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A Bit Lost

Chris Haughton author

Format:Board book

Publisher:Walker Books Ltd

Published:7th Feb '13

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Chris Haughton's heart-warming story of a little lost owl in a gorgeous board book edition!

The award-winning debut title from Chris Haughton, the acclaimed author-illustrator of Oh No, George! and Shh! We Have a Plan, this is the heart-warming story of Little Owl – who must be more careful when he is sleeping... Uh-oh! He has fallen from his nest, and with a bump he lands on the ground. Where is his mummy? With the earnest assistance of his new friend Squirrel, Little Owl sets off in search of her, and meets a sequence of other animals. Yet while one might have his mummy's big eyes, and another her pointy ears, they are simply not her. Chris Haughton's striking colour illustrations follow Little Owl on his quest. Which of his new friends will lead him back to his mummy? In a gorgeous board book edition, this is the perfect read-aloud book for little hands to hold.

A captivating debut from one of Booktrust's Best New Illustrators ... is exceptional for its endearing and expressive characterisation, distinctive stylised figures, and unusual palette of ochre, orange, purple, turquoise and indigo, like 1970s' curtains. It makes you smile. -- Nicolette Jones * The Sunday Times *
Earnest and witty in equal measure, tots will love the quirky illustrations. * Pregnancy & Parenting *

  • Winner of BookTrust Best New Illustrator 2011 (UK)
  • Winner of CBI Children’s Book of the Year 2011 (Ireland)
  • Winner of Children’s Books Ireland Book of the Year, Eilis Dillon Award 2011 (Ireland)
  • Winner of Dutch Picturebook of the Year (Prentenboek van het Jaar) 2011 (Netherlands)
  • Winner of Read it Again Cambridgeshire Children’s Picture Book Award 2011 (UK)

ISBN: 9781406344257

Dimensions: 160mm x 160mm x 18mm

Weight: 300g

30 pages