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A warm and affectionate look at the funny ways we describe a new baby from the creators of My Brother is an Avocado. ‘A little girl ponders the different nicknames her family give her baby sister in this exuberant, joyous picture book celebration of sibling relationships’ The Guardian ‘A super representation of the importance of imaginative play as a way of processing big life events’ Irish Examiner ""Dad says my sister is a treasure.  I can't wait until we play pirates together and dig holes to look for more. I'll be the captain and wear the hat because I'm the oldest."" A girl takes the terms of endearment her family use at face value when she wonders what it would be like if her new baby sister really was a treasure or a ray of sunshine or a dimply dumpling in this adorable new picture book from Tracy Darnton and Yasmeen Ismail. - a funny, fresh, relatable and reassuring take on the arrival of a new sibling - a playful look at the quirkiness of language and terms of endearment - a celebration of imagination and sibling relationships Also by Tracy Darnton and Yasmeen Ismail:  My Brother is an Avocado – ***WINNER*** Tower Hamlets Schools Library Services Picture Book Award 2024  

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Tracy Darnton is a critically acclaimed YA author and picture book writer. She was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize for her debut novel The Truth About Lies and wrote the picture book My Brother Is an Avocado. Tracy studied law at the University of Cambridge and has worked as a solicitor and lecturer. She graduated with distinction from the Bath Spa University writing for young people master’s program. Tracy won the Stripes YA Short Story Prize, run in partnership with The Bookseller’s YA Book Prize, which led to publication in the young adult anthology I’ll Be Home for Christmas. Her young adult thrillers include The Rules and Ready or Not. Tracy lives near Bath in the southwest of England with her family. You can follow Tracy on Instagram and Twitter @TracyDarnton. Irish-born, Bristol-based Yasmeen Ismail is an award-winning author, illustrator, and animator. Her first picture book, Time for Bed, Fred, won the V&A Best Illustrated Book Award and The New York Times Best Illustrated Book Award. It was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, longlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal, and nominated for the National Cartoonists Society Silver Reuben Award. Yasmeen has been nominated for her other works as well and has been selected by the Society of Illustrators to have her work shown in the Original Art Exhibition in New York four years in a row.

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