A Scarf and a Half: (Orange Early Reader)

Description

Ages 6 to 9 years A sweet story about a sheep who is disappointed with his granny's gift but soon discovers it is the best gift ever. Granny Mutton gets a bit carried away when she's knitting her grandson a scarf. Little Lionel is imagining his present is going to be a football, which he can share with all his friends but he is disappointed when he opens it to discover a very long scarf. However his friends show him how the scarf can be great fun and soon everyone joins in. In the end Little Lionel realises that it is a fantastic gift.

Amanda Brandon lives with her husband and two children in Essex. She was born and educated in the county and spent 13 years as a newspaper journalist before turning to writing for children. She enjoys reading, writing and dancing (although has yet to try all three at the same time!) Amanda also admits to owning too many scarves and is teased for wearing one until the first signs of summer. Author of: A Scarf and a Half, A Box of Socks and A Knit and a Knot Catalina Echeverri is originally from Bogota, Colombia, and she speaks English, Spanish and Italian. She studied graphic design in Milan, Italy and completed an MA in Children's Book Illustration at Cambridge School of Arts (ARU). She loves to draw all of the time, and takes her sketchbook everywhere with her. Although she delights in coming up with new stories for the characters in her sketchbooks she finds illustrating other people's texts an enriching and rewarding experience. Illustrator of: A Scarf and a Half, A Box of Socks, A Knit and a Knot, Not Enough for Queen Fluff