A heart-warming tale of love and forgiveness Little Charlie loves make-believe games, but everything she does ends in trouble. "Nobody in this house loves me," she mutters. So she and Panda decide to run away to the end of the garden...Several adventures and a thunderstorm later, Grandfather arrives and Charlie finds her greatest adventure is to rescue him and take him home...where she is welcomed with love and not a bit of crossness. This story captures a child's world and sensitively addresses those feelings of rejection and sadness which children can experience when they "get in trouble." Forgiveness and unconditional love are offered as the antidote to these gloomy feelings and lead to a very happy conclusion to the book.

 

There are 25 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 2002 by Lion Hudson Plc .

Gillian Lobel lives in Leicester. She is author of a number of picture books. This is her first book for Little Tiger Press. Gaby Hansen lives in Sussex. She has illustrated several books for Little Tiger Press, including BIG BEARS CAN!, THE GIFT OF CHRISTMAS, MOLLY AND THE STORM and THE WISH CAT. Rosalind Beardshaw has illustrated many books for children. These include the award-winning Lulu series and the National Trust's A Walk in the Countryside series. She lives in York with her family.