Emily Peppermint's Toy School

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Master picture book creators Jeanne Willis and Vanessa Cabban collaborate for the first time in this funny, big-hearted new story for young children.

Master picture book creator Jeanne Willis and bestselling Bringing Down the Moon illustrator Vanessa Cabban collaborate for the very first time in this sweet, funny school story TOY school that is! It's the first day of term and teacher Emily Peppermint has a new class all ready to learn just how to be the perfect toy! First lesson: falling out of a pram ... but the class members are about to get a bit more practice than they bargained for! It's a good job Emily Peppermint and her trusty classroom assistant Rose are there to save the day!

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Jeanne Willis has had a successful career working in advertising and as an author, writing over eighty picture books, poetry books, television scripts and novels for children. Her teenage novel Naked Without a Hat was shortlisted for the Whitbread Children's Book Award and Dumb Creatures was longlisted for the Carnegie Medal. Her other novels include the Goffins series, Shamanka and Grandad and John and her picture books include Wild Child, Mummy, Do You Love Me and Never Too Little to Love. She lives in London, N14.

Vanessa Cabban obtained a degree in Illustration from Brighton University and an MA from the Royal College of Art. As well as The Pig's Knickers and the Mole books, Vanessa has illustrated the bestselling series Dear Tooth Fairy, Dear Father Christmas and Dear Mermaid, written by Alan Durant.