Description

It's fun to play outside, and these three children enjoy it in all seasons, summer, autumn, winter and spring - whatever the weather! Each season is evocatively illustrated by Tim Hopgood - 2008 winner of Booktrust's Best Emerging Illustrator Award, developing the text and encouraging discussion. * Pink B level/Band 1B books offer simple, predictable text with familiar objects and actions * Text type: A story with predictable structure and patterned language. * Illustrations of each of the four main seasons on pages 14-15 show the weather you can expect during each one and what sort of games you can play in it. * Curriculum links: Knowledge and Understanding of the World

Author description

Tim Hopgood has won many awards, including the Cambridgeshire 'Read It Again!' Award and the 2008 Booktrust Early Years Award for Best Emerging Illustrator. He was also shortlisted for the Booktrust Pre-School Award in 2009. Tim studied Illustration at Kingston University, and as a freelance illustrator his work has appeared in Tatler, Harpers & Queen and GQ as well as commissions for the Institute of Contemporary Art and the National Portrait Gallery.