LoveReading4Kids Says
LoveReading4Kids Says
A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month April 2022
A sweet and gentle story capturing a very special friendship that develops between a panda and a little boy who are brought together by a captivating tune. Chi is a shy panda who lives a quiet life listening to all the sounds of the beautiful forest around her home. One day as she listens she hears the sound of lyrical music weaving its way through the mist. Following the sound takes her to its source: a small boy blowing on a bamboo. How Chi and the little boy become friends and help each other is a touching story set in an evocatively created, soft focused forest of bamboo.
You can find more books with this theme in our Collection of Brilliant Books about Friendship
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A Song in the Mist Synopsis
Chi is a panda who loves to listen. Being silent brings sounds to her ears: the swish of bamboo, the chitter of birds, and then one day, a new sound, gentle and sweet.
The sound leads Chi to a boy, who blows breath through a piece of bamboo. Chi is enchanted and longs to make friends, but she is shy and hides instead. As the boy searches for Chi and mist gathers in the forest, she must find the courage to help him-even if it means being seen.
About This Edition
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9780192772084 |
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20th March 2022 |
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Corrinne Averiss |
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Fiona Woodcock |
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Oxford University Press |
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Paperback |
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32 pages |
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Press Reviews
Corrinne Averiss Press Reviews
"A Song in the Mist by Corrinne Averiss with illustrations by Fiona Woodcock has to be one of the most beautiful picture books of the year. It is perfect for bedtime, full of magic as wonder just like a dream." - David Walliams
Praise for A Dot in the Snow:
'Breathtakingly lovely. I adored this book.' - Cerrie Burnell
'Perfect for bedtime reading aloud or early independent readers.' - Mail on Sunday
'A simple story, but full of energy and vigour, and with moments of drama and poignancy. Fiona Woodcock's illustrations create swirling snowstorms and moments of tenderness between parent and child with equal skill.'- LoveReading4Kids
'A soft, snowy and beautiful picture book about friendship and family, with a gentle environmental theme.' - Booktrust
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About Corrinne Averiss
Raised in the Midlands with love, laughter, and library books, Corrinne studied English Literature at St Andrews University. She has spent much of her adult life working in children’s TV as a producer/director. She created the triple BAFTA-winning Share a Story competition and co-devised and wrote for Milkshake’s Pip Ahoy. She lives in Manchester with her husband, daughter, and cat. Corrinne is the author of several picture books, including A Song in the Mist and A Dot in the Snow.
Corrinne grew up in Worcestershire and Warwickshire, it was here that seven year old Corrinne scribbled, folded and stapled together her first picture book about Hannah, a lonely hamster who escapes her cage in search of a soulmate.
Aside from a short stint as a theatre reviewer for The Scotsman, Corrinne has spent the last fourteen years being a professional silly person in children's television. Making things up for Ragdoll, CiTV, CBeebies, Cosgrove Hall and latterly for her own company, Stitchy Feet.
World Book Day inspired a children's competition she started at CiTV called Share a Story which has been awarded three children's BAFTAs. Her TV credits also include co-devising and writing children’s series Pip Ahoy for Milkshake.
She's always found picture books compelling. She like stories where children wrestle with their thoughts and feelings; where small moments are a big deal; where tone manages to be both thoughtful and humorous. She likes philosophical themes of identity and belonging. She's aspiring to capture some of this in the stories she writes.
She lives in Manchester with her husband, daughter and cat. When they had a spare bedroom, she turned it into an office to write but spent most of her time at the dining table or in coffee shops. Now the office has been rightfully claimed by her daughter as a nursery and she writes in bed while she sleeps.
What happened to Hannah the hamster? She was duped into befriending a crocodile husband and wife who planned to eat her. Cheery stuff!
Check her out on Instagram @corrinneaveriss
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