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Waiting for Goliath
Antje Damm
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Description for Waiting for Goliath
Hardcover. Num Pages: 32 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: YBCS. Category: (JN) Preschool (0-5). Dimension: 247 x 190. .
A warm and surprising story about waiting for a friend Bear has been waiting since dawn. "I'm waiting for Goliath," he tells everyone. "Goliath is coming! He's my best friend ...He'll definitely show up. You'll see!" Bear waits patiently for his friend. The robins fly to the south and the first snow falls. When Bear awakes from a long sleep, he hears a noise like a hand sliding slowly across paper. Goliath is coming! But his identity is a big surprise.
A warm and surprising story about waiting for a friend Bear has been waiting since dawn. "I'm waiting for Goliath," he tells everyone. "Goliath is coming! He's my best friend ...He'll definitely show up. You'll see!" Bear waits patiently for his friend. The robins fly to the south and the first snow falls. When Bear awakes from a long sleep, he hears a noise like a hand sliding slowly across paper. Goliath is coming! But his identity is a big surprise.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Gecko Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
32
Place of Publication
Wellington, New Zealand
ISBN
9781776571413
SKU
V9781776571413
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-29
About Antje Damm
Antje Damm is a celebrated children's writer and illustrator. Born in 1965 in Wiesbaden, Germany, she now lives with her husband and four children in a half-timbered house near Giessen. She has worked as an architect and has written and illustrated over a dozen books for children.
Reviews for Waiting for Goliath
“Seemingly simple but endlessly sweet.”
Starred review Kirkus Reviews (US) “Pleasingly original, imbued with the colourful variety of the seasons, and with a cosy story to melt the hardest of hearts, this is a book of warm surprises and strong friendships.”
Lancashire Post (UK) "An elegantly understated portrait of patience and faith."
Publishers Weekly, starred review
Starred review Kirkus Reviews (US) “Pleasingly original, imbued with the colourful variety of the seasons, and with a cosy story to melt the hardest of hearts, this is a book of warm surprises and strong friendships.”
Lancashire Post (UK) "An elegantly understated portrait of patience and faith."
Publishers Weekly, starred review