A joyful adventure story about family life and imaginative play, featuring stunning artwork with a retro charm that will appeal to all ages.Our Big Blue Sofa was the winner of the Cambridgeshire 'Read It Again!' Award in 2007 and was nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal the same year. Now available as paperback with a bright new cover, this warm and funny book from the award winning author-illustrator of Wow! Said the Owl is as fresh and original as when it was first published. The perfect book for any child who has ever bounced on the sofa -- and every adult who has ever told them not to!
Author Biography
Tim Hopgood worked as a graphic designer and freelance illustrator before turning his hand to children's books. His book Here Comes Frankie won him the Best Emerging Illustrator category at the Early Years Awards 2008 and received critical acclaim. Tim's popular first concepts books, Hooray For Hoppy: A First Book of Senses, Wow Said the Owl: A First Book of Colours and Tip Tap Went the Crab: A First Book of Counting are also published by Macmillan. Tim is married with two children and lives in the centre of York.
