Sweep

Paperback Published on: 09/08/2018
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Bookseller Reviews

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Sweep
Temper Temper!
Ed doesn't quite know what got him into such a mood by the time he has swept up the entire town. This book is a clever look at when you get angry, maybe r... READ MORE
Nicole @WstonesHemel
Sweep
Beautifully done!
Huge thanks to the publishers for sending me a reading copy! This book was so beautifully done. It has an elegantly crafted story and gorgeous illustration... READ MORE
Louisa
Sweep
Such a beautiful book full of emotion!
Thank you Egmont Publishing for sending me a proof copy of this book! This is such an amazing children's book, helping to explain emotions in such an appro... READ MORE
Sophie - Welwyn Garden City
Sweep
Lovely!!
Both I and my three year old daughter loved this! A story about how bad moods can sometimes escalate and make everything even worse, this is done in such a... READ MORE
Helen at Scarborough

Synopsis

NOMINATED FOR THE KATE GREENAWAY MEDAL 2019

An uplifting story about confronting big emotions from the author of The Night Box, stunningly illustrated byJúlia Sardà.

Ed's bad mood begins as something really small, hardly a thing at all.
But before long it grows, gathers pace, and spreads through the whole town.
Can Ed sweep his troubles away?

A wonderful bedtime story for children aged 3 years and up, perfect for helping children learn to recognise and deal with big emotions.

Louise Greig is an award-winning poet and a children's picture book author with a unique, lyrical voice. Her childhood was filled with animals, the poems of Robert Louis Stevenson and picture books by iconic children’s writers such as Margaret Wise Brown, Charlotte Zolotow, Ruth Krauss, Maurice Sendak, Astrid Lindgren and Tove Jansson. Her debut picture book for Egmont, The Night Box, has been translated into 10 languages and has been nominated for the 2018 Kate Greenaway Medal and shortlisted for the Klaus Flugge Prize, the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, the Association of Illustrators Awards (AOI) and the Teach Primary Book Awards. Louise lives in Aberdeen and when not writing is a director of a dog rescue and re-homing organisation. The wild solitude of Scotland and the beauty of nature remain strong influences in her life.

Júlia Sardà is an illustrator from Barcelona. After her studies, Júlia started working as colorist in a studio which made the editorial merchandising for Disney/Pixar and then moved on to freelancing two years later. Ranging from concept art for video games, to children’s illustration, Júlia has had the chance to illustrate some everlasting classics such as: Alice in Wonderland, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
  • ISBN: 9781405283779
  • Number of pages: 32
  • Dimensions: 275 x 245 x 3 mm
  • Weight: 200g
  • Languages: English

Customer Reviews

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Sweep
Nice enough
A metaphor dealing with a bad mood and how to handle emotions. I found the text a bit moralistic and the drawing nice enough.
Emily at Barnstaple
Sweep
BAD MOOD VS HAPPIER MOOD
A wonderfully gentle story exploring a "bad mood" . It beautifully shows how a "bad mood " can begin and escalate out of control. This is cleverly depicte... READ MORE
Liz  Gaydon
Sweep
A beautiful book exploring the sometimes destructive nature of a bad mood.
Louise Greig writes truly wonderful books and ‘Sweep’ is no exception. Ed is in a bad mood, the sort of mood that will no got away, which becomes destruct... READ MORE
Catherine Ward
Sweep
Temper!
Thank you to the publishers for this review copy. An excellent book to first introduce the concept of controlling your temper! Great story! Brilliant illus... READ MORE
Fiona Sharp