Mister Boo!

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Her best known title is TELL ME SOMETHING HAPPY BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP, published in 1998, translated into 22 languages and still in print. This cat loved every season, from the ‘ warm fires and laps to sit on‘ in winter to the sunshiny grass ‘ and dandelions‘ of summer. She revels in the joy of language, the playfulness of words, and in seeing her work fabulously brought to life by world class illustrators, including 3 books illustrated by her daughter, Polly Dunbar. Your words, like your reviews, bring books to life and give them a voice before the front cover is even turned. Horacek's distinctive style of illustration marks his work here, with the story of a cat growing up and growing old.

Then again, he would scatter ‘ the baby rabbits when they were taking their first look at the world‘.You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. A lively tale about a fun-loving cat learning to accept change, imaginatively illustrated by the award-winning Petr Horácek. Your selection was perfect for our children and what really made the difference was your ability to engage with each child, discuss their interests and help them to choose a suitable book based on your extensive knowledge of the books you were selling. This experience has been fantastic primarily for the children, the school and also for me (professionally).

We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. She was a creative writing tutor on the Greek island of Skyros for 10 years, and is also a tutor for The Arvon Foundation. There is so much empathy, love and warmth in Joyce Dunbar’s text, while Petr Horáček’s pictures are lush, overlayered, coloured and inclusive. Will usually dispatch within same working day if paid before 14:00 GMT (excludes weekends and holidays).

As well as the original 4 volumes, there are now 4 more, with planned total of 12, each with 3 stories. Joyce is the author of Oddly , The Monster Who Ate Darkness, and Shoe Baby and Pat-a-Cake Baby , which were both illustrated by her daughter, Polly.

It was such a pleasure to meet you both, and I really appreciated how smoothly and professionally you ran everything. is a tender, empathetic, and beautifully considered picture book with such a delightful story and colour-saturated, rich and wonderful pictures from Joyce Dunbar and Petr Horáček. In the week of publiciation the book was cancelled and rather than see them pulped, she bought 100 copies and used them to insulate the attic. They would also only drop off a case of books and leave us to run it – it was so lovely to have you on hand to chat to the children and recommend them books, as well as the small (but appreciated!

I haven't charted out my visits for the summer term, but I'm sure there are several in the south) and thanks so much for being so fantastic!