WINNER of the 2018 4-11 Picture Book Awards (Fiction 4-7 category)

One of the New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2017

All I want to do on a rainy day like today is play my game,
but my mum says it's a waste of time.
The game drives my mum mad.
She takes it away.
I take it back.
I wish Dad had come with us on this rainy, grey weekend.
Without my game, nothing is fun.
On the other hand, maybe I'm wrong about that...

 

There are 48 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2018 by Thames & Hudson Ltd .

Beatrice Alemagna is an author and illustrator living in France. Her books include A Lion in Paris and What is a Child? The Little Big Thing is Beatrice's fourth book with Tate.