Haybillybun doesn't want to go for his first day at school. What if he falls off the jungle gym because of his slip slidey fluffy feet? What if he can't hear the teacher because of his fuzzy ears? What if nobody will play with him? "Oh Mum!", wails Haybillybun. Can't you go to school for me? But it's lucky she doesn't or else Haybillybun would miss all the fun at school!

 

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 2002 by Random House Children's Publishers UK .

Joan Rankin studied Graphic Art at the Michaelis School of Art in Cape Town. Her first children's book was published in 1986 and in 1991 she won the Katrine Harries Award for her illustrations.