'A carnival of animals and sea creatures ... with rich, evocative language and rhyme.' Junior

Perfect to read aloud. -- Junior 20090701 A wonderful combination of information text and lively rhythm and rhyme. -- School Librarian 20090901

Margaret Mayo is an acclaimed storyteller and author of several bestselling children's titles. A former teacher, she uses her wide-ranging experience with children in her writing. She lives in Brighton. Alex Ayliffe is a well-known children's book illustrator, whose distinctive papercut illustrations have great child appeal. Her board book Boo Barney won the Sainsbury's Baby Book Award and she was recently chosen to illustrate a specially created book to be given to over 500,000 children as a gift to celebrate National Bookstart Day on 11 June 2010.