Littlest Yak

Description: Gertie is the littlest yak, feeling stuck in her smallness--she wants to grow UP and have bigness and tallness. But when it turns out that there are some things that only Gertie can do, might she come to see that she's perfect, just the way she is?

Brief description: Kate Hindley is an illustrator who has brought many bestselling picture books to life, including You Must Bring a Hat, winner of the Sainsbury Children's Book Award. She is also the author of the lift-the-flap book series Treacle Street. Kate lives in England.

Review Quotes: ★ "The jolly, fast-paced, rhyming verse propels readers through diminutive Gertie's harrowing, wind-swept rescue mission and matches the upbeat mood of her quest for 'bigness.'. . . Whimsical scenes of hairy, wide-eyed, comical yaks of assorted shapes and sizes sporting amusing cold-weather headgear will trigger chuckles and reinforce the message of individuality. A real little winner."--Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

"Fraser elevates the familiar story line with a well-paced rhyming text that invites reading aloud. . . . Hindley 's digitally colored pen-and-ink illustrations . . . are populated with endearing yaks, whose boldly patterned hats and scarves match the story 's cozy feel."--The Horn Book