A suitably festive and twinkly celebration at Bright Emporium! Thank you to everyone who came along!
Launch party at Manchester Waterstones
We had an amazing afternoon at our sell-out launch event for A Dot in the Snow! Thank you to everyone who came, listened, painted and glued...
'A Dot in the Snow' on CBeebies' Bedtime Stories
Nothing frosty about this cosy Christmas bedtime read from the wonderful Maureen Lipman! You can find it on the CBeebies iPlayer until 3rd January 2017:
Books of the Year 2016
A Dot in the Snow features as one of the Mail on Sunday's books of the year:
'A Polar bear and a little girl become unlikely friends in this heartwarming book from Corrinne Averiss and illustrator Fiona Woodcock... the simple text and lovely images make this perfect for bedtime reading aloud...'
The Times' Children's Books of the Year 2016
Thrilled that 'A Dot in the Snow' has been chosen as one of The Time's Children's Books of the Year! Arts Editor, Alex O'Connell writes...
'This is a superior polar bear story with spectacular pictures that will appeal to working mothers whose copy of Owl Babies - a hug for the guilty, busy parent - is worn with obsessive reading... uncomplicated warmth for cold nights'.
Are you sitting comfortably...
Sophie Aldred reads 'A Dot in the Snow' with a beautiful score from Barry Gibson.
An uplifting story →
An honour to see 'A Dot in the Snow' reviewed by the highly esteemed Picture Books Blogger...
'An uplifting story of friendship, bravery, separation and the utmost determination, one that readers everywhere will delight in'.
9th October, 2016
https://picturebooksblogger.wordpress.com/2016/10/09/dot/
A Dot in the Snow
Huge thanks to Chris Randall at Second Home Studios for producing this gorgeous book trailer and to Tom Angell for providing the musical magic.