It All Began When I Said Yes

By Author / Illustrator

Simon Philip, Annabel Tempest

Genre

Adventure

Age range(s)

Publisher

Simon & Schuster Ltd

ISBN

9781471164590

Format

Paperback / softback

Published

06-09-2018

Synopsis

A brilliantly funny book about what happens when you say yes, from award-winning author Simon Philip and exciting illustrator Annabel Tempest

Sometimes saying yes is a brilliant thing. You can meet new people, discover amazing things, and go on exciting adventures . . . but not always.

When a gorilla named Gideon shows up at your house with lots of questions and some preeeeeetty bonkers requests, perhaps \"yes\" will lead to trouble, trouble, and maybe just a touch more trouble. One thing's for sure - it definitely won't be boring!

From the author of You Must Bring a Hat (winner of the Sainsbury's CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2016) and I Don't Know What to Call My Cat, comes a story which will have both parents and children laughing out loud!

Praise for You Must Bring a Hat:
'This glorious cumulative story sees the requirements for entry growing ever more stringent - and the list of party-goers ever longer. It builds to a superb and wholly unexpected ending which will delight young readers. Wonderful!' Parents in Touch

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Reviews

A funny and entertaining book all about the adventures you can have when you start to say 'yes' more often! This story is told from a little girl's point of view. Like many other small children, she often says 'no' when asked to do something by her parents - eating broccoli and brushing her hair being just a few examples! She promises to start saying 'yes' more often when she is asked to do things, but this results in some interesting consequences when a gorilla named Gideon knocks on the door... The adventures between the little girl and gorilla provide entertainment for the reader and the story is filled with colourful, inviting illustrations which bring the story to life. There is also an important moral to the story which provides a good discussion stimulus with slightly older children about saying 'yes' more often around the house with simple requests from parents - but also thinking carefully about agreeing to do things that sometimes may be less sensible or safe. Picture Book / Ages 3+ / Reviewed by Lucy Newton, teacher