Herman's Letter - Softcover

Tom Percival

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1408836750 ISBN 13: 9781408836750

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2013

Synopsis

What do you do when your best friend in the whole wide world has to move a long way away? Promise to write to each other ALL the time and to stay best friends FOREVER, that's what. But it's easier said than done - especially when your best friend seems to be having much more fun than you are ...Join Herman the bear as he embarks upon one epic journey to deliver a very special letter and to ensure that his friendship with Henry the raccoon really is FOREVER.

About this title

About the Author:

Tom Percival is a writer, artist, video producer and musician. Tom writes and illustrates his own picture books, including Tobias and the Super Spooky Ghost Book, A Home for Mr Tipps (HarperCollins) and Jack's Amazing Shadow (Pavilion). Herman's Letter is Tom's first picture book for Bloomsbury. Tom lives in Stroud with his partner and their two small children. www.tom-percival.com @TomPercivalsays

From School Library Journal:

PreS-Gr 2—Best buddies Herman, a chocolate-colored bear, and Henry, a magenta raccoon, spend all of their time together, playing tiddlywinks, inventing games, and hanging out in their pirate tree house. Both are devastated when Henry has to move away, promising to write and "stay best friends forever." However, when Herman receives Henry's missives about his exciting new life and new chums, the bear is left feeling lonely, jealous, and too miserable to reply. Just when it's time for him to hibernate, he gets a letter from Henry, reaffirming their bond and inviting him to visit. The ecstatic bear pens an enthusiastic reply and rushes out to mail it, only to discover that the post office is closed for the winter. Refusing to be deterred, he sets off to deliver the letter himself—setting off on an epic journey (across "creaking crevices," up steep cliffs and frozen waterfalls, down a treacherous mountain slope) that eventually reunites him with his much-pined-for friend. Filled with amusing details, the dynamic artwork fuels the text with action and humor, and lift-the-flap letters add an appealing interactive element. This book proves that true friendship endures despite distance and duress.—Joy Fleishhacker, School Library Journal

About this edition

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1408836750
• ISBN 13: 9781408836750
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32