Hello, Goodbye

A tree stood quietly in the sunshine. A big brown bear stepped up. "Hello!" he said, very loudly. "Hello! Hello!" come little voices, squeaky voices and deep-down voices from all over the tree. But when it begins to rain, what do you think they say?

David Lloyd is the chairman of Walker Books. He has written many picture books for children, including Polly Molly, Woof Woof, The Stopwatch and The Ridiculous Story of Gammer Gurton's Needle, which was shortlisted for the Emil Maschler Award. Louise Voce's illustrations have appeared in many publications, including The Sunday Times Magazine and Radio Times, as well as on greetings cards. For Walker Books she has illustrated Over in the Meadow, The Owl and the Pussycat and What Newt Could Do for Turtle. Louise lives in Brighton.