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First readers to 9+ Ella Wants a Dog
Ella Wants a Dog
About a girl and an imaginary dog Simple sentences and riddled with intricate illustrations Beautiful illustrations by young talent Charlotte Dumortier
Ella wants a dog… but she's having a baby brother. He is beautiful, says neighbor Nel. He has ten fingers, grandpa shouts. Ella looks at her fingers. Everyone has ten fingers, right? ... Ella is in her room. She makes a dog with paint and paper. Large, brown and with white spots. Hi. Ella looks up. There is a dog in her room. He is large, brown and with white spots. I am Raf, he says. He puts his paws in Ella's paint. Can I join?
Although she also wanted to become a fashion designer, archaeologist, conductor and actor, Tanneke Wigersma always knew she was going to write books. She wrote several reading and picture books for children. For her work she received a Vlag & Wimpel. Charlotte Dumortier works as a freelance illustrator. She makes illustrations for newspapers and magazines, and also designs posters for festivals and murals.
170 x 240 mm | 56 pages | 2,750 words full colour illustrations | hardcover | age group: 6+ all rights available
