Grotti
By (Author) Leonie Lord
Illustrated by Leonie Lord
Walker Books Ltd
Walker Books Ltd
3rd April 2024
4th April 2024
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
Hardback
32
Width 256mm, Height 270mm, Spine 8mm
445g
Finding a cute creature he can't bear to abandon, a knight discovers love, friendship and family.
Down in the hollow, where creepy tangles grow, a knight finds something green, something grotti. He explains that he cant stay because he is very busy (Ive got beasts to battle and kingdoms to defend!). But he cant just leave this sad, lost and very big-eyed! baby monster, can he
With originality and humour, Leonie Lord explores the way babies enter our lives: demanding new levels of care and attention, but also filling us up with love and stealing our hearts for ever.
Leonie Lord studied illustration at Central St. Martin's College before becoming an editorial illustrator (whose clients included the Sunday Telegraph and the Guardian) and, then, a picture book illustrator. Her books include The Dirty Great Dinosaur, written by Martin Waddell, and Ding Dong Gorilla, written by Michelle Robinson. She is also the author and illustrator of Super Duper Penguin Slide. Find Leonie online at leonielord.co.uk and on Instagram and Twitter as @leonielord.