Have you ever set out a picnic in a truly splendid spot, turned your back for just one second . . . . . . to find a Sneep has pinched the lot? Oscar is looking forward to the perfect day out. He'll have a picnic, read his book and build a den. But things don't go entirely according to plan . . . Mischievous creatures keep sneaking up on him and spoiling his fun! A Sneep pinches his lunch, a Grullock almost swallows him whole and a Loon chases him all the way home! After a series of nasty surprises and narrow escapes, poor Oscar is exhausted. What he needs is a place that's creature-free . . .

 

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 2010 by Random House Children's Publishers UK .

Tasha Pym is the author of Blot and Og's Monster Party, illustrated by Charles Fuge (Gullane's Children's Books) and Harry Fly, Colour Bears and Super Sculptures (Collins Education). Joel Stewart grew up in Sheffield after spending his earliest years in a commune in the wilds somewhere near Barnsley. He obtained a first class Honours degree in illustration from Falmouth College of Arts and was already working on his first picture book, The Adventures of a Nose, before he graduated. He plays the banjo and button accordion and likes to draw while watching films. Other titles illustrated by Joel Stewart include The Magic Paintbrush (Macmillan), Jabberwocky (Walker Books), Tales of Hans Christian Andersen (Walker Books) and Me and My Mammoth (Macmillan). Joel Stewart is one of Macmillan's brightest stars. He graduated from Falmouth College of Arts with a first class degree and won the Macmillan Prize in 2000. He has illustrated the critically acclaimed UNDERWATER FARMYARD (0 333 96064 5), and the follow-up, MOON ZOO (1 4050 2050 4), both written by Carol Ann Duffy.