Lost For Words

Description

A picture paints a thousand words...Tapir and his friends all have nice new notebooks, just waiting to be filled. Giraffe decides to write a poem, Hippo writes a story and Flamingo composes a beautiful song. But poor Tapir can't think of anything to write -- and the harder he tries the more upset he becomes! But everything starts to change when Tapir stops trying to write, and instead he begins to draw ...An uplifting and inspiring story about friendship and finding your feet, with the reassuring message that we are all unique and all good at something.

Author description

Natalie Russell is a talented author, illustrator and printmaker and has exhibited her work widely. This is her fourth book for Macmillan and follows MOON RABBIT (978-0-230-70147-2), BROWN RABBIT IN THE CITY (978-0-330-51107-0) and RABBITS IN THE PARK (978-0-230-75729-5). She is also the creator of HAMISH THE HIGHLAND COW (Bloomsbury). When Natalie's not in her studio creating books, she can be found at Dundee University where she teaches illustration.