ARRROOO! Poor Little Lost Cowboy. He's strayed away from his mummy, and cannot find her anywhere. As he searches for her he bumps into a cactus, bumps his bottom, and finally bumps himself into a hole. Ouch! At last he meets a kindly toad who gives him some very sound advice - stay put, and your mummy will find you. Caroline has a strong sales track record: her previous book for OUP, "Hungry Hen" has sold over 30,000 copies worldwide. Simon Puttock is an increasingly high profile author and publishes with Macmillan and Egmont - this is his first book for OUP.

 

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 2005 by Oxford University Press .

CAROLINE JANE CHURCH is an experienced artist who has worked on tactile books for OUP, Usborne and other children's publishers. Author: Simon Puttock wa born in New Zealand but now lives in Edinburgh. He is an established children's picture book writer and has worked with many publishers including Macmillan and OUP.