Little Rhino is lost in the big, crowded city and he's afraid his mummy will never find him, far from home, with no tall trees, yummy leaves or green grass anywhere.

Maya wants to help but what can she do to make her home a place that Little Rhino's mummy will come to? Can Maya and everyone around her turn their homes and their city into a welcoming green space, with flowers, plants and trees - somewhere a little rhinoceros could call home?

This enchanting story shows how kindness, determination and community spirit can come together to bring about real change and make our cities greener.

"Little Rhino is lost so new friend Maya tries to make the space more green and welcoming to make him feel more at home. A story about kindness and environmentalism, set in the author’s home country of the Philippines."

"A heartwarming tale about kindness community, and the magic of small changes making a big difference. Highly recommended for EYPS."

"New picture by Candy Gourlay, beautifully illustrated by Jamie Bauza. Appealing story with important themes raising awareness of endangered animals and deforestation."

"Fortunately for Little Rhino there is Maya. She wasn’t to do something to help, but what? How can she make her home a place Little Rhino’s mummy will want to come to? With a little help from her neighbours, it seems that not only Maya can do something. Everyone can. Flowers, plants, trees, kindness, determination & community spirit are the key."

"The beautiful, vibrant illustrations portray Maya’s imagination, the community and the magic of seedlings, which together turn a city into a beautiful oasis….Little Rhino Lost is a warm story about being lost and finding the way home, suitable for ages 3 and up."

"Told with vibrant illustrations, this is an enchanting story about empathy, kindness, community spirit and the enriching impact of nature."

"This delightful, jaunty tale is complemented by brightly coloured images, at first of the blocks of buildings, hordes of people and traffic in the city…..Young readers from 4 upwards will enjoy this lost and found story and older readers will value the facts on the final pages about the need for creating better habitats for endangered species."

Candy Gourlay is an internationally acclaimed writer of children’s books, whose work is published in many languages across the world. On the Otter-Barry list she is author of Is It A Mermaid? illustrated by Francesca Chessa. Born in the Philippines, Candy now lives in London. She writes, “The last rhinos of Southeast Asia now live in Indonesia, but they are on the brink of extinction. Wouldn’t it be lovely if we could make our world a place a baby rhinoceros can call home?”

Jamie Bauza is an illustrator, designer and crafter, based in Manila, Philippines. She is a graduate of Ateneo de Manila University, where she received a Visual Arts Award. In 2018 she attended the Summer Illustration Residency at the School of Visual Arts, New York. Jamie is a member and past president of Ang INK, a Philippine association of artists committed to the creation and promotion of illustration for children.