Big Red Dragon

Jane Newberry’s unique insight into very young children began as a puppeteer at children’s parties. She then taught music to Early Years groups for 25 years, garnering and creating a portfolio of rhymes and songs for creative play. Her previous collection, Big Green Crocodile, was a great success and prompted many requests for more. Jane’s work with children in her local library keeps her very much up-to-date with what they like and enjoy. She lives in Cornwall.Carolina Rabei is an internationally acclaimed children's book illustrator. Born in Moldova, she gained a BA in Graphic Art there and then an MA in Children’s Illustration at the Cambridge School of Art. Her debut book was an illustrated edition of Walter de la Mare’s poem Snow. She has also written and illustrated the picture book Little Lost Fox (2020). As well as illustrating Big Green Crocodile for Otter-Barry Books, she illustrated Binky’s Time to Fly by Sharmila Collins. She lives in Cambridge.

"Bring rhymes to life as never before with a collection of fifteen action rhymes to play and say... Watch as children respond in all ways to the language of these rhymes, the actions that they can learn and the colourful, child-friendly illustrations by Carolina Rabei... A book of delights for sharing."