Little Rhino Lost
By (Author) Candy Gourlay
Illustrated by Jamie Bauza
Otter-Barry Books Ltd
Otter-Barry Books Ltd
2nd April 2025
6th March 2025
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Large land mammals
Hardback
32
Width 240mm, Height 275mm, Spine 9mm
430g
A little girl's encounter with a baby rhino inspires the greening of her city neighbourhood.
Little Rhino is lost in the big, crowded city and he's afraid his mummy will never find him, far from home, with no tall trees, yummy leaves or green grass anywhere. Maya wants to help but what can she do to make her home a place that Little Rhino's mummy will come to Can Maya and everyone around her turn their homes and their city into a welcoming green space, with flowers, plants and trees - somewhere a little rhinoceros could call home This enchanting story shows how kindness, determination and community spirit can come together to bring about real change and make our cities greener.
Candy Gourlay is an internationally acclaimed writer of childrens books, whose work is published in many languages across the world. On the Otter-Barry list she is author of Is It A Mermaid illustrated by Francesca Chessa. Born in the Philippines, Candy now lives in London. She writes, The last rhinos of Southeast Asia now live in Indonesia, but they are on the brink of extinction. Wouldnt it be lovely if we could make our world a place a baby rhinoceros can call home
Jamie Bauza is an illustrator, designer and crafter, based in Manila, Philippines. She is a graduate of Ateneo de Manila University, where she received a Visual Arts Award. In 2018 she attended the Summer Illustration Residency at the School of Visual Arts, New York. Jamie is a member and past president of Ang INK, a Philippine association of artists committed to the creation and promotion of illustration for children.