The Busiest Beaver

‘A beautifully crafted story about the importance of being true to yourself’ – Patricia Cleveland-Peck, bestselling author of You Can’t Take an Elephant on the Bus‘Superb! What a team Lu and Kate are – another hit!’ – Steven Lenton, bestselling children’s book creator‘A joy-filled, hilarious, heartwarming adventure which will encourage young readers to be courageous, strong, perceptive and, above all else, true to themselves. Delightful!’ – Ian Eagleton, author of Nen and the Lonely Fisherman ‘A gorgeous, uplifting story about invention, bravery, and the magic of being YOU. With its adorable art and beautiful writing and rhyme, this is a book little ones will treasure and ask for over and over again’ – Rashmi Sirdeshpande, award-winning children’s author‘A gorgeous, uplifting story about invention, bravery, and the magic of being YOU. With its adorable art and beautiful writing and rhyme, this is a book little ones will treasure and ask for over and over again’ – Rashmi Sirdeshpande, award-winning children’s author‘I absolutely love how much this story positively promotes and raises awareness of different kinds of brains. It delivers all the important messages that different doesn’t mean bad. Not only will it be relatable to lots of children (and adults!) but it will also help to build empathy and understanding in others’ – Hannah, mum of neurodivergent children

Lu Fraser

Lu Fraser is a hugely exciting voice in children’s picture books. She is based in Hampshire, where she lives with her husband and daughter, and writes in a shed in the garden. The Littlest Yak, illustrated by Kate Hindley, was her first book for children and went on to secure multiple foreign editions and to win the Oscar’s Book Prize and the Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Award. It was followed by two further adventures for Gertie: The Littlest Yak: The New Arrival and The Littlest Yak: Home is Where the Herd Is. Lu is also the author of One Camel Called Doug, Mavis the Bravest and Basil Dreams Big, all illustrated by Sarah Warburton.

Kate Hindley

Kate Hindley is the much-loved illustrator of both picture books (including the award-winning You Must Bring a Hat, written by Simon Philip) and fiction (The Royal Rabbits of London, written by Santa Montefiore & Simon Sebag Montefiore), as well as the author-illustrator of new board book series, Treacle Street. She lives in Bristol.

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