When the World is Full of Friends

Description

When the world is full of friends, the fun and laughter never ends. Albert, Tom, Flossie and Pipkin love to play, and when a family of squirrels move in to the house across the river they are so excited! Now they have friends to play with ... but how will they cross the stream? A warm and touching story about friendship and working together, from the author/illustrator pairing behind When the World Is Ready for Bed and When the World Was Waiting for You.

Gillian Shields read English at St Catharine's College, Cambridge, before studying acting in London and later teaching at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts. She has written many children's books including Puppy Love (Simon & Schuster) and Sam's Snowflake (Macmillan Children's Books). Anna Currey was born in Norfolk, grew up in Ireland and now lives in Bath. Anna has illustrated a number of books, including Rosie's Hat (Macmillan Children's Books), The Christmas Unicorn (OUP) and the Silverlake Fairy School series (Usborne).

"An intriguing combination of Beatrix Potteresque delicacy and expansive scale-the images feel big and small at the same time, assuring diminutive readers that home is not only a refuge from the world, but also a world that's all their own." - Publishers Weekly on WHEN THE WORLD IS READY FOR BED "Shields's sweet, melodious rhyme and Currey's warm, lively watercolors trace the evening of a very appealing rabbit family... Children will be glad to snuggle up and be softly lulled to sleep by this soothing selection." - Kirkus Reviews on WHEN THE WORLD IS READY FOR BED "Nothing says bedtime like bunnies in a country cottage... at the end... a bright morning scene--'Always lovely, / Always new, / Tomorrow's waiting /Just for you.'--...does more to comfort than wake up sleepy listeners." - Booklist on WHEN THE WORLD IS READY FOR BED "Expectant parents will love this as a gift, little ones will warm to the reassuring story of each baby's importance and bunny-rabbit aficionados will take this charming tale to heart." - starred review, Kirkus Reviews on WHEN THE WORLD WAS WAITING FOR YOU "Shields's short, rhyming couplets are complemented by Currey's warm, sunshine yellow watercolors. . . . The colorful paintings are full of detail yet create a peaceful atmosphere and are the perfect background to the simple, relaxed text. . . . Tender picture book is perfect to share with new siblings who are impatient to greet a little one of their own." - School Library Journal on WHEN THE WORLD WAS WAITING FOR YOU