The Perfect Pet Shop

by Vivian French, Selina Young (Illustrator)

Overview

Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books. A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing and reading together. A red Early Reader is the next step on your reading journey.

It's all quiet at the pet shop at the end of the day, but the animals want to have some fun - who wants a story?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781444007305
Publisher:	Hachette Children's Group
Publication date:	08/30/2012
Series:	Early Reader
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	64
File size:	7 MB
Age Range:	6 - 8 Years

About the Author

Vivian French is the bestselling children's author of THE TIARA CLUB (Orchard Books). She has also written many picture books, fiction for younger readers and story collections. Since 1990, Vivian French has published more than 100 books for children of all ages. She has been a reviewer and has worked in the theatre - she is also well-known as a playwright. Married with four grown-up daughters, she now lives in Edinburgh.
Visit her website at http://www.vivianfrench.com/

Selina Young was a very popular and well-known illustrator. She died in 2006.

Vivian is a writer of both books and plays; she has written more than 250 children's books, including the very successful Tiara Club series, and is consistently one of the top 30 most borrowed authors from UK libraries. She has had plays performed both in London and throughout Scotland; her audiences include young adults as well as children. She has won many awards for her books, and is regularly invited to festivals including Cheltenham and the Edinburgh International Book Festival. (2012 Guest selector for the children's programme.) Vivian teaches part time at Edinburgh College of Art, and is one of the two founding members of the PictureHooks programme supporting Scottish illustrators. She is married with four grown up daughters and three grandchildren, and lives in Edinburgh. She'd like a cat, but lives up 66 steps and has no garden ... maybe one day. Her favourite book is an empty notebook.

Since 1990, Vivian French has published more than 100 books for children of all ages. She has been a reviewer and has worked in the theatre - she is also well-known as a playwright. Among her most popular books are the Tiara Club titles for Hachette. Married with four grown-up daughters, she now lives in Edinburgh.

Visit her website at www.vivianfrench.com.

Selina Young was brought up in Surrey and went to Epsom School of Art and Design. She won the Macmillan Prize whilst studying at Cambridge. Selina died in 2006.

Editorial Reviews

A delightful mix of new stories plus old favourites. Great for reading aloud for library storytimes and for parents and children to share and enjoy reading together—Annie Everall OBE, Youth Libraries Group

Early Readers are a good choice for those young readers beyond the 'beginning' stage who need the reassurance of a familiar format—Nikki Gamble, WRITE AWAY

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