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When I'm Big
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When tiny Fern hatches from a lone egg deep within a prehistoric forest, she sets out to discover her destiny. Surely among all these dinosaurs, some small and quick, some big and tall, there must be an answer to her question. Will Fern ever find out...
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See moreWhen tiny Fern hatches from a lone egg deep within an ancient forest, she sets out to discover where she came from and what she'll be like when she's big. Meeting many other dinosaurs on her travels, will Fern ever find out who she is and where she came from?
A sweet and touching story about a baby dinosaur for young children finding their feet in the world
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When tiny Fern hatches from a lone egg deep within a prehistoric forest, she sets out to discover her destiny. Surely among all these dinosaurs, some small and quick, some big and tall, there must be an answer to her question. Will Fern ever find out who she is and where she came from?
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ISBN: 9781838742072
Publisher: Flying Eye Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 05 June 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Flying Eye Books
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Ella Bailey
- Illustrated by Ella Bailey
Audience: Children
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Width: 230.0mm
Height: 270.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 32
About the Author
Ella Bailey is a freelance illustrator living in the UK. She studied illustration at Falmouth university, and has since gone on to work for clients such as Hodder Children's Books, Simon and Schuster UK and Flying Eye Books. Her art can mostly be found in children's picture books. She works mainly digitally, likes to incorporate lots of texture in her artwork and enjoys using limited yet lively colour palettes. Some of her favourite things to draw include children, animals and ghosts.
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