repeating patterns to stimulate visual development.
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Help Cat choose what to wear and help her little brother pick his favourite toy before she joins her friends for a day at playgroup. Play games, make masks, and draw farm animals with Cat and her friends before going home for tea.

This stunning new range of books for pre-schoolers marries fresh design with engaging educational content. The result of a partnership between Wee Gallery and QED Publishing, the beautiful illustrations, high contrast black and white bold lines, whimsical animals, and repeating patterns are designed to stimulate visual development in young infants.

Family-run Wee Gallery have over 10 years of experience in graphic design and education, and so these books are guaranteed to excite and engage little minds. QED is pleased to announce that this visually stimulating series will be available from April 2016.

Series: Wee Gallery Activity Books

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  • Cat's Playgroup
    Help Cat choose what to wear and help her little brother pick his favourite toy before she joins her friends for a day at playgroup. Play games, make masks, and draw farm animals with Cat and her friends before going home for tea. This stunning new range of books for pre-schoolers marries fresh design with engaging educational content. The result...
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    Ships in 4-6 weeks

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781784934347

Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 21 March 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: QED Publishing

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 185.0mm

Height: 240.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 64

About the Author

SURYA PINTO grew up in India, and graduated with a degree in Chemistry, Botany and Zoology before finding her passion in design. Surya has a wealth of experience in the industry and has worked for the prestigious Ray and Kehsavan Design. It was here where she trained under Sujata Keshavan, the only Indian designer to have been honoured as Graphic Designer of the Year at the Advertising and Marketing (A & M) awards. In 2003 Surya founded Wee Gallery with her husband, Dave Pinto, after their first child was born.

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