Wild One

Rhyming couplets describe a day in the life of an energetic, little girl who stretches "like a cat" and hangs "like a bat," while the illustrations show both the child and the succession of imaginary animals she mimics. Her activities wind up with a gentle goodnight as her parents tuck her, "snuggling like a bear," into bed.

Can you stretch like a cat or hang like a bat? This little one can do those things and so many more as she bounds energetically through her day. Author Jane Whittingham's sprightly couplets take her from the park to the pool, to dinner and bed, while Noel Tuazon cleverly illustrates the animal companions of a child's imagination.

Published in a sturdy format with a padded cover, rounded corners, and extra-heavy paper, Wild One is perfect for sharing with wiggly, little wild ones of your own. And as the last pages are turned, the story's final, sweet "goodnight" will leave the liveliest listeners ready to snuggle like a bear at bedtime.

About the Author
Whittingham, Jane: - Jane Whittingham is a librarian from Burnaby, British Columbia, and earned her Masters of Library and Information Sciences at UBC with an emphasis on children's librarianship and literature. Much like the adventurous main character in her first picture book, Wild One, Jane loves to explore. And every time she jet-sets across the globe, Jane takes pictures of all the cats who cross her path.Tuazon, Noel: - Noel Tuazon was born in Manila, Philippines but has been living in Toronto, Ontario since the 1970's. Noel studied Fine Arts and Art History at the University of Toronto and Animation at Max the Mutt. In 2005 Noel's first children's book, Sunny Bear's Rainy Day by Caryn Tate, was published and his following project was the graphic novel Elk's Run (2007) by Joshua Hale Fialkov. Since 2006, Noel has also worked on storyboard revisions at Nelvana Animation for TV shows such as Grossology, Babar And The New Adventures of Badou, and Ranger Rob.