Published by Andersen, part of Andersen
Illustrated by Satoshi Kitamura
Format: Paperback
£5.99
Author:
Hiawyn Oram
Format: Paperback
EAN: 9781842706053
£5.99
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EAN: 9781842706053
Published: 7 Jun 2012
Ned is grumpy every day except for Friday - the day when his Joybaloo comes to visit him. All through the night they play the most wonderful games until it is time for the Joybaloo to go back to sleep. But one day the Joybaloo disappears and Ned has no choice but to learn how to make his own joy.
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Satoshi Kitamura's spirited watercolours capture the fluid essence of Ned's fantasy.
- The New York Times Book Review
This is a visually enchanting picture book with prose that will make you want to find your own joybaloo
- The Bookseller
A neat story from Hiawyn Oram and amazing lively complexities in artwork by Satoshi Kitamura
- The School Librarian
Hiawyn Oram was brought up in South Africa. She was a professional actor before coming to England, where she has worked as an advertising copywriter and has had numerous books published.
Satoshi Kitamura was born in Tokyo and worked in advertising there before moving to London in 1980. He won the Mother Goose Award for Angry Arthur and he is now one of the most distinguished illustrators in Britain.
