Picnic in the Sun: Bertie and Friends Hit the Road

(Hardback)

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Age range 3 to 7

An imaginative musical tale, comprised of a narrated story interspersed with original and traditional songs, follows four inseparable friends who love to play together. Bertie and his buddies never ever got bored with each other...except for the time when it rained for four straight weeks! That's when they decided to repair an old boat and head for dryer lands, a sunny place atop the Blue Mountain. The journey to the faraway, unknown destination wouldn't be easy, but with a little help from newly made animal friends, they would finally make it to the summit, the best place in the whole world to have a picnic!

In addition to an illustrated story, this book is accompanied by a CD featuring recordings of the narrated story and 18 songs along with unique code for the digital download of the audio.

Author Bio

Christiane Duchesne is the author of more than 80 children's books. She is a two-time winner of the Governor General's Literary Award in Canada and a finalist for the Hans Christian Andersen Award, among many others.

Jerme Miniere has released more than a dozen albums, including Le vrai le faux (winner of the prestigious Belgian prize Le Prix Rapsat-Lelievre) and Petit Cosmonaute (winner of a Felix Award, the equivalent of a Grammy in French-speaking Canada).

Marianne Ferrer was born in Venezuela and immigrated to Canada in 1998. After attending Dawson College for illustration and design, she completed her education in graphic design at Universite du Quebec Montreal. She recently published The Invisible Garden and A Story about Cancer (With a Happy Ending).