Frank and Bert by Chris Naylor-Ballesteros

There is a such a warm tone to this story which is narrated by fox (Frank).  Frank and Bert (he is a bear) love to play hide and seek but Bear is so huge and time is so short when Frank counts to ten that Bear is always found. Just once Bear would love to win so Frank agrees to count to 100. Unfortunately a strand from Bear's scarf is snagged on a tree and so it is very easy for Frank to follow the thread and find his friend.

Now comes the most wonderful page in this book - this is the page where I suggest you could stop and ask your young reading companions to share their advice - what should fox do?

With a humorous little twist at the end that works really well, this is a good book for looking at issues around other peoples feelings and what it means to be a friend.  Reading Zone

Frank and Bert is a beautiful book that shows the importance of thinking outside of ourselves and dealing with the tricky subject of winning. It really highlights the importance of good sportsmanship, and how to be a great friend. Kids' Book Review

Take a look inside this book on the Nosy Crow web page. In this post Chris Naylor-Ballesteros talks about his work on this book and the changes he made to the story and illustrations as the story was being developed. 

You will already know that I adored a previous book by Chris Naylor-Ballesteros:

The Suitcase