This is a retelling of a traditional African myth, which has been shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal. There was a time when all the animals were friends: the antelope, the leopard, the zebra, the lion, the elephant and the human-kind. They also all loved honey. They would follow the honey-guide bird in procession. Honey it was, though, that one day led the animals to quarrel. The book is illustrated with watercolours. Francesca Martin has also written "Lottie's Cats".

 

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 1994 by Walker Books Ltd .

Mirabel Cecil is author of A Kind of Prospero (Walker, 1996), the biography of her brother Sebastian Walker, the pioneering children's publisher. Mirabel Cecil's children's books include Ruby the Christmas Donkey and The Surprise Bear. Mirabel Cecil lives in London and Norfolk. Francesca Martin is well known for her colourful children's books based on her childhood in East Africa, notably The Honey Hunters and Clever Tortoise.