Sam Vole wants to do something all on his own, but wherever he goes, his big brothers go too. He goes collecting grass - but Arthur and Henry go with him and they collect far more grass than he does. He goes collecting nuts, and daisies, and he always has the same problem. So, one morning, very early, he sneaks out to go voling on his own. Without his brothers he hopes to have lots of fun, but he suddenly finds that he misses his brothers. Fortunately, they soon turn up and they all have a great time voling together.;Martin Waddell won the Smarties Prize for "Can't You Sleep, Little Bear?" (1988) and "Farmer Duck" (1991), the Emil and Kurt Maschler Award for "The Park in the Dark" (1989) and the Best Books for Babies Award for "Rosie's Babies" (1990). His other books include "Squeak-A-Lot", "The Toymaker", "Happy Hedgehog Band", "The Hidden House", "Owl Babies", "Pig in the Pond", "Let's Go Home, Little Bear", "Little Obie and the Flood" and the "Little Dracula" books.;Barbara Firth was awarded the 1988 Kate Greenaway Medal for "Can't You Sleep, Little Bear?" and the Emil Award for "The Park in the Dark". She has also illustrated "We Love Them", "Let's Go Home, Little Bear", "The G

 

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 Walker Books Ltd .

Martin Waddell is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest living writers of books for children. He has won many awards for his work, including the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2004. Martin lives in Northern Ireland. Barbara Firth has illustrated numerous picture books by Martin Waddell. She has previously won the Kate Greenaway Medal and lives in West Yorkshire. Martin Waddell is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest living writers of books for children. He has won many awards for his work, including the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2004.