Hello Tilly
by Polly Dunbar
Tilly has a yellow storybook, and the characters in it become a house full of friends.
While she reads quietly, Tiptoe the rabbit arrives with his drum, asking Tilly to play. In turn others come, bringing dancing, feasting and processing - and so the jamboree grows ever more raucous.
Dunbar's timeless, irresistible characterisation creates a strong sense of the individuals in this happy gang.
This apparently simple story of a child's busy, noisy and ultimately tiring day is delightful. The sounds of partying flow from the pages.
It is beautifully paced, with short quiet pauses, and balances a portrayal of reality with the imaginative nature of play.
Satisfyingly, it ends where it begins - with a story, read to all from a yellow storybook.
Publisher: Walker Books
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Polly Dunbar
Polly Dunbar studied illustration at Brighton Art School and now lives and works in London. Author and illustrator of Penguin, Dog Blue and Flyaway Katie, she thinks that colour is a brilliant way to cheer yourself up and whenever she's feeling grey, she puts on her best pink frock and paints! Polly is the daughter of the distinguished author Joyce Dunbar who she collaborated with on the picture book Shoe Baby. She is also the illustrator of My Dad's a Birdman, written by David Almond, and Here's a Little Poem, an anthology of poems for very young children. Polly was one of the Best New Illustrators 2008 and Booktrust's fourth writer in residence read her blog. Polly lives and works in Brighton.
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