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Someone Just Like You
By (Author) Helen Docherty
Illustrated by David Roberts
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Simon & Schuster Childrens Books
5th June 2024
9th May 2024
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
823.92
Paperback
32
Width 240mm, Height 278mm
A deeply moving, vitally important picture book encouraging empathy and kindness.
Somewhere in this world, there is someone just like you,
who finds the same things funny and who laughs the way you do.
Have you ever stopped to think that there might be someone out there who is just like you And if they needed you, would you help them
Helen Dochertys lyrical rhyming text is perfectly matched by David Roberts stunning, thoughtful illustrations, as the two combine to make a picture book that is as necessary as it is beautiful.
Helen Dochertyis a childrens author based in Swansea, Wales. Her picture books have been translated into twenty-seven languages, shortlisted for various national awards, and staged as plays.The Snatchabookwas an Indie Next pick and won the Oldham Brilliant Book Award. Helen often collaborates with her husband, the illustrator and author Thomas Docherty.Blue Baboon Finds Her Tuneis their latest book together. Helen worked as a Spanish and French teacher before turning her gift with words to writing for children. She has delivered many creative writing workshops and loves helping children write their own stories. David Robertshas illustrated many childrens books, including the Questioneers series,The Cook and the King, andBathe the Cat. He lives in London where, when not drawing, he likes to make hats.