AGE:
3-7 Years
DIMENSIONS:
7.55 x 0.41 x 8.8 inches
40 pages
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Patricia Toht is a children's author, poet, middle school library associate, reader, and traveler. She once owned a children's bookstore before turning her love of children's books into a love of writing. For most of her life she has lived in the Chicago area, but was lucky to live in England for four years.
ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR:
Jarvis previously worked as a Bingo caller, a bouncy castle painter, record sleeve designer, and an animation director before becoming a children’s book maker. His books with include Mrs Mole, I’m Home! and Alan’s Big, Scary Teeth, which won the 2017 V&A Best Illustrated Book.
About his picture book inspiration, Jarvis says, “The way I work is always visual. I will have an image or character in mind and I pull a story out of it. I doodle and doodle and doodle until I get it right.” Jarvis lives in Manchester UK with his wife and Milo the dog.
Follow him on Twitter as @heyimjarvis, and on Instagram as @jarvispicturebooks
