Description
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Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781776574407
Year: 2022
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
Description:
A springtime fresh picture book about a good day out with friends—climbing mountains, swimming and singing—and the difference between storytelling and lies.
Lisette and her friend Bobbi the lizard have never told a lie. But they are eager to try—it might be fun! They tell Popof they are going for a trip to the mountains. When Popof decides to come too, they realise they’ll have to make the mountain. A liar needs to improvise.
In this funny story about imaginative play with friends, Lisette’s creativity and quick thinking make for a wonderful day out. Gently exploring the differences between storytelling and little white lies and the importance of good intentions, this picture book is ideal to read aloud with preschoolers. With illustrations that convey a range of mood and emotion, the animal friends are brimming with personality and childlike playfulness.
"... delightfully droll. Her characters may have feathers, a tail and a trunk, but they sound and act like children we know." The New York Times
Catharina Valckx was born in the Netherlands and grew up in France with four sisters. She traveled back and forth between the two countries before settling down in Amsterdam. She started writing books for children after the birth of her son. Her books are like guides for a happy life.
Other books from Catharina Valckx:
Lisette’s Green Sock
Zanzibar
Bruno
"Valckx has a writing style that seems to revel in obliqueness and gentle surrealism." Financial Times
Praise for
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781776574407
Year: 2022
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
Description:
A springtime fresh picture book about a good day out with friends—climbing mountains, swimming and singing—and the difference between storytelling and lies.
Lisette and her friend Bobbi the lizard have never told a lie. But they are eager to try—it might be fun! They tell Popof they are going for a trip to the mountains. When Popof decides to come too, they realise they’ll have to make the mountain. A liar needs to improvise.
In this funny story about imaginative play with friends, Lisette’s creativity and quick thinking make for a wonderful day out. Gently exploring the differences between storytelling and little white lies and the importance of good intentions, this picture book is ideal to read aloud with preschoolers. With illustrations that convey a range of mood and emotion, the animal friends are brimming with personality and childlike playfulness.
"... delightfully droll. Her characters may have feathers, a tail and a trunk, but they sound and act like children we know." The New York Times
Catharina Valckx was born in the Netherlands and grew up in France with four sisters. She traveled back and forth between the two countries before settling down in Amsterdam. She started writing books for children after the birth of her son. Her books are like guides for a happy life.
Other books from Catharina Valckx:
Lisette’s Green Sock
Zanzibar
Bruno
"Valckx has a writing style that seems to revel in obliqueness and gentle surrealism." Financial Times
Praise for