It was Spindle's birthday! He was very excited as he opened his presents. There was a sail boat made from a walnut shell ...a bag of pebble marbles ...a kite ...and a colouring book. Finally, there was only one present left. It was soft and squidgy. What could it be? Spindle ripped off the paper to find a mass of greens and yellows, pinks and reds, oranges and browns, whites and blues. It was a jumper - the best jumper he had ever seen! More than anything Spindle loves his birthday jumper and wears it and wears it as he grows bigger and bigger. So much that one day Grandma has to find a different use for the jumper...

 

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 2008 by Piccadilly Press .

Paeony Lewis has written a number of picture books among them the highly-praised No More Biscuits! This is her first picture book for Piccadilly. Sarah Gill has travelled widely and lived in France. This is her first full-length picture book. Lynne Garner is the author of the Little Book of Dough and has written over 20 books and had more than 200 features published. Her books have been published all over the world and one book 'The Best Jumper' was recorded and aired on the BBC's CBeeBies radio channel.