All for One

by
Jill Murphy
Illustrator: Jill Murphy

Marlon wants to play with Basher, Boomps-a-daisy and Alligatina - but they don't seem all that keen on playing with him. Marlon's mum and gran help him put together some great costumes to fit in with the others' games, but by the time he's ready, they've always moved on to something else.

In the end, though, marlon thinks of something so splendid to do that it's the others' turn to ask him if they can play. This warm and cleverly observed book will appeal to anyone who's ever felt left out of things, and Jill Murphy's detailed and tactile pictures are wonderfully absorbing.

Publisher: Walker Books

Jill Murphy

Jill Murphy's books sell in their hundreds of thousands. Perhaps best known for her classic Worst Witch stories, which she started writing when she was fifteen, she is also a hugely successful picture book author and illustrator. Peace At Last was her first picture book and was commended in the 1980 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal. She went on to win the Smarties Prize for The Last Noo-Noo. Jill lives in Cornwall with her son.

Jill Murphy