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From a star picture-book partnership, Julia Donaldson and the award-winning Catherine Rayner comes a gorgeous story about friendship and working together.

‘The Go-Away bird sat up in her nest,

With her fine grey wings and her fine grey crest.’

One by one, the other birds fly into her tree, wanting to talk or to play, but the Go-Away bird just shakes her head and sends them all away. But then the dangerous Get-You bird comes along, and she soon realizes that she might need some friends after all . . .

The Go-Away Bird combines brilliant rhyming verse from much-loved children’s author Julia Donaldson, creator of the bestselling picture books The Gruffalo and What the Ladybird Heard, with stunning illustrations from the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal-winning Catherine Rayner. A charming story about the power of friendship from a thrilling creative partnership, this beautiful book is perfect for reading together.



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A charming story about the power of friendship… combines brilliant rhyming verse with stunning pictures * Eastern Daily Press *

The Go-Away Bird

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    A Paperback / softback by Julia Donaldson, Catherine Rayner

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      Publisher: Pan Macmillan
      Publication Date: 06/02/2020
      ISBN13: 9781509843572, 978-1509843572
      ISBN10: 1509843574

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      From a star picture-book partnership, Julia Donaldson and the award-winning Catherine Rayner comes a gorgeous story about friendship and working together.

      ‘The Go-Away bird sat up in her nest,

      With her fine grey wings and her fine grey crest.’

      One by one, the other birds fly into her tree, wanting to talk or to play, but the Go-Away bird just shakes her head and sends them all away. But then the dangerous Get-You bird comes along, and she soon realizes that she might need some friends after all . . .

      The Go-Away Bird combines brilliant rhyming verse from much-loved children’s author Julia Donaldson, creator of the bestselling picture books The Gruffalo and What the Ladybird Heard, with stunning illustrations from the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal-winning Catherine Rayner. A charming story about the power of friendship from a thrilling creative partnership, this beautiful book is perfect for reading together.



      Trade Review
      A charming story about the power of friendship… combines brilliant rhyming verse with stunning pictures * Eastern Daily Press *

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