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- Hodder Children's Books
For National Curriculum Early Years, Interest age: from c 3 years, Fiction, Picture books, School stories (Children's / Teenage)
A delightful picture book, created by the bestselling author of Hugless Douglas, about a nursery class' unusual day out.
The nursery class is lined up in twos and ready to go out with Miss Moo Hoo. Little Bat Jack is on his own at the back, but he doesn't mind. As they walk through the woods, they hear, feel and see something rather unusual... what on earth could it possibly be?
'With playful text and a catchy refrain, Little Bat Jack proves that all the best things come in small packages.' - Junior David Melling is one of the UK's best-loved author-illustrators. The Hugless Douglas series has sold over 1.4 million copies in 26 languages.
Hello, Hugless Douglas! was a World Book Day picture book in 2014.
Praise for Two by Two and a Half
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This is a heart-warming story with plenty of surprises, we have re-read it many times. - Red House Catalogue, May 2007
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With playful text and a catchy refrain, Little Bat Jack proves that all the best things come in small packages. - Junior
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You can always rely on David Melling for an exciting story and some wonderful illustrations - this book is no exception. - The Bookbag
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This is a heart-warming story with plenty of surprises. - Writeaway
David Melling
David Melling has been shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal, the Smarties Book Award and the Independent Booksellers Award. His Hugless Douglas books have sold over 2 million copies worldwide, and the loveable brown bear has starred in a World Book Day book as well as his own theatre show. Before becoming an internationally acclaimed author-illustrator, David worked as an animation artist for films including the much-loved Father Christmas by Raymond Briggs. One of his most popular picture books The Tale of Jack Frost was animated and shown on BBC1 on Christmas Day.
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