Sam's big brother Ben is going away on a school trip for one whole week - and Sam is glad. Because for one whole week he can play with all the toys, have the whole bedroom to himself and he won't get squirted by Ben's water pistol. But it is too quiet without Ben and Sam starts to miss his big brother. So Sam writes Ben a postcard to say he very really misses him and he is surprised to learn that Ben very really missed him too.

 

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 2008 by Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd .

Karen Langley lives in the Lake District. She wrote Shine in collaboration with her husband, Jonathan Langley. Jane Kemp and Clare Walters write for the Practical Parenting magazine and are experts in the field of baby and toddler development.