A Great Big Cuddle

Poems for the Very Young

Michael Rosen author Chris Riddell illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Walker Books Ltd

Published:5th Oct '17

£11.99

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A Great Big Cuddle cover

Two of the biggest names in children’s publishing, Michael Rosen and Chris Riddell, come together in a new poetry collection.

Winner of the 2016 CLPE Poetry Award. Two of the biggest names in children’s publishing, Michael Rosen and Chris Riddell, come together in a new poetry collection. The poems in A Great Big Cuddle fizz off the page with sound and rhythm, energy and laughter, as Rosen captures in the most remarkable way what it means to be very, very young. A child’s world with all its details and feelings – toys and games, animals and made-up creatures, likes and dislikes – is vividly conjured up in the most memorable, playful language, and Chris Riddell has produced some his most extraordinary pictures ever to bring this world to life. It's a book that will be enjoyed by the oldest grown-up and the youngest child – and a future classic.

Michael Rosen’s close and affectionate observation of small children and the way they think is brilliantly captured […]Chris Riddell’s illustrations created an equally warm-hearted view of the early years and capture the spirit of the poems perfectly. * Julia Eccleshare, LoveReading *
With repetition and jollity, this collection of short poems will provide hours of special shared moments. The illustrations are beautifully observed, too. * Baby London *
“[…] bright and bold” * WRD Magazine *

  • Short-listed for Kate Greenaway Medal (CILIP) 2017 (UK)

ISBN: 9781406373462

Dimensions: 290mm x 260mm x 10mm

Weight: 475g

80 pages