By Alex Macdonald (author) , Alex Macdonald (illustrator)
"A warm-hearted story with a delightfully humorous touch is conveyed in the bold and striking illustrations."
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February 2024 Debut of the Month
Everywhere Penguin goes his beautiful pink teddy called Mikki Olsen goes too. They are the best of friends and nothing will keep them apart…Until, one day, Penguin is so tired that he sits down on Mikki Olsen by mistake! And then he can’t find him!
Where can the Teddy be?
Young readers will love being able to spot the bear when the Penguin can’t…It really is a case of ‘look behind you!’. Luckily, when Penguin falls into the snow he can see exactly where the missing teddy has been hiding. A warm-hearted story with a delightfully humorous touch is conveyed in the bold and striking illustrations.
This heartwarming story about a missing toy will amuse and comfort your little one. Read at bedtime for a soothing sendoff.
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Penguin has a favourite teddy called Mikki Olsen. Whatever Penguin does, wherever Penguin goes, Mikki is always right there next to him. After a very tiring day, Penguin rushes to bed. When he wakes up, Mikki has vanished! But can you spot where he might be?
A calming, reassuring story about lost things hiding right under your nose.
Have You Seen Mikki Olsen? teaches your child key skills and helps with their development by:
Providing sensory stimulation with colourful illustrations by fine artist Alex Macdonald.
Teaching them to quickly find things on a page.
Introducing arctic climates.
Demonstrating the shared love of a favourite toy.
Reassuring them about missing items.
Keeping the mind sharp with small details to spot on each read.
Cute and colourful, this book is a joyous read for toddlers.
Inspire giggles and calm from your child as they gleefully point out the bright pink toy on each page.
"Penguin carries his favourite toy Mikki Olsen everywhere with him. But then one day Mikki goes missing! A fun play on the “He’s behind you” set-up by a Dorset-based author/illustrator.” - The Bookseller
“A little penguin loses his favourite toy in this sweet debut picture book, which asks the reader to find Mikki Olsen on the page.” - The Bookseller
Alex Macdonald has worked in the film industry as a scenic artist and painter for over twenty years (paintingsforfilms.com). He’s a novelist, author-illustrator and fine artist, whose work has been sold by the Connaught Brown gallery in London. He lives in a small house in a hilltop town in Dorset, England, with his son, his son’s girlfriend and a cat called Lionel.
Have You Seen Mikki Olsen? is his debut picture book.
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The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Have You Seen Mikki Olsen? and determined it is suitable for children aged 0-4 years old
Have You Seen Mikki Olsen? features in the following genres: Books for Babies and Toddlers, Recommendations, Debuts of the Month, First Concepts, Children’s: picture books, activity books, early learning concepts, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Julia Eccleshare's Picks of the Month, Animal Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Featured Books for 3+ readers
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Have You Seen Mikki Olsen? was written by Alex Macdonald and published by Frances Lincoln Children's Books an imprint of Quarto Publishing PLC
Have You Seen Mikki Olsen? has 32 pages
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