Clouds gather, skies darken, rain drops, puddles appear… Let’s go puddling!

Pull on your wellies and button up your coats for this playful, interactive story all about children delighting in the joy of splish-splash-sploshing in muddy puddles with their friends, and cherishing snuggles on the sofa afterwards. Emma Perry's debut on the Walker list encapsulates the joy of being outside whatever the weather, and is paired perfectly with Claire Alexander's watercolour artwork to recreate splashing puddles and raindrops!

Prizes

Short-listed for Sheffield Children’s Book Award 2023 (UK)

Featured in October Previews -- Charlotte Eyre * The Bookseller *
Puddling! captures all the joy of splashing around in puddles with friends through bold typography, phonics and onomatopoeia. The text is expertly crafted by Emma Perry, and coupled with exuberant illustrations by Claire Alexander. * CLPE *
This is a book that you’ll enjoy reading even on a sunny day! Emma Perry’s words are rhythmical and extremely fun to read aloud, which match perfectly with the expressive watercolours of Claire Alexander. * My Book Corner *

Emma Perry is a children's book author, a teacher, the founder of MyBookCorner and organiser of International Book Giving Day. She has written I Don't Like Books. Never. Ever. The End. illustrated by Sharon Davey and This Book Has Alpacas and Bears, illustrated by Rikin Parekh. Emma lives in Somerset. Find her online at www.emmaperryauthor.com, on Instagram as @emmaperry and on Twitter as @_EmmaPerry.

Claire Alexander is an author and illustrator with a number of picture books to her name, including her author-illustrated books The Think-Ups and Monkey and the Little One, and Humperdink and The Snow Bear, both written by Sean Taylor. In 2007, Claire began teaching courses and masterclasses on how to create a picture book, which she continues to run at the House of Illustration. Claire lives in north London. Find her online at clairealexander.co.uk, and on Twitter as @PicBookCourse.