The Great Big Book of Friends
The Great Big Book of Friends

The Great Big Book of Friends

Written by Mary Hoffman & illustrated by Ros Asquith
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4 - 7
Reading age
40
Page count
Apr 5, 2018
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What is a friend? Can a pet be a friend? Are you friends with your brothers and sisters? What if you don’t have any friends? A wonderful celebration of all kinds of friendship, from best friends to groups of friends to toys that feel like friends, this truly inclusive book is a great way to start a conversation with children about what makes a good friend. From the author and illustrator team behind The Great Big Book of Families and The Great Big Book of Feelings, this diverse celebration of friendship is perfect for both the home and the classroom.

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      Author
      Mary Hoffman

      Mary Hoffman is the internationally acclaimed author of over 100 books for children, ranging from picture books to teenage fiction. Her first picture book for Frances Lincoln, Amazing Grace, has become a classic which, with its sequels in the series, has sold 1.5 million copies worldwide. Mary’s other picture books for Frances Lincoln include The Colour of Home with Karin Littlewood and An Angel Just Like Me with Cornelius van Wright, as well as the hugely successful The Great Big Book of Families, The Great Big Book of Feelings, and Welcome to the Family, all with Ros Asquith. Their next title together will be The Great Big Body Book. Mary Hoffman lives in Oxfordshire. For more information about her books visit her website: www.maryhoffman.co.uk

      Illustrator
      Ros Asquith

      Ros Asquith has been a Guardian cartoonist for 20 years, and has written and illustrated over 70 books for young people, including the bestseller The Great Big Book of Families, with Mary Hoffman, the Teenage Worrier series, Letters from an Alien Schoolboy-which was shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize- and her debut picture story book It’s Not Fairy. Ros lives in north London with her husband and two sons. For more information about Ros, visit her website: www.rosasquith.co.uk

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781786030542
    Publication Date
    April 5, 2018
    Publisher
    Frances Lincoln Children's Books
    Original Publication Date
    April 5, 2018
    Page Count
    40
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    4 - 7 years

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