Waiting for Chicken Smith

Description

'Every year, I stay in the same cabin at the beach with my family, and every year Chicken Smith's here too, with his Dad and his dog, Jelly. But this year, something's different.' As we hang on the words of the narrator, we learn of the legendary Chicken Smith and the beachside town that has been the backdrop to their school-holiday adventures for years. But will Chicken Smith turn up this year? Or will a friendship of a different kind blossom. A story about childhood friendship, the inevitability of change and the magic of anticipation. A 2019 CBCA Notable Book of the Year - Picture Book of the Year

David Mackintosh has been writing and illustrating picture books since leaving university where he received the Macmillan Picture Book Prize. He has gone on to work in publishing, advertising and TV production, and has worked with some of the most celebrated names in children's publishing. His debut Marshall Armstrong is New to Our School was shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize in 2011. The Frank Show was a USBBY Outstanding International Book in 2013 and also longlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal. He followed these with Standing In for Lincoln Green, which was shortlisted for the Western Writers of America Spur Awards, and Little Hare's Archie and the Bear, which was named a notable book in the 2018 CBCA Book Awards. David lives in London, loves books with pictures in them, flying, visiting cities and being read to.