'The vivid, impressionistic illustrations with details that stand out from the colour-washed background support the emotions expressed so well in the text Outstanding' Books for Keeps A little girl is moving house to go and live in the city. But she knows she can't take her cat who would be very unhappy. So full of sadness and regret, she leaves him with her cousins. All her favourite games were with Charlie. What would she do in the city? Who would she play with? But city life has other excitements Soon she has new friends and new games and while the place in heart for Charlie remains strong, and she visits him as often as she can, she learns that he can be her friend without being with her all the time. Beautiful illustrations complement this moving text which deals gently with two topics which can be a source of anxiety for children: friendships and moving house.

 

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 2001 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC .

About the author: Becky Edwards is a teacher who has specialised in teaching autistic children. She lives in Chichester with her husband and two young children. About the illustrator: David Armitage has been working as an illustrator for almost thirty years. His most well known books are the Light House Keeper books which are published by Scholastic and have been in print for over twenty years. David lives in Sussex and divides his time between fine art, illustrating and publishing the schools magazine Aquilla. Becky Edwards lives in Chichester with her family. This is her third picture book for Bloomsbury. Becky's previous book MY BROTHER SAMMY won the Best Children's Picture Book of 1999 awarded by the English Association. Anthony Flintoft lives in Leeds where he works full time illustrating children's books.