The Talent Show

(Paperback)

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Four friends decide to enter a Talent Show. A small red bird asks to join them, but they laugh and tell him he's too small. But then a mysterious, tall stranger arrives to audition for lead singer, and turn out to be someone quite unexpected...

Reviews

"This rollicking and rhythmical tale is a heart-warming treat." * Red House Children's Book Award *
"Rhyming text makes this colourful, jaunty tale a pleasure to read aloud." * Irish Times *
"All you can wish for are encores galore from Hodgkinson. Brava!" -- Jane Doonan * The School Librarian *
"It looks to me as though Jo Hodgkinson is an author/illustrator to watch." -- Morag Charlwood * Armadillo Magazine *
"Fast, rhythmic text and the important message of judging people by their talent, not their size. " * Nursery World *

Author Bio

Jo Hodgkinson studied Illustration at the University of Wolverhampton. She won first prize in the Emerging Talent category of Cheltenham Illustration Awards celebrating narrative illustration. She loves to travel and is currently living in Istanbul and teaching Art at Istanbul International Community School, but visits the UK regularly for book festivals and events. She will be come back to the UK to live in 2012. Her new picture book, MY FRIEND, NIGEL, will be published in autumn 2012.