I feel that this book would be best read aloud; allowing the children to listen and study the images without having to focus on anything else. The text is good for introducing children to spoken language, it helps the children to understand how to communicate with people using friendly language. Sarah Fox-Davies has the rare talent of making her illustrations cute and adorable, whilst retaining their accuracy. asked Little Beaver, but the question came straight back to him, so he thought about it for a while. Little Beaver lives by the edge of a big pond and one day he cries loudly only to hear a similar cry come from the other side of the pond.

They are beautifully illustrated by one of my favourite picture book artists, the British artist, Sarah Fox-Davies. The book is about Little Beaver, at the beginning he has no friends and is stuck on a side of a very big lake. In desperation he cries out across his lake for a friend and hears another voice, just like his own, hollering back his exact words. During this time Little Beaver realises that all the animals he meets on his trip are his friends and the Echo is happy for all of them.Turning 5 is a big deal, and you know what — you get to share your birthday with the Raising Readers program AND the State of Maine! It would be a good book for the beginning of Christmas term, especially with KS1, the book being an explanation to the children that everyone will have friends and we should all be friends and that everybody is there for each other. Shortlisted for the Children’s Book Award, this is the much-loved story of Little Beaver, who lives all alone by the edge of a pond. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. I really like Little Beaver and The Echo, it has such and simple message that can convey so many feelings that many in the class both teacher and pupils will have experienced more than once in their life.

Talk to your child about who is their friend at nursery, what do they like to do with their friends? Along the way, he’s joined by a duck, an otter and a turtle, who each claim, “I do need a friend, but it wasn’t me who was crying. Wise Beaver explains to Little Beaver that Echo will never be found but he is happy when you are and sad when you are etc. The landscape depicted is also similar enough for children to recognise the elements, but mountains with conifer forests next to a lake are hardly common.He decides to shove off into the river to seek who it was, and links up with an otter, a turtle and two other rodent creatures, none of whom have made the cry, yet all promise friendship. She works in watercolour, using a muted palette, to create the detail of her winsome furry, feather and scaly animals in the foreground, set against the more impressionistic, softly glowing landscapes in the distance. Every time Little Beaver started with his boo hoos, so did this other voice, and every time he stopped, they did too. Along the way, he's joined by a duck, an otter and a turtle, who each claim, "I do need a friend, but it wasn't me who was crying.