A cautionary tale about letting technology come between us, from favourite picture book creator Zehra Hicks.
When mystery device comes between two best friends, will they learn to share, or decide they're better off without it at all . . . ?
Panda and Penguin are best friends . . . until they find the Thing. The Thing is exciting – it has a flashing screen and makes funny ringing noises – but only one of them can play with it at a time. The Thing comes between them, but is anything worth losing their friendship?
A funny and lighthearted tale that cautions against letting technology cause problems between friends, for the very youngest children.
Creators
Zehra Hicks is a tutor at Chelsea College of Arts, where she completed a Short Course in Book Illustration in 2009. Since then, she has been highly commended for the Macmillan Prize for Illustration, nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal, and shortlisted for the Read It Again! Cambridgeshire Children's Picture Book Award. Zehra lives with her family in Epsom, Surrey.
Reviews
An adorable book with a modern message for the early years about learning to apologise and forgive each other, too
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