Shortlisted for the UKLA Book Award 2022 ages 3-6 |
From standout author, Alex Latimer, and bestselling illustrator, David Litchfield, comes a beautiful picture book about finding - and holding on to - friendship. A lyrical, reassuring story that children will love with lush illustrations filled with warmth and emotion.
One bright afternoon, Pip met Egg. Pip is a seed from a glorious tree, and Egg is a bird's egg from a nearby nest. When Pip and Egg first meet, they are almost the same size and shape - like two peas in a pod. But as their friendship grows, so do they - for Pip this means growing roots, but for Egg? Well, Egg grows wings, and she can't wait to use them.
Though Pip wishes he can follow Egg on her adventures, his roots are strong. So he watches his friend fly away. But true friends always find their way back to one another, and there are no truer friends than Pip and Egg. And if there's one thing they learn, it's that the circle of life will always lead them back to each other.
David Litchfield is the award-winning author/illustrator of The Bear and the Piano.
Alex Latimer is the award-winning South African author and illustrator of many picture books including Am I Yours?, Lula and the Sea Monster, Mole Hill, and most recently Food Fight.
His picture books have been translated into dozens of languages and have been published all over the world. He lives in Cape Town.