By Matt Hunt (author)
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A tender and funny celebration of the bond between father and son.
Going up high on Dad's shoulders is the best way to feel BIG when everything makes you feel small.
But maybe, just maybe, being down low is just as good as being up high . . .
A young boy and his dad go on a walk to the park. When the little boy starts to feel small walking through the busy streets in town, his dad puts him on his shoulders and, suddenly, it feels like he's flying! And when they reach the park with its birds that sing and leaves that rustle, the boy starts noticing things. Little things. A busy squirrel, a frog on a lily-pad, a tiny ladybird . . . and LOTS of small, amazing things that might just make him feel a little bigger inside!
A simple walk to the park is everything in this heartfelt story from Matt Hunt, illustrator of the critically acclaimed poetry anthology A Whale of a Time , which was shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year 2023.
He has also illustrated How To Count To One and Stephen Hawking from the Little People, Big Dreams series.
Up High is an instant classic in a distinctive, taller format, and with a heart-warming story that will resonate with children and adults alike.
Matt Hunt was born in Redditch, Worcestershire in 1988. Starting out as a fine artist, he graduated from the Birmingham School of Art, and from these roots, developed a love for children's illustration. He currently shares a house with his wife Hayley and two cats. Matt works in mixed media, utilising paint, pens, crayons, and digital. He loves to create new and interesting characters and write stories for them. He's influenced by old movies, classic illustration, cartoons and books.
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A tender and funny celebration of the bond between father and son. Going up high on Dad's shoulders is the best way to feel BIG when everything makes you feel small.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Up High and determined it is suitable for children aged 3-4 years old
Up High features in the following genres: Featured Books for 3+ readers, Stories about Family and Friends, Poetry Books for Children, Picture storybooks: imagination and play, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Parents, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: First / new experiences and growing up / coming of age, Recommendations, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s / Teenage poetry, anthologies, annuals, Picture storybooks, Children’s picture books, Children’s: picture books, activity books, early learning concepts, PSHE: Family Issues, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE)
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Up High was written by Matt Hunt and published by Nosy Crow an imprint of Nosy Crow Ltd
Up High has 32 pages
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