Taking Care

A sweet story about friendship and caring for each other. For everyone ages 4 years and up. Piggy finds a baby hedgehog in the forest. He knows he has to help. So he takes the little one home and learns all about caring for it. But in his eagerness, Piggy forgets to take care of himself. Luckily, his friends are there for him. 

About the author

Francesca Pirrone is a freelance illustrator from Italy. As a child, she used to draw for hours. Her mother got so angry that she confiscated the eraser... but it was all for nothing. Pirrone went to the Art Institute in Florence and studied engraving, decorating, sculpture and mosaic. Her passion is to illustrate children's books. She loves to create characters and invent stories for them. She made a few tactile books for blind children. Two of them were awarded by the Italian Federation of the Blind. In 2016 she was honored with the Key Colours Award of Clavis for the book Bruno has 100 friends.

Summary

A sweet story about friendship and caring for each other. For everyone ages 4 years and up.

Piggy finds a baby hedgehog in the forest. He knows he has to help. So he takes the little one home and learns all about caring for it. But in his eagerness, Piggy forgets to take care of himself. Luckily, his friends are there for him. 

Foreword

• Outreach to Reviewers
• Advance Access copies available for indie booksellers 
• NetGalley featured title 
• Edelweiss DRC 
• Newsletter feature 
• Social media campaign across all platforms 
• Heavy industry specific advertising campaigns
• Promotions at ALA Annual 
• Submission to relevant awards 
• Lexile Levelling, Guided Reading Levels provided 
• Email campaign

Product details

• Authors: Francesca Pirrone
• Assisted by: Francesca Pirrone (Illustration)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 4 to 9
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.10.2023
• EAN: 9781605379456
• ISBN: 978-1-60537-945-6
• No. of pages: 32
• Illustrations: full color, Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Picture books; JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship, JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Pigs, JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Baby Animals, PICTURE BOOKS, ACTIVITY BOOKS & EARLY LEARNING MATERIAL, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Farm animals (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 4 years, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Pigs, hogs and boars, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories