A sweet celebration of family and introduction to some perennially popular animals.
Next to her work as an illustrator, Judy organizes creative workshops for children in bookshops and in libraries.
Judy usually works with acrylics, collage, and color pencils, but she is also good with digital media.
Now, she lives with her family in London.
She studied illustration at the art school in Milan.
Judi Abbot was born and raised in Italy.
The story is about a boy who, together with his grandfather, explores the elephant, the lion, the rhinoceros, the leopard, and the buffalo.
With The Big Five , Bella won the international children\'s story competition of Inclusive Works and Clavis Publisher in the toddler\'s category.
She continued writing, also during her studies in communication sciences and sociology, and her job as a project manager in research.
She asked for notebooks for her birthday to fill them with her stories.
About author(s): As a child, Bella Makatini (1980, Den Bosch, NL) liked to write.
For animal lovers ages 3 and up.
A playful and informative story about wild animals and about the love between a child and a grandparent. "Those are the big five," says Grandpa, "the most famous animals from my homeland," Grandpa tells Danny about one animal each day.
Grandpa has a painting of Five animals.
Danny is spending the week with his grandpa. - Kirkus Reviews Winner of the International Competition for the Best Inclusive Story - organised by Inclusive Works and Clavis Publishing.
A sweet celebration of family and introduction to some perennially popular animals
