This triumphant, upbeat story, shows how one small action can bring big, positive change. From the creators of the international bestseller and much-loved classic, Giraffes Can't Dance.
And as the tree began to blossom,
Just like Chutney said,
The Children both began to feel
The happiness it spread.
Chutney the chimpanzee has a special tree - a happy tree!
Can he plant it in Drabsville and bring hope and joy to a once dreary town?
A colourful, rhyming story about happiness and positivity from the creative-duo behind Giraffes Can't Dance.
Giraffes Can't Dance has been a much-loved family favourite for over 20 years, and has sold over 7 million copies worldwide.
(Adapted from The Chimpanzees of Happy Town, first published in 2006.)
Giles Andreae is the author of many top-selling, award-winning picture books. These include Elephant Me, Rumble in the Jungle, Commotion in the Ocean and I Love My Mummy. However, it is for the international bestseller Giraffes Can't Dance that he is best known. Giles is also the creator of Purple Ronnie, Britain's favourite stickman, and of the artist/philosopher, Edward Monkton. These two ranges of greetings cards, books and merchandise have made Giles the country's top-selling living poet. Giles lives with his wife, Victoria, a children's clothes designer, and their four children by the river in Oxfordshire.