Augustus and His Smile

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Augustus and His Smile was selected as one of five picture books to be featured and recommended on Channel 4's 'Richard and Judy Christmas Party' in December 2006. Stunning illustrations in rich jewelled watercolours and black ink captures the magnificence of the tiger. Since January 2007, Augustus and His Smile has been nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal and short listed for the 'Read it Again' Cambridgeshire Picture Book Award and the English 4-11 Award 2007.

Images Donate icon An illustration of a heart shape Donate Ellipses icon An illustration of text ellipses. Please remember there is no expectation to complete any of these activties over the Easter holidays. The combination of highly original artwork and a magical story steeped in humanity and hope has been delighting children and adults for ten years and make this very special anniversary edition the perfect gift. Only when it begins to rain and a puddle forms does he find his smile staring back from his reflection, and realises that he will always have his smile, whenever he is happy. Catherine also regularly exhibits her art work in galleries all over Scotland and also illustrates her own range of cards.The Greenaway Judges' comment: A very fresh and appealing book which makes good use of mixed media to convey the feel of a real tiger. There's a long history of tigers cropping up in children's books - and they don't only pop round for tea. She has a BA Hons in Visual Communication and Illustration from Leeds College of Art and Edinburgh College of Art. Catherine was shortlisted for the Booktrust Early Years Award Best New Illustrator in 2006, and she won the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal in 2009.

Everything is peaceful on the river, until Solomon Crocodile appears and disturbs everyone from the frogs to the dragonflies to the storks. More Hamburger icon An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon. You can discover the world, you can discuss wellbeing and friendship and the very nature of happiness.Here are some of our favourite 'tiger' books for you to share with your little one, full of fantastic drawings of this iconic creature. However, it was animals of a slightly larger kind who were the inspiration for her first picture book, Augustus and His Smile – Catherine drew many of her initial sketches of him whilst watching the tigers at Edinburgh Zoo. for her illustration comes from her pets: her horse Shannon, guinea pig Marvin, dog Ellie, cat Emma and two goldfish, Bruce and Sheila. You will need this to complete some of the tasks and is there if you would like to read it over (and over and over) again.

Julia Eccleshare, the editorial expert on Lovereading4kids says, Prize winning illustrator Catherine Rayner has created stunning picture books introducing delightful characters including Harris, a hare with exceptionally large feet and Ernest, a moose who is determined to get himself into a book – no mean feat when you are too big to fit in the pages. Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives. Publication date 2006 Topics Happiness -- Fiction, Smiling -- Fiction, Tiger -- Fiction Publisher Intercourse, Pa. Web icon An illustration of a computer application window Wayback Machine Texts icon An illustration of an open book.Our resources are crucial for knowledge lovers everywhere—so if you find all these bits and bytes useful, please pitch in. With a gorgeous jacketed cover with gold foiling, this picture book would make a perfect gift for a baby shower, christening or birthday.