Little Rhino Lost
Age 3+
Picture Storybooks
A little girl's encounter with a baby rhino inspires the greening of her city neighbourhood.
Little Rhino is lost in the big, crowded city and he's afraid his mummy will never find him, far from home, with no tall trees, yummy leaves or green grass anywhere. Maya wants to help but what can she do to make her home a place that Little Rhino's mummy will come to? Can Maya and everyone around her turn their homes and their city into a welcoming green space, with flowers, plants and trees - somewhere a little rhinoceros could call home? This enchanting story shows how kindness, determination and community spirit can come together to bring about real change and make our cities greener.
Creators
Candy Gourlay is an internationally acclaimed writer of children’s books, whose work is published in many languages across the world. On the Otter-Barry list she is author of Is It A Mermaid? illustrated by Francesca Chessa. Born in the Philippines, Candy now lives in London. She writes, “The last rhinos of Southeast Asia now live in Indonesia, but they are on the brink of extinction. Wouldn’t it be lovely if we could make our world a place a baby rhinoceros can call home?”
Jamie Bauza is an illustrator, designer and crafter, based in Manila, Philippines. She is a graduate of Ateneo de Manila University, where she received a Visual Arts Award. In 2018 she attended the Summer Illustration Residency at the School of Visual Arts, New York. Jamie is a member and past president of Ang INK, a Philippine association of artists committed to the creation and promotion of illustration for children.
