A-A-A-atishoo, ' sneezed the anteater, 'brr!' shivered the bear and 'It's cold, ' complained the cat. Anteater, Bear, Cat and Duck are f-f-f-freezing and so go on a journey in search of somewhere warm and cosy. . . On their way, they meet some weird and wonderful alphabetical creatures and sights - yaks playing xylophones and 'chopslicking' foxes for starters.

 

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 1998 by Random House Children's Publishers UK .

Posy Simmonds is the author of several books for adults and children, including Lulu and the Flying Babies and Fred. Her weekly cartoon strip ran in "The Guardian" from 1977 to 1987. She lives in England.