Timothy Basil Ering – illustratör

Learn about how these captivating creatures flop and plop and call and play their way in and out of the icy waters they call home.What’s the ruckus?What’s that sound?Walrus calls and songs astound –Honk, honkkkk! HOOO, HOOOOT!Diving, feasting, twirling – catch a glimpse of the joy found in a walrus’s icy home. Follow as it plays hide-and-seek with a friend, lounges on an ice floe, and demonstrates an impressive repertoire of sounds. Janet Lawler celebrates the many wonders of being a walrus in a story that’s brought to life through Timothy Basil Ering’s exuberant artwork. Readers curious to learn more will find a glossary at the end, along with some fascinating walrus facts: Did you know that a walrus can eat more than four thousand clams in a feeding frenzy – and that some walruses weigh more than a car?

Spirited text and whimsical, sea-bright illustrations encourage wary fledglings to achieve the impossible, all in their own good time.“Breathe . . . try . . . jump . . . FLY!”With trademark energy and warmth, acclaimed creator Timothy Basil Ering delivers another picture book hero for young children to root for and relate to. The time has come for three young sandpipers to soar, but Earnest seems tied to the ground. He has wings and tail feathers just like his brother and sister; what makes him so afraid? Magic will happen, Mum promises, when he’s ready. But no matter how much she and Dad coach him or his siblings cheer him on, Earnest’s efforts only lead him into danger. Perhaps, with his family’s support and a little trust in himself, they’ll lead him out again.