A breathtakingly beautiful, playful celebration of childhood and the animal kingdom.
Lane Smith is an award-winning author and illustrator. He is best-known in the UK for It's a Book, his wonderfully observed picture book which provides a playful and light-hearted examination of print as a medium in the digital age. He is also known for his brilliantly quirky and silly collaborations with Jon Scieszka, in particular for the multi award-winning The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales. He is also the author and illustrator of There Is a Tribe of Kids and A Perfect Day. Lane lives in a small town in rural Connecticut with his wife, Molly, a picture book designer.
Witty and humorous, never irreverent, this is a celebration of
sharing and belonging, as a multiracial family hugs their
adventurer on the closing page . . . Absolutely radiant.
*Kirkus*
A wonderfully clever exploration of the rich variety of nature and
a sensitive message about the importance of belonging
*Daily Mail*
One of the book's delights is its shifting moods and colors, which
feel like the movements of an orchestral work. The textures . . .
seem organically formed, as if waves and time had worn them down,
yet the spreads are vivid and clean.
*Publishers Weekly*
Exudes a Chaplinesque charm, skillfully blending slapstick and
melancholy
*The New York Times*
This is a profoundly welcoming book - fresh and full of adventure
and sweetness - about how each of us has a story of our own to
tell.
*The Washington Post*
A beautifully illustrated and poetic journey through the natural
world, to discover groups of animals in oceans, rain forests and
jungles. Mesmeric.
*Huffington Post*
dazzling
*New Statesman*
Loneliness, longing and quirky collective nouns combine to
endearing effect
*Wall Street Journal*
A gloriously imaginative, beautiful book
*Angels & Urchins*
A beautiful book
*Irish Independent*
This engaging and attractive exploration of collective nouns weaves
a lovely story about a boy who
wants to belong. It follows his journey through a truly beautiful
series of illustrations, reminiscent of
Where the Wild Things Are.
*BookTrust*
A visual treat exploring the curiosity and imagination of
children
*The Bookseller*
A wonderfully clever exploration of the rich variety of nature and
a sensitive message about the importance of belonging, this
deserves a place on every bookshelf.
*The Daily Mail*
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