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The Journey home (Long Story)
by Frann Preston
Description:
Picture Book and Best New Talent categories) and the Cambridgeshire Picture Book Award 2013! * ‘A thought-provoking story with a powerful message about conservation’ says The Guardian’s Julia Eccleshare * Other titles from Frann Preston-Gannon include Dinosaur Farm (March 2013) both in paperback and box set The ice is melting so Polar Bear sets off in search of a new home. Join him on his adventures across the seas and discover the many friends he meets along the way. This beautifully illustrated story has a powerful message of conservation and is full of things for parents and children to talk about. Frann was the winner of an amazing Sendak Fellowship and spent a month living with the great Maurice Sendak himself at his home in Connecticut, USA. She worked on The Journey Home during her stay.
Reading Guide:
Parents Read Out to Children: 3-4
Children Read Themselves: 4-6
Parents reading out to children is a healthy ritual, Skryf believes!
About The Author
Frann Preston-Gannon is a London-based illustrator who graduated from Kingston University in 2010. In 2011 she was the UK’s first recipient of a Sendak Fellowship and spent a month in residence working with the great Maurice Sendak. She was awarded a bronze in the no.8 3×3 Annual of Contemporary Illustration for her unpublished children’s work. Frann is the author of The Journey Home (978-1-84365-209-0), Dinosaur Farm (978-1-84365-211-3) and How to Lose a Lemur (978-1-84365-250-2).
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