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Book SynopsisA missing budgie inspires an unlikely friendship between a young boy and his elderly neighbour in this touching Little Gem from award-winner and Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho.
A lost little budgie brings together a young boy and his seemingly grumpy older neighbour in this touching Little Gem from award-winner and Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho.
Mr Buxton is always having a go at Miles and his friends for climbing the trees outside their tower block. Miles thinks he’s just a grumpy old man but when he finds a lost little budgie, Miles also discovers that he and Mr Buxton have more in common than he could ever have imagined.
Trade Review"This moving and lyrical story is pitched perfectly at young readers. It is short and accessible, yet full of empathy and compassion, with beautiful illustrations. Pippin shines brightly out of the artwork, echoing the brightness he brings to everyone’s lives." – BookTrust
"I did not expect the plot of this lovely book to go the way it did, and it was such a beautiful thing." – Lesley Parr, author
"A beautifully crafted, poetic and poignant story" – The Guardian
"A beautifully rounded story full of his hallmark humanity and love of nature." – LoveReading4Kids
“Joseph Coelho and David Barrow have created something wonderful. And ‘reluctant reader’ experts Barrington Stoke have preserved all of the soft beauty & textures of Joseph’s prose.” – Letterbox Library
