Norton and the Borrowing Bear

Gabriel Evans is fast becoming one of the most consistently delightful Australian picture book creators of recent years. With each release he adds to his oeuvre with such apparent ease, you wonder if he hasn’t been making picture books for his entire life. His latest picture book *Norton and the Borrowing Bear *is yet another example of the writer and artist’s superb work. In a neighbourhood where everyone is busy rushing here and there, no-one has the time to make friends. So when Bear moves in next door to Norton, it seems like a fantastic thing; so much so that Norton invites Bear over for dinner. They have a lot in common and things seem to be going swimmingly-that is, until Bear asks to borrow Norton’s favourite fluffy slippers and Norton is too polite to refuse. Then, one thing after another, Bear keeps borrowing Norton’s things until one day Norton snaps and Bear returns everything he’s borrowed. Just when their friendship seems irreparably broken, Bear asks to borrow one more thing: Norton, to be his friend. *Norton and the Borrowing Bear *is a picture book for everyone. Children aged three and up, existing fans of Evans’s, and those yet to be enchanted by his work will be thrilled with this book. Michael Earp is a writer, bookseller and the manager of The Little Bookroom.

Gabriel Evans is an Australian picture book author and illustrator who was shortlisted for the 2021 Children’s Book Council of Australia Picture Book of the Year for Norton and the Bear. Gabriel is also the winner of the 2021 inaugural SCBWI Australian Picture Book Illustrator Award in the “Established Illustrator” category. Gabriel has published books with Berbay, Penguin Random House, Hardie Grant Egmont, Scholastic and Walker Books. He runs workshops and talks in schools and libraries around Australia and has visited numerous locations – from the busy streets of Sydney (NSW) and Melbourne (VIC), to remote communities in the Australian Kimberley and Pilbara regions. He spends the rest of his time working from a small, messy studio on a hill where he drinks tea and makes books. Gabriel is a young super talent whose work will resonate with fans of Gus Gordon and Patrick McDonnell.

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