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Pat-a-Cake, Author
Richard Dungworth, Author
Samantha Meredith, Illustrator
Perfect Christmas present for children!
Stephen is a sprout. He’s not just any sprout though, he’s a sprout of kindness! Join Stephen in this fun rhyming story as he helps his friends with the power of kindness.
With rhyming text, bright illustrations and a funny refrain, this book all about ways to be kind will inspire and encourage children everywhere. Stephen Sprout helps out his friends when they lose things, if they can’t decide who should go next on the swings, and he even helps sort out a little sibling rivalry.
At the end there are some suggestions of ways that the readers can carry on what Stephen starts, and spread a little more kindness in the world.
Pat-a-Cake takes you and your child on a magical journey. From sharing the very first baby book to watching your little one read all by themselves.
The adventure begins here . . .
Richard began writing for children over twenty years ago, working for a publisher on non-fiction titles. Since going freelance in 2001, he has written mostly fiction – about pirates, potties, dragon-tamers and a whole host of other things. He has also created original stories to support a wide range of exciting licensed properties, including Doctor Who, Moomins, Wallace and Gromit, Transformers, MI High and The Incredibles. The stories he enjoys writing most of all are ones that rhyme. Richard lives in Leicestershire with his wife, who has a proper job.
When Sam was little, she liked drawing pictures. When she got bigger, she still liked drawing pictures. In fact, she liked drawing pictures so much, she went to Loughborough University to learn more about drawing pictures, and graduated from there with BA (Hons) Illustration.
From there, she was employed for 5 years as a designer, before making the move into illustration. Originally from Leicester, she is now based in North London, and her time is fairly evenly split between working, and snacking.
Sam works mostly in children’s publishing but has worked across many other fields including greetings cards and gift wrap, toy packaging and design, jigsaw puzzles, calendars, and branding.