Grotti

WINNER OF THE FCBG CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD FOR YOUNGER CHILDREN 2025 WINNER OF A PORTSMOUTH BOOK AWARD 2025 "A funny, sweet, original picture book about adapting to babies' needs." Guardian Down in the hollow, where creepy tangles grow, a knight finds something green, something grotti. He explains that he can't stay because he is very busy ("I've got beasts to battle and kingdoms to defend!"). But he can't just leave this sad, lost - and very big-eyed! - baby monster, can he? With originality and humour, Leonie Lord explores the way babies enter our lives: demanding new levels of care and attention, but also filling us up with love and stealing our hearts for ever. Review: A funny, sweet, original picture book about adapting to babies' needs. * The Guardian * A story about the way new babies become part of our lives. You'll recognise the trust and unconditional love - and the snot - that comes with it. * The Letterpress Project * You will not be able to resist falling in love this little green creature[...]This beautiful tale will be swiftly borrowed during library lessons and won't hang around for long when it is returned. * The School Librarian * Prizes: Winner of FCBG Children's Book Award 2025 (UK). Author Biography: Leonie Lord studied illustration at Central St. Martin's College before becoming an editorial illustrator (whose clients included the Sunday Telegraph and the Guardian) and, then, a picture book illustrator. Her books include The Dirty Great Dinosaur, written by Martin Waddell, and Ding Dong Gorilla, written by Michelle Robinson. She is also the author and illustrator of Super Duper Penguin Slide. Find Leonie online at leonielord.co.uk and on Instagram and Twitter as @leonielord.