Overview
There once was a boy called Billy McGill who lived by himself at the top of a hill. He spent every day in his house all alone for Billy McGill liked to be on his own. But life doesn't always turn out how you plan it… Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2022! One day Billy hears the squeak of a mouse – destroying his perfectly peaceful existence. So he gets a cat to catch the mouse. But the cat and the mouse make friends. So he gets a dog to chase the cat. But they all play together too. So then he gets a bear … then a tiger … and on it goes, until Billy's house is so filled with characters that he has to move out. Will he find that he still craves peace and quiet, or is it actually quite lovely to have company and friends? The brilliant second book from Barry Falls is a laugh-out-loud tale of growing chaos, with a heart-warming message about how it's good to have friends.
Full Product Details
Author: Barry Falls
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: Pavilion Children's Books
Dimensions:
Width: 22.00cm
, Height: 0.30cm
, Length: 28.00cm
Weight: 0.130kg
ISBN: 9781843654674
ISBN 10: 1843654679
Pages: 40
Publication Date: 04 March 2021
Recommended Age: From 3 to 6 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
'Wonderful play between image and text! Rhythm, rhyme, humour, an invitation to explore and look closely and a lovely message to boot. All very carefully and lovingly put together' -- Mat Tobin, education influencer
'Wonderful play between image and text! Rhythm, rhyme, humour, an invitation to explore and look closely and a lovely message to boot. All very carefully and lovingly put together' -- Mat Tobin, education influencer '[A] beautiful, funny and thoughtfully created picture book which will inspire little ones to embrace life, however hard that sometimes seems, and to relish the rewards of living happily together. With its quirky cast of characters and gorgeous, rhyming story - packed with Falls' vibrant, highly detailed and colour-soaked illustrations - this is the perfect book to read out loud and help children understand that life is fun... even when it's not running smoothly!' -- Lancashire Evening Post
Author Information
Barry Falls is an illustrator, living in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He graduated from Ulster University in 2005 and works for a range of clients in publishing, design and advertising. His clients include The New York Times, Orange, Unicef, NSPCC and The Guardian. He has won multiple awards and lectures in illustration at Ulster University.
