What Inspires

In this buoyant picture book, three friends go to the park and their creativity spreads to everyone around them, into dance, chalk drawings, dramatic play and, when the day is over, inspirational dreams.

About the author

Alison Hughes is an award-winning author of many books for children and young adults, including The Silence Slips In, winner of the R. Ross Annett Award for Children's Literature, and Hit the Ground Running, a nominee for the Governor General's Literary Award. Alison is a university writing advisor, volunteers with children and literacy groups and gives frequent workshops and presentations at schools, libraries, festivals and conferences across Canada. She lives in Edmonton with her family.
Ellen Rooney is an award-winning designer, artist and children's book illustrator. Her textural mixed media artwork combines many traditional art techniques, like pencil drawing, painting, printmaking and collage, often combined with digital techniques. She was the winner of the 2021 Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize for Grandmother School. Originally from Massachusetts, she now lives in the southern Okanagan Valley in British Columbia.

Product details

• Authors: Alison Hughes
• Assisted by: Ellen Rooney (Illustration)
• Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 3 to 5
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.09.2024
• EAN: 9781459837683
• ISBN: 978-1-4598-3768-3
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 236 mm x 239 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 363 g
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Story books, fairytales, sagas, rhymes, songs