When a strange little creature called Ping arrives one day at Evie's house, the two quickly become friends. Ping loves going to the playground and to Evie's school, and Evie loves having a best friend that she can share everything with. One day Ping must return to his own home, and Evie has to say goodbye. But there's no need to be sad - because a true friend is never far away.

 

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 2012 by Scholastic .

Chae Strathie is a 36-year-old author of several picture books for young children. Chae lives in a small coastal village in Fife with his wife Corinna, daughter Eilidh. Holly Webb is one of Britain's best-loved children's writers. She has written over a hundred books for children and her work has been translated into over thirty languages. Holly lives in Tilehurst, just outside of Reading, Berkshire, with her husband, three children and several cats. Visit www. holly-webb. com or @HollyKateWebb. Marion Lindsay studied at Cambridge School of Art, graduating in 2010 with a master's degree in children's book illustration.