"A lively interactive counting book from the team behind Just Right for Christmas. . . . Beardshaw’s mixed-media artwork contributes significantly to the story’s physical comedy and sense of adventure." — Publishers Weekly
When a plucky little warthog sets out on an adventure, he meets all sorts of fascinating creatures, from two angry bees all the way up to nine scared monkeys. Children will love lifting the flaps to count the hidden animals and following the ten muddy footprints that lead to a fierce and funny surprise!
Beardshaw's attractive collage-and-paint illustrations provide a colorful...setting and plenty of details to pore over...The winsome warthog is appealing as he blithely hops, splashes, hums, and wanders his way through his day. —Kirkus Reviews
In a lively interactive counting book from the team behind Just Right for Christmas, verse with a nursery rhyme–like cadence follows along as a young warthog explores the landscape surrounding his village...Accented with vividly patterned details, Beardshaw’s mixed-media artwork contributes significantly to the story’s physical comedy and sense of adventure. —Publishers Weekly
Birdie Black is Kate Wilson, managing director of Nosy Crow. She has twenty-five years of experience in publishing, most of it in children’s publishing, and has written several books. She lives in London, England, with her husband and two children.
Rosalind Beardshaw is the illustrator of Just Right for Christmas, Box, and many other picture books. She loves creating new characters, especially if they can be based on her shaggy lurcher, Basil. She lives with her partner, daughter, and young son in York, England.
"A lively interactive counting book from the team behind Just Right for Christmas. . . . Beardshaw’s mixed-media artwork contributes significantly to the story’s physical comedy and sense of adventure." — Publishers Weekly
When a plucky little warthog sets out on an adventure, he meets all sorts of fascinating creatures, from two angry bees all the way up to nine scared monkeys. Children will love lifting the flaps to count the hidden animals and following the ten muddy footprints that lead to a fierce and funny surprise!
Praise
Beardshaw's attractive collage-and-paint illustrations provide a colorful...setting and plenty of details to pore over...The winsome warthog is appealing as he blithely hops, splashes, hums, and wanders his way through his day. —Kirkus Reviews
In a lively interactive counting book from the team behind Just Right for Christmas, verse with a nursery rhyme–like cadence follows along as a young warthog explores the landscape surrounding his village...Accented with vividly patterned details, Beardshaw’s mixed-media artwork contributes significantly to the story’s physical comedy and sense of adventure. —Publishers Weekly
Author
Birdie Black is Kate Wilson, managing director of Nosy Crow. She has twenty-five years of experience in publishing, most of it in children’s publishing, and has written several books. She lives in London, England, with her husband and two children.
Rosalind Beardshaw is the illustrator of Just Right for Christmas, Box, and many other picture books. She loves creating new characters, especially if they can be based on her shaggy lurcher, Basil. She lives with her partner, daughter, and young son in York, England.
