Victoria Ball – illustratör

Hello, puppy! We don’t know where you came from. We don’t know what kind of dog you are. We’ve been waiting and waiting for you … look!A little girl wants to show her new puppy everything in their world. Look! LOOK! Look! But when puppy disappears, the girl realizes what her new friend really needs ... and that she is the one who can give it.A warm and reassuring tale about loving, thinking and understanding.

Mabel Taylor has a new red sledge. Just look at it! It has a rope for pulling it round and a shiny bottom to make it go extra-fast...When Mabel Taylor receives a shiny red sledge for Christmas, she can't wait to try it out! But ... oh. No snow. No snow at all. And there's no snow the next day, either ... or the next. So, instead, Mabel imagines herself on the most extraordinary of adventures, becoming a bobsleigh champion, a polar explorer, and even Father Christmas! And just when she’s stopped waiting and watching for the snow to fall, her world is transformed by a thick blanket of brilliant white…Brimming over with the joy of imaginary and outdoor play, this is a timeless winter storybook penned by a Booker-shortlisted writer.

With a wise and wonderful quote for every day of the year, Tomorrow Bright Before Us is the perfect gift book for creative young minds. Discover brilliant words on every subject, from the beloved voices of inspirational writers, thinkers, scientists, leaders, artist and activists, combined with Victoria Ball's evocative illustrations of warmth, joy and hope. This is truly a collection to treasure, return to, and grow up with. Including 366 inspiring quotes from . . .Literary Legends: Louisa May Alcott, Maya Angelou, Margaret Atwood, Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë, Emily Dickinson, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Zora Neale Hurston, Toni Morrison, William Shakespeare, Virginia WoolfClassic Children’s Writers: Malorie Blackman, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Joseph Coelho, Tove Jansson, Norton Juster, Harper Lee, Astrid Lindgren, A. A. Milne, L. M. Montgomery, Michael Morpurgo,Grace Nichols, Beatrix Potter, Philip Pullman, Katherine Rundell, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Lemony Snicket, Benjamin ZephaniahAmazing Activists: Frederick Douglass, Mahatma Gandhi, Amanda Gorman, Helen Keller, Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, Rosa Parks, Mary Seacole, Greta Thunberg, Malala YousafzaiSuper Scientists: Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, Jane Goodall, Mae Jemison, Stephen HawkingSports Stars: Muhammad Ali, Mo Farah, Michael Jordan, Jesse Owens, Marcus Rashford, Serena WilliamsInspiring Icons: David Attenborough, Amelia Earhart, Anne Frank, Audrey Hepburn, Dolly Parton, Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Stevie Wonder. . . and many more!

Mabel Taylor has a new red sledge. Just look at it! It has a rope for pulling it round and a shiny bottom to make it go extra-fast...When Mabel Taylor receives a shiny red sledge for Christmas, she can't wait to try it out! But ... oh. No snow. No snow at all. And there's no snow the next day, either ... or the next. So, instead, Mabel imagines herself on the most extraordinary of adventures, becoming a bobsleigh champion, a polar explorer, and even Father Christmas! And just when she’s stopped waiting and watching for the snow to fall, her world is transformed by a thick blanket of brilliant white…Brimming over with the joy of imaginary and outdoor play, this is a timeless winter storybook penned by a Booker-shortlisted writer.

Catch a snowflake on your nose, make an angel, make a friend. Run and toast our tingling toes, wish today would never end! Share the joy and excitement of Christmas with family and friends in this beautifully illustrated book, then tuck up tight in bed and slowly drift to sleep with dreams of Christmas day. This is a wonderful celebration of our favourite things about Christmas.