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Beautifully illustrated, this is a joyous debut.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Daily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"My favourite contemporary kids’ author\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvening Standard Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“a playful and beguiling voice” \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Dahl’s engaging style – teamed with Lauren O’Hara’s gorgeous illustrations – make it a book to remember.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePress Association\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Innocence meets experience in this story that’s as beautifully illustrated as it is told.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ei newspaper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"plenty of charm\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Daily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"one of 2019’s most exciting and imaginative picture books [...] Sophie Dahl’s debut for children is wonderfully eccentric and imaginative, and also tells a powerful tale of friendship [...]The pictures are also a pure delight.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43172943855794,"sku":"9781406394672","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781406394672.jpg?v=1792598961"},{"product_id":"9780711245792","title":"Jean-Michel Basquiat","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Jean-Michel Basquiat, the graffiti street art movement pioneer.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJean-Michel was born in Brooklyn, New York, to a Puerto Rican mother and Haitian father. 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