A Friend For George

Description

A charming and heartwarming story about finding a friend and discovering what friendship and being a truly good friend is all about. A charming and heartwarming picture book about true friendship from multiple CBCA-award-shortlisted children's book creator Gabriel Evans. 'Gabriel Evans is fast becoming one of the most consistently delightful Australian picture book creators of recent years.' Books + Publishing George likes living by the sea, but he often feels lonely. He'd like to have a friend - someone to talk to, someone to share stories with and someone to laugh with. As that's what friends do! When he meets Claude the fish, George finally discovers the joys of having a special friend, as well as learning what it means to be a good friend to someone . . . for if you are, the rewards are bountiful!

Gabriel Evans is a Western Australian children's book author and illustrator. Working primarily in watercolour and pencil, he creates books from a small studio near a river, surrounded by oak trees. His books are published internationally and translated in three languages. Blue Flower by Sonya Hartnett, his first picture book with Penguin Random House, was shortlisted for the CBCA Picture Book of the Year in 2022. A Friend for George is his latest picture book, publishing in 2023. Gabriel is an avid tea drinker and sketchbook scribbler.