Mabel and the Big Wide World

(Hardback)

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Delightful, reassuring picture book about conquering fears and anxieties.

Mabel the mouse lives in a barn with her brothers and sisters and outside is the big, wide world. The other mice love exploring and playing outside but Mabel is afraid of great big HAIRY things and teeny weeny scary things. In fact shes afraid of everything outside. Ill just stay in here says Mabel. For ever!

But when a dazzlingly beautiful rainbow appears outside in the sky, will Mabel dare to brave the outside world to get a better look

The prizewinning duo of Paul Stewart and Jane Porter make ingenious use of the smallest member of a mouse family to tell a heart-warming story about conquering fear of the Big Outside, but also about helping others. They beautifully portray that satisfying moment in every childs life when they can say to a younger sibling, Thats what I used to say Going out and experiencing new things can seem scary to start with, but missing out is worse.

Jane Porters brilliant and lively illustrations perfectly capture how feelings of anxiety and uncertainty can change into delight, confidence and freedom.

Author Bio

Paul Stewart is an internationally bestselling childrens author. With Chris Riddell he is co-creator of The Edge Chronicles, published in over 30 languages. His picture book stories, with Jane Porter, for Otter-Barry Books are Wings!, Brian the Brave, and A Little Bit of Hush, described by Red Reading Hub as books that celebrate courage, self-belief, acceptance, difference and friendship. He lives in Brighton, England.

Jane Porter is a past winner of the London Book Fair Illustration Prize. When not busy illustrating, she works with the National Literacy Trust, English Heritage and other organisations, in art sessions with children. She uses pen and inks and collage techniques to make images that reflect her love of animals and the country-side. She is the illustrator of three books for Otter-Barry Books, all with Paul Stewart - Wings!, Brian the Brave and A Little Bit of Hush. Jane lives in London.