This successful author/illustrator pairing won the picture book section of the Children's Book Award with The Lion Who Wanted To Love. The book has lovely little poems in about each creature, is colourful and has renewed our two year olds love of insects. The book has clearly not been printed correctly and has big white lines at the top of both the cover and the pages inside. He has won the Federation of Children's Book Award and the Book Trust Early Years Award, but he is probably most famous as the creator of the phenomenally successful Purple Ronnie, Britain's favourite stickman.

We do a nature study with a small group of small children, and this book was a good addition to our collection of nature books! David has gone on to create many more hugely successful children's books, including The Lion Who Wanted to Love , winner of the Red House Book Award, and the bestselling Mad About Minibeasts . The facts are basic and simple but accurately presented in a light-hearted way using big, bold illustrations and humorous rhymes. The pages have also stuck to one another initially making it difficult to turn the pages without them tearing.To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. great fun to read together, and also makes a good introduction to learning about the world around us" - BooktrustFrom the author of international bestseller, Giraffes Can't Dance. Giles is also the creator of the humorous stickman poet Purple Ronnie, and the philosopher/artist Edward Monkton.

These two ranges of greetings cards, books and merchandise have made Giles the country's top-selling living poet. From slugs and snails to bustling beetles and beautiful butterflies, these rhymes are full of humour and great to read aloud.great fun to read together, and also makes a good introduction to learning about the world around us. Little ones will love joining in with all the noisy sound words and looking at the colourful pictures, as they discover all sorts of minibeasts. These simple, cheerful and humorous rhymes about all the familiar insects you might encounter in your garden - from slugs and snails to beautiful butterflies - are great fun to read together, and also make a good introduction to learning about the world around us. David began his illustration career by creating the Pigs Might Fly and Flux Deluxe greetings cards ranges and then illustrated the very popular and successful picture book series that began with Rumble In The Jungle, written by Giles Andreae.

Giles is also the creator of Purple Ronnie, Britain's favourite stickman, and of the artist/philosopher, Edward Monkton. All the images are clear and colourful, making it a friendly introduction to minibeasts in a gentle and fun way (especially for the reluctant child who is maybe not so keen on certain bugs). My husband has a crazy entomophobia so we decided to introduce our little baby to insects early on in life. Giles has written many award-winning and best-selling children's books, including the global classic, Giraffes Can't Dance. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.Giles Andreae is an award-winning children's author and has written both fiction titles and bestselling picture books, such as Pants and The Lion who Wanted to Love. In 1996 David illustrated his first book for children, Rumble in the Jungle , which went on to become an international bestseller. Brightly coloured illustrations by David Wojtowycz add to the appeal of this engaging and lively book. Rhyming text and vibrant full-page illustrations make this marvellous picture book perfect for reading aloud.