Author(s): Frances Watts

Animal Stories PB

A toe-tapping story about finding your own rhythm from the award-winning creators of Goodnight, Mice! All the birds are excited about the Big Beaky Bird Ball -- except Leonard. His warble-warble waltz with the magpies is more wobble-wobble, and his caw-caw can-can with the crows is a can't-can't. The puffins are prancing, the rosellas are rocking and you should see the flamingo go-go-go! Everyone is jumping and jiving, but not Leonard.Leonard doesn't dance.Then an unexpected encounter changes everything ...From the award-winning creators of Goodnight, Mice! comes a toe-tapping story about finding your own rhythm.AWARDS FOR GOODNIGHT, MICE!Winner -- 2012 Prime Minister's Literary Award for Children's FictionNotable Book -- CBCA Book of the Year Award: Early ChildhoodPRAISE FOR GOODNIGHT, MICE!'utterly flawless use of rich and poetic language ... a bedtime story to read aloud with gusto, to delight in and to savour. Very highly recommended' -- Sydney's Child'a charming, funny and reassuring story for littlies ... Recommended' -- Magpies'a story which will be read again and again' -- West Australian