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Pip and Posy: The Friendly Snail

By Camilla Reid
Series: Pip and Posy
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Meet Pip and Posy. Two best friends whose playful antics reflect the ups (and downs) of toddler life! Pip and Posy: The Friendly Snail sees our duo enjoying some time outside in the sun. But when Posy's noisy garden games scare Pip's snail friend back into... Read More
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Join Pip and Posy for some quiet (or noisy!) garden games, in this heartwarming story about valuing your differences.

Join Pip and Posy for some quiet (or noisy!) garden games, in this heartwarming story about valuing your differences from bestselling author Camilla Reid and The Gruffalo illustrator, Axel Scheffler.

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Meet Pip and Posy. Two best friends whose playful antics reflect the ups (and downs) of toddler life!

Pip and Posy: The Friendly Snail sees our duo enjoying some time outside in the sun. But when Posy's noisy garden games scare Pip's snail friend back into its shell, Pip gets a little cross! And while Pip's back is turned, a very hungry bird tries to fly away with his new friend! Will Posy's loud voice save the day?

A heartwarming storybook about navigating life's minor catastrophes!

Now a major animation series.

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  • Pip and Posy: The Bedtime Frog
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781839940897

Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd

Format: Board book

Date Published: 08 May 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Nosy Crow Ltd

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Axel Scheffler

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 170.0mm

Height: 170.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 12

Collections

Camilla Reid Children's Board Books Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Series: Pip and Posy

About the Author

Camilla Reid (Author)
Camilla Reid has written, conceived and edited children's books for over twenty years. Her titles for Nosy Crow as an in-house author include the Pip and Posy series (illustrated by Axel Scheffler), the Bizzy Bear series, (illustrated by Benji Davies), and the Felt Flaps series, (illustrated by Ingela P Arrhenius). Her titles for other publishers include The Littlest Dinosaur and the Naughty Rock (illustrated by Michael Foreman, Bloomsbury), the Seriously Cute series (illustrated by Katherine Lodge, Bloomsbury) and the Lulu series, (illustrated by Ailie Busby, Bloomsbury).

Axel Scheffler (Illustrator)
Axel is best known for his partnership with Julia Donaldson, on books including Room on the Broom and The Gruffalo. For Nosy Crow, Axel has illustrated a number of other highly successful titles, including the Pip and Posy series, The Grunts and the bestselling Flip Flap series. Axel lives in London with his partner and young daughter.

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