Other than that, I try my best to draw every day and dream of one day writing and illustrating my own picture book. Jeanne Willis’s text is witty and fast-paced, keeping children interested and skillfully navigating them through the story. The sense of fun is emphasised with the illustrations by Stephanie Laberis which illuminate the narrative and bring the characters to life. Jeanne Willisin ja Stephanie Laberiksen "Kroko mekossa" (Mäkelä, 2019) on suvaitsevaisuuden merkitystä korostava runomuotoinen tarina Aki-krokotiilista, joka haluaisi pukeutua punaiseen mekkoon ja korkkareihin, mutta ei isänsä reaktiota pelätessään oikein uskalla tehdä niin. The author took liberties with bullies who are not native creatures of the swamp but are mean just the same.

Jeanne Willis' characteristic rhyming couplets keep things bouncy and moving along at a fast pace, while Stephanie Laberis' illustrations are teeming with riotous colour and splendour. Frockodile finds a bag of hidden clothes - a dress, beads, high heeled red shoes - and is captivated by them. She has also won numerous awards, including the Children's Book Award, the Sheffield Children's Book Award and the Silver Smarties Prize. The support of other creatures in the swamp to put on the show is what makes the story worth the read.O Alfredo é um crocodilo que um dia encontra um lindo vestido vermelho, um colar e uns sapatos a combinar. It deals with issues children may well come up against and is put together in a way that makes the reader feel looked after and okay, even though things in life may well feel far from okay. However Cliff is told to be himself which is the message of the book, to be yourself, and in the end it is proved that he had nothing to be afraid of all along as, of course, his dad accepts him for who he is. It is a story about love, and its overriding message is to be brave – your friends will stand by you, and your parents won’t even care what you wear because they love you unconditionally. Não me aborreci mais porque não vale a pena, mas expliquei ao meu filho, que se ele quer usar o colar, pode usar, aliás pode usar o que bem entender desde que esteja em conformidade com as condições meteorológicas!

Jeanne Willis is an award-winning author who has written over 150 books, including The Bog Baby , the Paddington Movie novelisation and Tadpole's Promise .

Cliff the crocodile discovers a slinky frock and some fabulous peals and heels, and just has to try on the outfit.

O meu filho adora usar os meus longos colares, inclusive nos últimos dias teima em sair de casa com um longo colar de bolas coloridas que tenho, numa destas saídas um Sr chegou a fazer um comentário ao meu filho “Um menino com um colar?Lapsen päiväkodissa pojatkin ovat halutessaan saaneet pukeutua prinsessoiksi eikä asiasta ole kukaan ollut mitään mieltä, joten ehkä siksikin krokon hermoilu isänsä mielipiteestä tuntui lapsesta vähän oudolta. It provoked some interesting discussion; some boys were certain their parents wouldn’t like them wearing girls’ clothes. Wanda the little witch loves school, but she's a little shy - and very nervous about the school magic contest!

But the mean hyenas laugh at him and tell him to stop dressing like a girly or they’ll go and tell his Dad. g. with this one mr5 sees nothing wrong with the crocodile in a dress and pearls until the hyenas tell him it’s something not acceptable so the message is kind of lost- and the message actually becomes not everyone will accept you.A delicious book by Alison Green with illustrations and a foreword by Axel Scheffler, plus pictures by 38 international illustrators, to celebrate kindness and humankind.