LoveReading4Kids Says
A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month February 2019
A fun way of looking at prejudice that quickly makes it clear that even if someone is different to you the two of you can still be friends. Here, the Reds, who are round and eat red apples, are happy to be red. And the Yellows, who are square and eat bananas, love being yellow. How can the two groups ever get to like each other? And then there are the Blues who wear blue bow ties and are shaped like triangles and love being blue. They are different again and no one likes them at all. The arguments between the groups get sillier and sillier as they squabble over everything and make a lot of daft rules. Will they ever get to like one another? Then A Different comes along. Where will he fit in? Suddenly difference seems fine and what colour you are doesn’t seem to matter so much. Lots to think about as the expressive colour block characters work out how to live together.
Julia Eccleshare M.B.E
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Along Came a Different Synopsis
A very special picture book that supports the adage that there is more that unites us than divides us.
Reds love being red. Yellows love being yellow. And Blues love being blue. The problem is that they just don't like each other. But one day, along comes a different colour who likes Reds, Yellows and Blues, and suddenly everything starts to change. Maybe being different doesn't mean you can't be friends ...
Along Came a Different just goes to show how much better we can all be when we come together to find common ground as friends. Every bookshelf should have a copy.
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9781408888940 |
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7th February 2019 |
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Tom McLaughlin |
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Tom McLaughlin |
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Bloomsbury Childrens Books an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
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Paperback |
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32 pages |
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Tom McLaughlin Press Reviews
Praise for Up, Up and Away;
Galactic resonances call to mind not only Oliver Jeffers' star-catching protagonists, but also a hint of The Little Prince - Guardian
With a spark of magic and touch of McLaughlin`s creative genius, this new and unfurling friendship can't help but fuel the reader's imagination - Picture Books Blogger
Oh the wit, oh, the wisdom, oh the beauty of Tom McLaughlin's whole phenomenal enterprise - Red Reading Hub
Praise for on The Storymachine;
A winner of a book about the power of drawing and storytelling - Oliver Jeffers
Praise for The Cloudspotter;
Tom McLaughlin's beautifully illustrated book is perfect for imaginative children - Guardian
Dyslexic readers should derive inspiration from this book's message, and delight in the drawings. A charming, rewarding, instructive read - Financial Times
About Tom McLaughlin
Before becoming a writer and illustrator Tom McLaughlin spent 9 years working as political cartoonist for The Western Morning News thinking up silly jokes about even sillier politicians. Then, in 2004 Tom took the plunge into illustrating and writing his own books. Since then he has written and illustrated picture books as well as working on animated TV shows for Disney and Cartoon Network.
Tom lives in Devon and his hobbies include drinking tea, looking out of the window, and biscuits. His hates include spiders, running out of biscuits, and writing biographies.
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