"A beautiful book about friendship - and realising what matters - from this picture book legend."
Olivers Jeffers returns with I’m Very Busy, a gently funny and perceptive picture book that captures a feeling many children (and adults) will recognise all too well - the sense of being far too busy. For everything.
At the centre of the story is Bridget and a cast of characters whose days are busy. Filled with plans. Too busy to hang out with Bridget. But as the book unfolds, Jeffers quietly reveals what all that busyness might be hiding, delivering a story that is both humorous and unexpectedly thoughtful.
Jeffers is a picture book legend. Fact. His signature style is instantly recognisable - loose, expressive line work paired with soft washes of colour, and a deceptively simple layout that leaves space for the story to breathe. To combine big ideas with childlike clarity. His books are visually striking, emotionally resonant and quietly philosophical. Every one is a sure-fire winner.
A poignant - and laugh-out-loud funny - story about our busy lives and how we can fix our mistakes to show our friends how much we care.
It's Bridget's birthday, and she thinks it would be fun to spend the day with friends. But Royal has places to go, Rodney has to see a man about a dog, Regis has to wash his hair and Pearl has a list of items she needs to cross off as quickly as she can. Bridget's friends are all too busy to hang out!
Will Bridget have to spend her birthday all alone?
In a story that shows how friends are more important than the busy-ness of a day, Oliver Jeffers's bold and brilliant art pairs with a powerful story that makes readers realise what truly matters.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed I'm Very Busy and determined it is suitable for children aged 3-4 years old
I'm Very Busy features in the following genres: Featured Books for 3+ readers, Recommendations, Star Books, Stories about Family and Friends, Funny, Romance / Relationship Stories, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Picture storybooks: imagination and play, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Humour and jokes, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Emotions, moods, feelings and behaviours, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Picture storybooks, Children’s picture books, Children’s: picture books, activity books, early learning concepts, Children’s / Teenage: General interest
I'm Very Busy is available in Paperback, Hardback
I'm Very Busy was written by Oliver Jeffers and published by HarperCollins Children's Books an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
I'm Very Busy has 32 pages
£13.49
