Carnegie Medallist, Philippa Pearce's stories portray the eventful days of a very lively little boy, Tod. If you saw Tod in the street, you could recognize him by his jumper. He has a red one and a blue one and both have a T on the front. His granny knitted them and sent them to him as surprises. She also sent him something even more surprising too, as these six read-aloud stories tell. Tod is fascinated by an enormous orange, joins a desperate search, has a visitor, makes a special birthday present and goes exploring. Philippa Pearce's other books include "Tom's Midnight Garden", "Minnow on the Say", "Emily's Own Elephant" and "The Battle of Bubble and Squeak", for which she won the Whitbread Children's Book Award.

 

There are 96 pages in this book. This is a short story book. This book was published 1993 by Walker Books Ltd .

Opal Dunn is widely known as a specialist in books on early first and second language development. She has been shortlisted for the Eleanor Farjeon award for services to children's literature. Her books for Frances Lincoln include Hippety Hop, Hippety Hay, Acker Backa Boo! and Leo le Chat Comes to Play! Adriano Gon trained as a graphic designer. Since 1989, he has illustrated many picture books and texts by authors such as Philippa Pearce, Dick King Smith and Penelope Lively. This is his first book for Frances Lincoln. Philippa Pearce was a beloved children's writer. Her titles include Here Comes Tod, Minnow on the Say, The Battle of Bubble and Squeak (Winner of the Whitbread Children's Book Award) and the classic Tom's Midnight Garden, for which she was awarded the Carnegie Medal. Philippa passed away in 2006.