Our Big Blue Sofa

By Tim Hopgood

Is it a hot air balloon? Is it a taxi? No! It's . . . a sofa!

Jessy and Tom love their big blue sofa. They love pretending it's a submarine. They love riding it like an elephant. And most of all, they love bouncing on it. Until one day . . . THUD!

A joyful adventure story about family life and imaginative play, featuring bright, colourful artwork that will appeal to all ages.

Our Big Blue Sofa by Tim Hopgood was the winner of the Cambridgeshire 'Read It Again!' Award and was nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal. This warm and funny book from the award-winning author-illustrator of WOW! Said the Owl is as fresh and original as when it was first published.

The perfect book for any child who has ever bounced on the sofa - and every adult who has ever told them not to!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Pan Macmillan
• Release date: Sep 24, 2015
• ISBN: 9781509822003

Tim Hopgood

Tim Hopgood is an award-winning picture book author and illustrator. His first book, Our Big Blue Sofa, published by Macmillan, won the Cambridgeshire Read it Again! award for best debut picture book. In 2008, he won the Booktrust Early Years Award for Best Emerging Illustrator, with the hugely successful WOW! Said the Owl. His books for Macmillan include A Dog Called Rod, Here Comes Frankie and his acclaimed preschool titles, TIP TAP! Went the Crab, HOORAY! for Hoppy and WHOOSH! Walter's Wonderful Web. Tim's favourite colour is blue, and one of his favourite albums to work to is A Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis. Tim has two children and lives with his wife in York.

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