See below for English description.
Le fait que Bella l'oiseau imite ses moindres gestes irrite Hugo l'hippopotame au plus haut point, jusqu'au moment où il découvre combien le spectacle impressionne leurs amis. Hugo et Bella sont les vedettes d'un premier album illustré, Je ne veux pas être un petit pois, finaliste pour le prix Waterstones Children's Book en 2012 et livre préféré de l'auteure jeunesse Julia Donaldson en 2011.
Un album au texte simple qui aborde avec humour la dichotomie entre le désir d'être comme les autres et le besoin de s'affirmer comme individu.
Hugo the hippo is annoyed about Bella the bird constantly copying what he does. But then, at the swimming pool, Hugo discovers that when his moves are perfectly copied by Bella, their friends are very impressed indeed . . .
Hugo and Bella first appeared in I Don't Want to be a Pea! (Je ne veux pas être un petit pois) shortlisted for the aterstones Children's Book Prize 2012 and was chosen by children's laureate Julia Donaldson as one of her favourite picture books of 2011.
A fun story that tackles issues around wanting to be just like your friends but also wanting to assert your own individuality.
Original Title: I Am Not a Copycat
About the Author: Ann Bonwill a commenc? ? ?crire des histoires d's qu'elle a su tenir un crayon. Elle a un dipl?me en psychologie et une ma?trise en travail social. Ann a publi? son premier livre alors qu'elle se trouvait en Angleterre. Elle se r?jouit maintenant d'?crire des livres pour enfants. Elle habite en Virginie. Simon Rickerty a ?tudi? au Royal College of Art ? Londres o? il a gagn? deux prix. R?cemment, il a obtenu une ma?trise en art de la communication et en design. Il vit ? la campagne dans le Bedfordshire.
Ann Bonwill started writing stories as soon as she could hold a crayon. She earned her psychology degree at the College of William and Mary, and went on to earn her master's degree in social work. Ann published her first book while staying in England. She enjoys writing children's books. Ann lives in Virginia, U.S.A.
Simon Rickerty won his very first award at the age of four (the Bedfordshire under-fives' Children's Book Drawing Award!) and has been drawing ever since. He studied illustration at the Royal College of Art in London, where he won two further awards and recently graduated with a Masters degree in Communication Art and Design. He lives in rural Bedfordshire.
