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Marc Notes: Told in rhyming text, Little Mouseling searches the forest for a friend who can share her adventures. Review Quotes: Praise for LOVE MONSTER (by Rachel Bright)"A winning picture book by Rachel Bright. ... With the Monster, as with many a lonely soul, love arrives when he least expects it in this ultimately happy excursion for 2- to 5-year-olds." --THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Praise for FLORA'S BLANKET (by Debi Gliori)"Gliori gets just about everything right here. The oversize ink-and-watercolor art is deceptively simple, offering large shapes that are easy for young eyes to take in. But there's subtlety, too. Gliori knows how to make much of a drooping shoulder, a pat on a child's head, and, of course, a clutching hand on a favorite blanket, finally found. This is comforting, cozy, and just right for two-year-olds' story hours." --BOOKLIST Praise for FLORA'S SURPRISE! (by Debi Gliori)"Gliori's bright, cheerful, full-color watercolor-and-ink art fills the spreads with the lush abundance of spring, summer, and fall gardens. Each illustration is full of homey details that children will want to pore over." --SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNALBiographical Note: Rachel Bright is the author of LOVE MONSTER. Her written work includes children's stories and poems and clever advertising copy. She lives in the U. K. For more information, go to www.lookonthebrightside.co.uk. Debi Gliori has illustrated so many picture books and novels for children that she has lost count. She is the author and illustrator of NO MATTER WHAT and the illustrator of ALWAYS AND FOREVER. She lives in Scotland. For more information, go to www.debiglioribooks.com. Brief Description: Told in rhyming text, a tale of Little Mouseling, who searches the forest for a friend who can share her adventures. Publisher Marketing: A little mouse finds a best friend to stay by her side! Deep in the heart of Wintermouse Wood, Down in the grass where the autumn trees stood, Lived all kinds of creatures -- some big and some small --Some spiky, some furry, some short, and some tall. Follow one little mouseling and her search for a best friend to stay by her side in this joyful read-aloud bedtime book -- the perfect celebration of friendship. Rachel Bright's sweet text and Debi Gliori's heartwarming illustrations show the importance of friendship. Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2015 (EAN 9780545813266, Hardcover) School Library Journal 04/01/2015 pg. 125 (EAN 9780545813266, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Bright, Rachel Rachel Bright is a wordsmith, printmaker, and thinker of happy thoughts. The author-illustrator of several acclaimed picture books, she is passionate about time-honored printmaking techniques. She works from her converted caravan studio, on a farm near the sea in the south of England, where she lives with her partner, a dog called Elvis, and a cat called Superman. Contributor Bio:  Gliori, Debi DEBI GLIORI has illustrated many beloved picture books, including Joyce Dunbar s Tell Me Something Happy Before I Go to Sleep and Tell Me What It's Like to Be Big, along with her own No Matter What and Penguin Post. She lives near Edinburgh, Scotland.