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I'm the Best

by Lucy Cousins

Dog has lots of friends - he loves them but also loves to show off! He boasts that he is better at running than Mole, better at digging than Goose and better at swimming than Donkey. 

 

Dog’s friends become dejected by his boastfulness, before realising that they all have things they do well too.

 

Now it’s Dog’s turn to be dejected – he feels like he’s rubbish at everything and can’t believe he was so mean to his friends, until they all get together to remind him that he’s best at being their best friend!

 

In a departure from Cousin’s usual illustrative style, vibrant splashes of colour appear throughout this book reflecting Dog’s exuberance well.

 

Dog is an irrepressible protagonist who many children will identify with and he just can’t resist one last boast at the end!

 

Publisher: Walker Books
  • Lucy Cousins

    Maisy, the famous mouse, 'drew herself' one day, when Lucy was doodling various animals on a piece of paper, looking for inspiration, and the first Maisy book was published soon after Lucy left college. Lucy won the Bologna Ragazzi Non-fiction Prize 1997 for Maisy's House and has been Highly Commended for the National Art Illustration Award 1997 for Za Za's Baby Brother, images from which were also used in a publicity campaign by Tommy's, the baby's charity. Jazzy in the Jungle won the Smarties Book Prize in 2002. Hooray for Fish!, published in 2005, is a celebration of life under the sea.

    Lucy Cousins
    Lucy Cousins

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