By Jane Newberry (author) , Carolina Rabei (illustrator)
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Find hamsters, dogs, robins and unicorns, little cars and big diggers, stomp like a dinosaur or fly like a big red dragon in this beautifully illustrated collection of 15 action rhymes, each with clear instructions for the parent or carer on how to act out the rhymes.
Rhymes celebrate festivals and special events, such as Easter, Halloween, Diwali, Christmas and Chinese New Year.
This book is a perfect companion to Jane Newberry's very popular first collection, Big Green Crocodile , which was shortlisted for the CLiPPA award. At home, playgroup or nursery, the rhymes provide fun while also nurturing children's responses to language, rhyme and images.
Jane Newberry's unique insight into very little children began as a puppeteer at children's parties, where she discovered what makes children laugh. For over 25 years Jane taught Early Years Music to various groups. She wrote and illustrated three song books, A Sackful of Songs, A Sackful of Christmas and Hey, What's in the Sack? before moving on to gather the many play-rhymes used in groups over the years. Married to Pat and living in Cornwall, Jane has four children and two grandchildren. She is currently writing grown-up poetry but always finds time to work with children and parents at Rhyme-Time sessions in the local community library. Carolina Rabei gained a BA in Graphic Design in Moldova and a distinction in Children's Book Illustration at the Cambridge School of Art. Her artwork is a unique mix of traditional and digital techniques. Her first picture book, Snow (Faber), was published to critical acclaim and was nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal. Carolina is the illustrator of Binky's Time to Fly (Otter-Barry Books, 2019). She lives in Cambridge.
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Find hamsters, dogs, robins and unicorns, little cars and big diggers, stomp like a dinosaur or fly like a big red dragon in this beautifully illustrated collection of 15 action rhymes, each with clear instructions for the parent or carer on how to act out the rhymes. Rhymes celebrate festivals and special events, such as Easter, Halloween, Diwali, Christmas and Chinese New Year. This book is a perfect companion to Jane Newberry's very popular first collection, Big Green Crocodile, which was shortlisted for the CLiPPA award.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Big Red Dragon and determined it is suitable for children aged 3-4 years old
Big Red Dragon features in the following genres: Featured Books for 3+ readers, Poetry Books for Children, First Concepts, Recommendations, Children’s / Teenage poetry, anthologies, annuals, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s: picture books, activity books, early learning concepts
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Big Red Dragon was written by Jane Newberry and published by Otter-Barry Books an imprint of Otter-Barry Books Limited
Big Red Dragon has 29 pages
£8.99, reduced from £9.99. In Stock.
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