Ned and the Great Garden Hamster Race: a story about kindness
Publishing Details
Ned and the Great Garden Hamster Race: a story about kindness
By (Author) Kim Hillyard
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Ladybird
30th March 2021
United Kingdom
Classifications
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Self-awareness and self-esteem
823.92
Physical Properties
32
Width 232mm, Height 285mm, Spine 4mm
198g
Description
A new picture book from Kim Hillyard highlighting the importance of being kind. Ned is set on winning the Great Garden Hamster Race but will he stop along the way to help friends in need... An adorable new story from Kim Hillyard, this positive picture book reminds children of the importance of being kind.
Author Bio
Kim is an award-winning author/illustrator of children's picture books. Her debut picture book, Mabel and the Mountain, won the 2020 Sainsbury's Children's Book Award and in 2023 her book Gretel the Wonder Mammoth won the Best Illustrated Book in the Waterstones Children's Prize. After completing a degree in Drama at the University of Exeter, Kim Hillyard spent nine years working as a music journalist for various publications, including NME, Time Out and the BBC. She has also worked as a drama and arts facilitator, delivering assemblies, storytelling and workshops in schools, bookshops and community spaces on everything from phonics to creative writing.
