Tidy – Emily Gravett (Paperback Picture Book)

Deliver an important environmental message with lots of laughs with Tidy! Masterfully crafted by the double Kate Greenaway Medal-winning author and illustrator Emily Gravett (Meerkat Mail), this beautifully rhyming woodland story is an absolute masterpiece for children’s bookshelves.

The story follows Pete, a very neat and tidy badger who simply cannot stand any mess. What begins as picking up a single fallen leaf quickly escalates into an obsessive cleaning frenzy. Pete brushes the foxes, untangles the birds, vacuums the forest floor, and eventually cuts down all the trees to cover the mud with tidy concrete! But when he finds himself locked out of his own burrow with no food left to eat, Pete finally realises that nature isn’t meant to be perfectly sterile and that a little bit of mess is essential for everyone. Featuring gorgeous foliage graphics and spectacular comic details, it is a magnificent, subtle tool for teaching children about ecosystem preservation, biodiversity, and letting go of perfectionism.

Product Details:

• Title: Tidy
• Author/Illustrator: Emily Gravett
• Format: Large Square Paperback / Softcover
• Publisher: Two Hoots (Pan Macmillan)
• Target Reading Age: 3 – 6 years old
• Themes: Environmental preservation, nature appreciation, and humour