Kind Claude Curlytail moves next door to ill-mannered Johnny Squelchnose. Soon he is being invited to parties every afternoon, leaving Johnny sulking alone at home. Equally soon, Johnny realizes that unless he mends his unpleasant ways, he is in for a very lonely time.

 

This book is part of a book series called Red Fox Picture .

There are 32 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 1997 by Random House Children's Publishers UK .

Nicholas Allan studied Fine Art at the Slade and has completed an MA in creative writing at the University of East Anglia. His highly original picture books have won him several awards, including the Sheffield Children's Book Award for The Queen's Knickers .