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Shake It Off!

Vanessa Brantley-Newton author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Nancy Paulsen Books

Published:4th Jun '24

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Meet a sweet, curious little goat, who loves to sing and climb on everything. Some neighbours find her annoying, but nothing can keep her down - even when she gets stuck in a well and it looks like she’s doomed. When everyone has given up on her, the clever goat surprises them all by taking advantage of her precarious predicament to win the day!

“With brilliantly saturated colors, showy full-bleed illustrations, and evocative depictions of music, this tale looks incredibly inviting, and its ungulate protagonist makes an undeniably appealing first impression. . . . The narration is agreeably conversational, and children will root for Little Goat as she uses traits perceived as faults to save herself. A tale likely to strike a chord with fans of the unconventional.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Light and humorous tone. . . . The potential for the story (reminiscent of the parable of the donkey in the well) to be read metaphorically is encouraged by Brantley-Newton’s dedication to ‘every child who has been counted out’ and her author’s note about overcoming childhood struggles with stuttering, dyslexia, and bullying.” The Horn Book

ISBN: 9780525517115

Dimensions: 262mm x 224mm x 9mm

Weight: 377g

32 pages