First there was The Hug, and now Tortoise is stuck and cross in The Roar. While Hedgehog took centre stage in The Longer the Wait the Bigger the Hug, it’s tortoise’s turn in the spotlight in this fourth picture book in the Hedgehog & Friends series. In which Tortoise is upended, cross, and strikingly familiar to parents of toddlers everywhere.
There were so many things that Tortoise wanted to do.
So many games to play and rocks to climb.
Oops.
Tortoise was stuck.
Being stuck made Tortoise cross.
The Roar follows The Hug, While We Can’t Hug and The Longer the Wait the Bigger the Hug.
Written by Eoin McLaughlin and illustrated by Polly Dunbar – a practised team by now after four books together. And unusually, we represent both of them, which has been delightful.
Published by Faber in the UK and the US, the books have been translated into numerous languages. Both Polly and Eoin are represented by James Catchpole.