`"Corrinne Averiss, yet again, conjures a world where young minds (and those that still feel young) can imagine, explore, and take a moment to breathe."' David Oakes, Actor `"With soft-focus illustrations by Woodcock, Averiss conjures up a far-away world where music drifts through the bamboo groves and a friendship evolves inspired by gentle music."' Blackbird Pie Magazine `"A sweet and gentle story capturing a very special friendship that develops between a panda and a little boy who are brought together by a captivating tune... a touching story set in an evocatively created, soft focused forest of bamboo."' Love Reading 4 Kids `Praise for A Dot in the Snow: "A soft, snowy and beautiful picture book about friendship and family... with a gentle environmen-tal theme."' Booktrust `Praise for A Dot in the Snow: "Breathtakingly lovely. I adored this book."' Cerrie Burnell `Praise for A Dot in the Snow: "Perfect for bedtime reading aloud or early independent readers."' Mail on Sunday `Praise for A Dot in the Snow: "A simple story, but full of energy and vigour, and with moments of drama and poignancy. Fiona Woodcock's illustrations create swirling snowstorms and moments of tenderness between parent and child with equal skill."' Love Reading 4 Kids

Fiona is the author and illustrator of Hiding Heidi , Poppy and the Blooms and Look and Hello . Look was the winner of the prestigious AOI World Illustration Award (Children>'s Books/Professional category 2019). Look and Hello were both selected for The Society of Illustrators Original Art Show in New York. Fiona>'s debut book Hiding Heidi was nominated for the CILIP Greenaway Award, as were her illustrations for A Dot in the Snow by Corrinne Averiss and The Snow Dragon by Abi Elphinstone, which was also chosen as an Independent Booksellers>' Children>'s Book of the Month and in The Guardian>'s Best Books of the Year. Fiona creates her unique illustrations with children>'s blow pens, rubber stamps, stencils and by experimenting with printing techniques. Corrinne is the author of My Pet Star, winner of the Sainsbury>'s Children>'s Book of the Year and Stockport Children>'s Book Award and in over 450,000 homes as part of Booktrust>'s Pyjamarama campaign. Her first book, A Dot in the Snow, illustrated by Fiona Woodcock, was nominated for the CILIP Greenaway award, featured on CBeebies>' Bedtime Stories and in The Sunday Times>' Books of the Year. She is the author of Joy, Hope, and Love, Sorrel and the Sleepover, The Boy on the Bench and Floss the Playground Boss. She is drawn to themes of identity and belonging and aims to deliver big feelings with humour and tenderness.

A lyrical story about overcoming shyness, and the joy of connecting with others. From multiple prize-winning author and illustrator, whose previous collaboration brought us the wonderful A Dot in the Snow (featured on CBeebies Bedtime Stories). Kate Greenaway Medal-nominee Fiona Woodcock's evocative illustrations beautifully capture the remote landscape of the panda's forest world.