By Simon James (author)
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An urban tale about a boy and his imaginary friend. Bob is Leon's best friend. He shares Leon's room.
Everywhere Leon goes, Bob goes too. Then one day a boy moves in next door. But when Leon goes to ask his new neighbour to go to the park with him, he discovers Bob has gone.
Delightful pictures and a brilliant, happy ending. The London Parents Guide
Simon James grew up in Bristol and Exeter. He was educated at Queen Elizabeth School, Crediton. From an early age, he spent much of his time drawing and stapling stories into little books. His father had lots of books on cartoonists, many of whom Simon tried to copy. His favourites were Ronald Searle and Gerard Hoffnung. He spent the rest of his time climbing trees, saving worms from puddles and worrying about the strange shapes in the curtains at night.
After leaving school, Simon had many different jobs, whilst hoping to be a cartoonist. Some time later he went to college to study graphic design and art history. “Whilst working with words and images together, I developed a greater understanding of the techniques used in creating picture books.” he says. After college, Simon went back to spending much of his time drawing and stapling stories into little books – and still does to this day.
Simon’s first book, The Day Jake Vacuumed , was published in 1989 – and two more books about Jake soon followed (reissued by Walker in 2002). His first title for Walker Books, My Friend Whale , was the first of several concerned with a child’s relationship with the natural world – Dear Greenpeace, Sally and the Limpet, The Wild Woods and The Birdwatchers have established Simon as one of the country’s leading author/illustrators. Leon and Bob won the Smarties Book Prize Silver Award and was the New York Times' Best Illustrated Book of the Year, and Days Like This , a collection of small poems, was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal. Baby Brains was the overall winner of the Red House Children's Book Award in 2005, voted for by 25,000 children, and Simon followed up this success with two more Baby Brains titles, Baby Brains Superstar and Baby Brains and RoboMum . Simon continues to be a much sought-after speaker in schools, and at festivals and conferences both in the UK and in the USA.
Things you didn't know about Simon James
As a child Simon wanted to be a stuntman or a cartoonist.
He can run very fast.
He loves water-pistol fights.
He saves worms from the pavement and puts them onto the grass.
He doesn’t like coffee or tea, but drinks lots of water.
After leaving school, he trained to be a police officer but was asked to leave for drawing penguins in his police notebook.
His ideal day out is walking with The Adventurers (four children he knows and who feature in his book Days Like This) wading through streams - with rucksacks full of chocolate.
He loves music, especially Van Morrison.
He can’t sing and has a unique way of dancing.
His favourite sound is birdsong, especially the songs of blackbirds, skylarks and chaffinches.
An urban tale about a boy and his imaginary friend. Bob is Leon's best friend.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Leon and Bob and determined it is suitable for children aged 5-6 years old
Leon and Bob features in the following genres: Featured Books for 5+ readers, Recommendations
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