Nell and Beany: The Big Fish

Name: Nell and Beany: The Big Fish
Brand: Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd
SKU: 9781035031955
Price: 19.0 NZD
Availability: OutOfStock

By Camilla Reid

Series: Nell & Beany

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Brief Description

Meet Nell and Beany, two friends who love to go on adventures together! Today Nell and Beany are going on a fishing trip. But what will they catch? With a read-aloud rhyming story, a cute cat and dog duo, and tabs and a wheel to push,... Read More

Format: Board book

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Meet Nell and Beany in this exciting push, pull and slide series from bestselling pairing Camilla Reid and Kate Hindley!

Meet Nell and Beany in this new character-led novelty series from best-selling pairing Camilla Reid and Kate Hindley!

Description

Meet Nell and Beany, two friends who love to go on adventures together! Today Nell and Beany are going on a fishing trip. But what will they catch?

With a read-aloud rhyming story, a cute cat and dog duo, and tabs and a wheel to push, slide and turn, Nell & Beany: The Big Fish is a charming, action-packed tiny adventure for preschool children.

From bestselling preschool author Camilla Reid and award-winning illustrator Kate Hindley, little readers will love joining Nell and Beany on their adventure, with plenty to do and see along the way.

Look out for more books from Camilla Reid including Five Little Trains, Is Dot in the Tree? and Old MacDonald Had a Zoo.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781035031955

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Format: Board book

Date Published: 21 May 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books

Contributors:

Illustrated by Kate Hindley

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 19.0mm

Width: 185.0mm

Height: 186.0mm

Weight: 322g

Pages: 10

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Activity Books and Kits Camilla Reid Children's Board Books Children's Books Children's Early Years Children's Picture Books Children’s & Teenage Non-Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Drawing, Colouring and Painting Books for Kids Series: Nell & Beany

About the Author

Camilla Reid is one of the most experienced and successful devisers of preschool books today. Her books have been translated into over 25 languages, with combined worldwide sales of over 30 million copies Combining novelty elements, striking artwork and Camilla's unique authorial voice, her new range of preschool books for Macmillan Children's Books taps into what families enjoy, placing the child reader at the heart of everything. Kate Hindley studied illustration at Falmouth College of Art and is now a best-selling, award-winning illustrator. Kate's first picture book The Great Snortle Hunt, written by Claire Freedman, was longlisted for the 2013 Kate Greenaway Medal. Since then Kate has illustrated picture books including How to Wash a Woolly Mammoth, You Must Bring a Hat, The Same But Different Too and The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland.

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