George and Lenny Are Always Together

Jon Agee is the author and illustrator of many acclaimed books for children, including Life on Mars, Lion Lessons, Little Santa and The Incredible Painting of Felix Clousseau. He has been longlisted for the UKLA award with The Wall in the Middle of the Book and It's only Stanley, and in America he has won an Irma Black Honor, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor and much more. Jon's life sales are over 2 million copies. Jon grew up along the Hudson River in Nyack, New York, and went to college at The Cooper Union School of Art in New York City. He now lives in California with his wife, Audrey.

'The deadpan humour and simple but, oh-so-expressive illustrations with their bold, black outlines, mark this out as another John Agee classic... The dialogue is consistently gentle, and the body language and expressions really convey the character’s thoughts. It is a good lesson to learn, that sometimes people need a little down time and allowing that can be the test of a true friendship. Entirely age appropriate and a good discussion starter.'Love Reading‘It can be hard, as children, when our friends don’t want to play with us, but this is a great book to remind us what a gift it can be to spend time by ourselves – and our friends are usually very happy to see us on the other side. This is a warm-hearted story, told with Jon Agee’s characteristic humour.’Juno Magazine'Jon Agee’s distinctive illustrations and dry wit find perfect expression in this sensitive and funny story about two best friends – big bear George and little rabbit Lenny.This gentle book explores everyone’s need to sometimes take time out, whatever their age, and how best to explain it to people they love. It resolves the dilemma with utter joy and, as ever, the expressions convey a world of emotion. Age 3+'Daily Mail