Whoosh! Walter's Wonderful Web

Name: Whoosh! Walter's Wonderful Web
Brand: Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd
SKU: 9781035000029
Price: 17.99 NZD
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A First Book of Shapes

By Tim Hopgood

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Summary

Whoosh! Walter's Wonderful Web introduces young children to shapes through the charming tale of Walter, a little spider striving to spin a perfect web. Despite the wind blowing each attempt away with a WHOOSH, Walter cleverly creates spectacular shapes, culminating in his most wonderful web ever. This interactive board book encourages participation with its playful wind sounds and includes a final activity to explore shapes, making it an engaging read for preschoolers.
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Format: Board book

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An engaging first board book about shapes by Tim Hopgood, creator of the bestselling WOW! Said the Owl.

Description

Whoosh! Walter's Wonderful Web is a bold and beautiful introduction to shapes by Tim Hopgood, creator of the bestselling WOW! Said the Owl.

Meet a determined little spider who can't seem to spin a perfect web. WHOOSH goes the wind as it blows each web away! But one thing Walter can spin is spectacular shapes and, one day, he spins the most spectacular shape of all! It's better than perfect—it's a truly wonderful web.

Little ones will love joining in with the WHOOSHES in this board book and a final activity spread about shapes makes this book a perfect present for preschoolers.

Discover more from Tim Hopgood, the Booktrust award-winning illustrator of WOW! Said The Owl, a first book of colours, and TIP TAP Went The Crab, a first book of counting.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781035000029

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Format: Board book

Date Published: 21 September 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 21.0mm

Width: 161.0mm

Height: 207.0mm

Weight: 419g

Pages: 28

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About the Author

Tim Hopgood is an award-winning picture book author and illustrator. His first book, Our Big Blue Sofa, was published by Macmillan in 2006 and won the Cambridgeshire Read it Again! award for best debut picture book. In 2008 he won the Booktrust Early Years Award for Best Emerging Illustrator, with the hugely successful WOW! Said the Owl. His books for Macmillan include A Dog Called Rod, Here Comes Frankie and his acclaimed preschool titles, TIP TAP Went the Crab, Hooray for Hoppy and Walter's Wonderful Web. Tim's favourite colour is blue, and one of his favourite albums to work to is A Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis. Tim has two children and lives with his wife in York.

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