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Don't Spill the Milk!

Author: Stephen Davies and Christopher Corr  

Another exquisitely colourful and exuberant picture book from the award-winning team behind The Goggle-Eyed Goats. 'A riot of colour and simple emotion.' Sunday Telegraph

Up the downy dunes, across the dark, wide river and up and down the steep, steep mountain, Penda lovingly carries a bowl of milk to her father in the grasslands.Authentic setting drawn from the author's own experience, this is a wonderfully fun introduction for small children to a completely different culture.

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Another exquisitely colourful and exuberant picture book from the award-winning team behind The Goggle-Eyed Goats. 'A riot of colour and simple emotion.' Sunday Telegraph

Up the downy dunes, across the dark, wide river and up and down the steep, steep mountain, Penda lovingly carries a bowl of milk to her father in the grasslands.Authentic setting drawn from the author's own experience, this is a wonderfully fun introduction for small children to a completely different culture.

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Up the downy dunes, across the dark, wide river and up and down the steep, steep mountain, Penda lovingly carries a bowl of milk to her father in the grasslands.

But will she manage to get it there without spilling a single drop?

Authentic setting drawn from the author's own experience, this is a wonderfully fun introduction for small children to a completely different culture.

Awards

Short-listed for UKLA Book Award (UK).

Critic Reviews

“"A riot of colour and simple emotion." -- Sunday Telegraph”

"This rich, vivid story is a great introduction for small children to different cultures." Telegraph, Best Books of 2013
"A riot of colour and simple emotion." Sunday Telegraph, Best Children's Books for Summer
"Corr’s intensely colored gouache paintings are an appealing mixture of simple figures and detailed patterns." New York Times
"A charming, positive story about resolve, family love and community spirit." Children's Books Ireland, INIS
"Delightful . . . A good one to share, and to read aloud" The School Librarian

About the Author

Stephen Davies lives with his wife and two baby daughters amongst Fulani herders in West Africa, but regularly spends several months of the year in the UK. He speaks Fulfulde, accompanies cattle-drives, and has been involved in the set-up of a Fulfulde radio station. He also writes for the Guardian Weekly (Letters from Burkina Faso) and occasionally for the Sunday Times.

Christopher Corr was born in London and studied at The Royal College of Art. He has worked on numerous commissions including a Royal Mail millennium stamp about the UN Peace-keeping Force in Bosnia. He has also painted posters and cards and other materials for London Transport, National Aids Trust, Body Shop, Habitat and Ikea, UNICEF, Kensington & Chelsea Healthcare Authority, and Waterstones. His round the world travels provide the inspiration for his work.

Product Details

Publisher
Andersen Press Ltd
Published
1st May 2014
Pages
32
ISBN
9781849395311

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