Overview
Little hedgehog Sam sets off to find his own place to live and finds a lovely tree in a nice forest. There's only one very important thing missing: friends. Will Sam be able to find someone to share and play with? Includes beautiful illustrations by Vanya Nastanlieva, who was highly commended at the 2011 Macmillan Children's Picture Book Illustration Awards.
Full Product Details
Author: Vanya Nastanlieva
Publisher: Simply Read Books
Imprint: Simply Read Books
Dimensions:
Width: 20.30cm
, Height: 1.00cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 0.370kg
ISBN: 9781927018132
ISBN 10: 1927018137
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 09 May 2013
Recommended Age: From 4 to 8 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Temporarily unavailable
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Reviews
""The charming traditional illustrations with the cheeky woodland creatures making witty remarks will bring a smile to anyone's face. It is a perfect story to share with younger children at home and at school and to give to slightly older children to read independently as they seek reassurance."" - School Library Journal
There once was a hedgehog named Sam. When you are little hedgehog, even a few weeks old, you must find your own place to live. Little Sam set off to find his. Sam was happy. Soon he found a wonderful place to live. It was almost perfect, except . . .
<p>There once was a hedgehog named Sam. When you are little hedgehog, even a few weeks old, you must find your own place to live. Little Sam set off to find his.<br> Sam was happy. Soon he found a wonderful place to live. <br> It was almost perfect, except . . . <br>
"""The charming traditional illustrations with the cheeky woodland creatures making witty remarks will bring a smile to anyone's face. It is a perfect story to share with younger children at home and at school and to give to slightly older children to read independently as they seek reassurance."" - School Library Journal"
The charming traditional illustrations with the cheeky woodland creatures making witty remarks will bring a smile to anyone's face. It is a perfect story to share with younger children at home and at school and to give to slightly older children to read independently as they seek reassurance. - School Library Journal
Author Information
Vanya Nastanlieva grew up in Bulgaria and is now living in England. She spent five years in the High School of Applied Art, majoring in Textile and Fashion in 1998. After graduating she held her first solo exhibition, displaying 63 pieces of oil canvases, watercolor, distemper and black and white drawings. The exhibition led to illustrating Emil Spiridonv's book, Stories for Wild Animals, which was published in 2000. Over the years she has worked in different fields such as animation studios, children's magazines and newspapers, greetings card companies, crafts, and painting ceramics. In 2000 she began her studies at the National Academy of Art in Sofia and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2004, specializing in Book and Graphic Design. After graduating, her next workplace was the American company 'World Wide FX Studio'-'Nu Image' in Bulgaria where she was employed as a storyboard and concept artist for the movies: 'Rin Tin Tin', 'Wicker Man' and other projects. She recently graduated from the MA in Children's Book Illustration at Cambridge School of Art. One of her final project was highly commended in the Macmillan Prize for Children's Book Illustration 2011.
