Dormouse Snoremouse - Clarke, Gail

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Résumé :
When Dormouse hears that the swallows are migrating somewhere warm for the winter, she thinks it's a wonderful idea. She would love to migrate as well but she can't fly with the swallows and she doesn't want to go alone. Follow Dormouse as she tries to persuade one of her woodland friends to go with her. Will any of them join her adventure or would they all prefer to sleep through the cold winter months? Dormouse Snoremouse is an engaging tale for young readers about a dormouse who thinks she likes the idea of adventure, but can't find anyone to join her. Each page is fully illustrated with Gail Clarke's delightful full-colour and meticulous drawings that small children will love to look at while the book is read to them. The last two pages of 'Fabulous, Fun and Fantastic Facts about Dormouse and her friends' are packed with information about dormice, squirrels, snakes, hedgehogs, frogs and bats.

Biographie:
Once upon a time, I was a primary school teacher! After 28 years in a wonderful school in Hong Kong, I retired in 2004 and 'migrated' with my husband to Italy. This set me thinking about migration and animals that cover huge distances every year. With the help of my good friend Google, I discovered lots of interesting facts about migration: which animals go where, how they find their way and which routes they take. Suddenly, BING! an idea popped into my head! What if an animal wanted to send a message to a relative thousands of miles away? Perhaps he could ask for help from the migrating animals. That was how it all began. My first book was Patrick's Birthday Message and since publishing it, I have learned many more amazing facts about animals that have inspired me to write eight more books! As well as writing, illustrating and publishing my books I love visiting schools, talking to children, and sharing my stories with them. I now spend my time in Italy, Phuket and England, but most years I also travel to Hong Kong and Kenya to see my family of four children and six grandchildren. Everywhere I go my favourite hobby is visiting schools whether they are huge international campuses with thousands of children in Hong Kong, Phuket and Bangkok, or tiny village schools in Kenya and England. Patrick the Parrot loves to travel too and these days his friends Cosmos the Whale, Chameleon, Jed the Hammerhead Shark and of course Great-Grandpa Gilbert all come along with him.