Ellie loves books about animals, and most of all she likes it when her big brother William reads them to her, because he can make great animal noises. He can make the sound sea lions make when they challenge each other, and he can bluster like polar bears swimming; he can sing like the great blue whale and he can growl like a tiger. Then one day Ellie finds out that she too can growl like a tiger, and she spends the day growling and scaring away everything in sight...until she gets quite a scare of her own. A delightful story for very young children, with amusing illustrations of Ellie's imaginary adventures, as her brother tells her wonderful tales about animals.

 

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 2001 by Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd .

Karen Popham took a Fine Arts degree at Central St. Martins then went on to teach at Colchester Art College and Lewisham Art College. She has been artist in residence at the Reform Club and the Laban Centre and has exhibited at the Royal Academy and the Royal Festival Hall. Karen has written and illustrated the Little Swan series for Random House. She lives in London with her husband and three children, two of whom are the William and Ellie of the story.