Award-winning author and wildlife expert Eliot Schrefer makes his picture book debut with a sweet, poignant story about family and belonging, inspired by the true story of a bonobo raised by a human family and later returned to the wild, with illustrations from New York Times bestselling artist AG Ford.
Lulu is like many kids you know. She lives in a house with her mom, dad, and sister. She likes soda, hopscotch, and comic books.
But there is one way Lulu is different: she's a bonobo.
Being the only bonobo in a human world can be lonesome. And so Lulu and her family take a long boat ride to a jungle Lulu has never seen before.
Now, she's surrounded by creatures with faces that look like hers and who make sounds like she does. But Lulu can't possibly be like these apes…can she?
ISBN: | 9780063205376 |
Publication date: | 26th March 2026 |
Author: | Eliot Schrefer |
Illustrator: | AG Ford |
Publisher: | Clarion Books an imprint of HarperCollins |
Format: | Hardback |
Pagination: | 40 pages |
Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage general interest: Apes, monkeys and lemurs PSHE: Family Issues Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: First / new experiences and growing up / coming of age Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction Stories about Family and Friends Animal Stories |