This Rock Is Mine (HB)

Friendship wins the day in this fabulously funny quarrel!Two frogs sit on an ordinary little rock. But . . . uh-oh! Bothfrogs think it's their rock - and they really don'twant to share!The frogs fight and squabble furiously. But when a hungry heronswoops down, both frogs realise it's time to find another rock. . . together!Kaye Umansky's brilliantly simple rhyming story shows how twogrumpy frogs go from fighting . . . to friendship (with lotsof laughter along the way.)Alice McKinley's hilarious illustrations bringto life every twist and turn of this wonderfully witty little drama. Written in absolutely perfect rhyme, this storyis a joy to read aloud.Every parent and child will identify with these squabbling frogs.An excellent (and very funny) lesson in how to resolve a quarrel!  Kaye Umansky is one of the UK's best-loved children's authors.She is a brilliant comic writer, and is the award-winning creatorof the bestselling Pongwiffy fiction series. Her superbrhyming picture books have echoes of Dr Seuss.Alice McKinley's illustrations are full of warmth andhumour, and packed with clever details to spot.