'It was a hot sunny afternoon. Mum and Kiona were playing catch.' First Kiona tries to catch a ball - but the ball is too big and she can't slip her arms around it| Then she tries to catch a berry - but it's too small and she can't see it| She keeps trying to catch things, but has no joy till her mum thinks of the perfect thing that Kiona can catch . she can catch a kiss| A critically acclaimed and heart-warming story perfected by Ken Wilson-Max's bright and bold illustrations.

 

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 2004 by Scholastic .

Trish Cooke was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire. Her parents are from Dominica in the West Indies, and she comes from a big family with six sisters and three brothers! Trish has won many awards for her picture books, including the Smarties Book Prize, the WH Smith Under-Fives Book Prize and the Kurt Maschler Award, as well as Highly Commended for the Kate Greenaway Medal. KEN WILSON MAX was born in Zimbabwe. He studied in Harare, Zimbabwe before coming to England where he studied Design and Print Planning at the London College of Printing.