By Simon Philip (author) , Ella Okstad (illustrator)
"A clever and entertaining story that shows young readers how to be perfectly content."
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Pedro likes things just so, in fact it’s important to him that everything is perfect and that includes his friends. He’s looking for the perfect partner for the school talent show and Poppy seems to fit the bill.
Except, when things don’t go perfectly, Poppy doesn’t mind. That can’t be right, can it?
Everyone will know a Pedro and this lively story is a clever and entertaining way to help them understand that not everything can be perfect, and doesn’t need to be. Ella Okstad’s characters are full of expression and do just as much as the text to convey the story’s super-important life lesson.
For Pedro, everything must be perfect, but he's not yet found the perfect friend. One day he meets Poppy, who seems perfect too, until Pedro goes round to her house for tea and, to Pedro's horror, she dips her chips in mustard and burps the entire alphabet! Still, Pedro and Poppy prepare a hula-hoop routine for the talent show, but Pedro decides that Poppy just isn't taking it seriously enough, so he goes at it alone.
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As Pedro is about to find out, aiming for perfection may not be a perfect approach to life. Sometimes doing something imperfectly with a friend can be a lot more fun!
From the award-winning Simon Philip comes a hilarious new picture book about perfectionism, friendship, and hula-hooping!
Praise for Simon Philip:
'A wild and wacky story about animal recognition to be shared and enjoyed...' - Teach Early Years
Simon Philip has won various awards with his previous picture books: You Must Bring a Hat (illustrated by Kate Hindley) was the Sainsbury’s Children’s Book of the Year 2016 and I Really Want the Cake (illustrated by Lucia Gaggiotti) was shortlisted for the 2018 Waterstones Children’s Book Prize. His other picture books published by Oxford Children’s include Wanna See a Penguin?, Wanna See a Llama? , and Let Me Do It! Simon’s titles have been translated into over 20 languages.
Simon was born in Chichester in 1988 and has lived there ever since. After studying History at Exeter University, he decided to become a primary school teacher. Teaching rekindled his love of children's books, so much so that he decided to have a go at writing his own.
Read a Q&A with the author here .
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For Pedro, everything must be perfect, but he's not yet found the perfect friend. One day he meets Poppy, who seems perfect too, until Pedro goes round to her house for tea and, to Pedro's horror, she dips her chips in mustard and burps the entire alphabet!
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Perfect Pedro and determined it is suitable for children aged 5-6 years old
Perfect Pedro features in the following genres: Featured Books for 5+ readers, Books of the Month, Stories about Family and Friends, Funny, School Stories, Picture storybooks, Recommendations, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s picture books, Children’s: picture books, activity books, early learning concepts
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Perfect Pedro was written by Simon Philip and published by Oxford University Press an imprint of OUP OXFORD
Perfect Pedro has 32 pages
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