A Totally Big Umbrella

<p><b>“Enchanting and imaginative, this gentle, playful picture book addresses an anxious child’s need to find control.” - <i>The Guardian</i></b><br><b><br>A tender picture and insightful read-aloud picture book about anxiety: showing children aged 3-7 years old they do not have to carry their worries alone – there’s always room under your umbrella for someone else.</b><br><br>The debut picture book from the <b>award-winning Sarah Crossan</b>, stunningly illustrated by <b>Rebecca Cobb, illustrator of <i>The Paper Dolls</i> by Julia Donaldson.</b><br><br>Tallulah doesn’t like the rain. It spoils her new dress. It makes her favourite biscuits soggy. It ruins EVERYTHING. So, she gets an umbrella from Grandma. For a while, she feels better… But is <i>one </i>umbrella enough? Talullah worries about rain thundering down, and washing her away. She decides that she needs <i>complete protection</i>. So she gets another TOTALLY BIG umbrella and under her umbrella house, Talullah feels safe.<br><br>But … is Talullah missing out on all the fun happening around her? How can she manage her fears and still BE in the world?<br><br>- <b>A reassuring and funny story about anxiety and fear and the ways that these can hold children back from embracing all of life's joys. <br></b><br>- <b>Perfect for any young reader who may be feeling insecure – the book will inspire confidence and show them the value in branching out of the familiar. </b><br><br>- The debut picture book from Sarah Crossan whose novels, including <i>The Weight of Water </i>and <i>One</i>, have won the CILIP Carnegie Medal, CBI Book of the Year, the YA Book Prize, the CLiPPA Poetry Award, and whose books have been translated into over 25 languages. <br>- Rebecca Cobb is a Waterstones prize-winner and the best-selling author-illustrator of <i>A Wild Walk to Schoo</i>l and the illustrator of <i>The Paper Dolls</i> by Julia Donaldson. She has also been shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal.</p>