Don't Want to Go! - Softcover

Hughes, Shirley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1862306702 ISBN 13: 9781862306707

Publisher: Red Fox, 2011

Synopsis

A wonderfully reassuring tale from master storyteller, Shirley Hughes.

Mum is ill and Dad has to go to work, so Lily will have to go to Melanie's house for the day. Dad says she'll have lots of fun, but there's a problem: Lily doesn't want to go!

Join Lily as she braves Melanie's house, and realises that doing new things needn't be scary after all.
From the Hardcover edition.

About this title

About the Author:

SHIRLEY HUGHES was born in West Kirby, near Liverpool, and studied fashion and dress design at Liverpool Art School, before continuing her studies at the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art in Oxford. She then embarked on a career as a freelance illustrator in London, where she still lives today.
From the Hardcover edition.

From School Library Journal:

PreS-K–It's one of those days. Lily's mom is sick. Her dad has to work. “‘Guess what!' says Dad. ‘You're going to play at Melanie's house! Won't that be fun?'” Hughes's gouache illustrations, notable for their charming, colorful casualness, show Dad's forced cheerfulness and Lily's skepticism. “‘Don't want to go,'” she protests. As Lily progresses from hiding under the table to participating in Melanie's household, young readers may well be thinking, that's not so bad, while adults wish that Melanie could be cloned and distributed worldwide. It's equally funny and predictable that when Dad comes to pick her up, Lily doesn't want to go. Hughes, one of the most beloved picture-book authors/illustrators in the world, is a master of understated, wry stories about the seemingly small incidents that loom large in a child's life. Her artwork looks unassuming and traditional but her brilliant layouts expertly mirror and emphasize every element in the text. While Don't Want to Go! contains a fair amount of text, it will capture the attention of preschoolers and kindergarteners when shared one-on-one and in small gatherings.–Susan Weitz, formerly at Spencer-Van Etten School District, Spencer, NYα(c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

About this edition

• Publisher: Red Fox
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1862306702
• ISBN 13: 9781862306707
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32