The playground is packed with children playing, but Tom is sitting on a bench with his dad. He's just not sure he's brave enough to join in . . . Tom can't see a space for himself anywhere in the playground. Not on the slide, or on the roundabout or on the swings . . . But when a little girl loses her teddy, will Tom have the courage to help? Gabriel Alborozo's warm, friendly illustrations perfectly bring to life this gentle, empathetic story about overcoming fears and being yourself. Corrinne Averiss has spent much of her life working in children's TV as a producer and director at companies including Ragdoll, CITV and CBeebies. She has written several books for children and her picture book, A Dot in the Snow, has been nominated for the 2018 Kate Greenaway Medal. She lives in Manchester with her husband and a charming cat, Alba. Gabriel Alborozo is a cartoonist and illustrator based in East Sussex. He began work as a cartoonist at just 15 years old and his work has appeared in numerous magazines and papers including Private Eye, Punch and The Spectator. He has written and illustrated several children's picture books including The Colour Thief (Bloomsbury) and Thank Goodness for Bob (Egmont).

 

This book has been graded for interest at 3-5 years.

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 2018 by Egmont UK Ltd .

Author of the critically-acclaimed CILIP Greenaway-nominated, A Dot in the Snow , Corrinne Averiss is a writer of thoughtful and humorous stories for children. She is the author of Joy from Quarto (illustrated by Isabelle Follath), Floss the Playground Boss, The Boy on the Bench, Sorrel, and the Sleepover , and My Pet Star. Her next title, HOPE, is due to publish in 2019. Gabriel Alborozo was born in the UK but grew up in Adelaide and lived in Sydney in his twenties where he worked in the props department on the Star Wars movies and The Matrix, as well as for a local animation company. He currently lives in London.