There was once a Hoodie, who lived under a hill. But he wasn't happy. There's only one thing in the world that makes a Hoodie happy.It wasn't the white-and-woollies that bolted when they saw him coming, it wasn't the black-and-whites that crashed through the nearest hedge when they saw him coming. Can you guess what it is? A superbly illustrated picture book about friendship.

 

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 Hachette Children's Group .

Illustrator: Paul Hess studied graphic deisgn before going on to work as an art director in various design studios. Paul began illustrating full-time in 1991 and has illustrated several children's books. Sam McBratney was born in Belfast in 1945. He studied at Trinity College, Dublin and taught for many years before becoming a full time writer.