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Billy and the Big New School

Laurence Anholt

A classic picture book story to reassure children who are nervous about starting school.

Billy is not at all sure about starting school. In fact, he wishes he could stay at home with his mum. But with some gentle encouragement and the help of a new friend, Billy soon discovers that school can be a lot of fun!

Young children and adults alike will enjoy sharing and talking about this much-loved classic picture book, with its delightful and amusing insight into the joys and trepidations of starting school.

'Full of reassurance, this is the ideal book for a child nervous about the big day' - The Bookseller

From the husband and wife team behind Babies, Babies, Babies, featured in the Sunday Times as one of their top 100 Children's Modern Classics.

  • Classification : Toddler
  • Pub Date : MAY 7, 2015
  • Imprint : Orchard Books
  • Page Extent : 32
  • Binding : PB
  • ISBN : 9781408339794
  • Price : INR 399
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Laurence Anholt

In a career spanning 30 years Laurence Anholt has produced more than 200 books for every age from babies to adults including multi-award winning Young Adult novel The Hypnotist.

Laurence comes from a Dutch family with roots stretching back to Persia. He studied Fine Art at Falmouth School of Art and the Royal Academy in London.

He lives and works in an upside-down eco house on a hill overlooking the sea in Devon. His interests include meditation and walking on the Undercliff at Lyme Regis.

THE MINDFUL DETECTIVE series is Laurence's first venture into crime fiction.

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