Play

(Hardback)

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Age range 1 to 5

Phil and his buddy, Puff, a stuffed puffin, do everything together. They hide and jump and crawl and growl! They wash and share and wiggle and giggle! Frida and her friend, Fox, a stuffed fox, do everything together, too. They love to play! But when Frida and Fox ask Phil and Puff to play, Phil and Puff are not so sure. Play Will Phil and Puff and Frida and Fox play together This sweet and spare picture book by Linda Olafsdottir captures the delicate negotiations and simple joys of toddlers.

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"Olafsdottir sensitively portrays the childrens relationship in beautifully observed images, and her soft, careful pencil details draw substantial emotion out of their body language and expressions." - Publisher's Weekly

Author Bio

Linda Olafsdottir's illustrations have appeared in trade picture books--including three of Sterling Publishing's Silver Penny Stories--and educational books, and on stamps, cereal boxes, and children's clothing. Linda was nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. Play! is her first picture book for Cameron Kids. Linda lives in Reykjavik, Iceland, with her husband and two kids.