Johnny's Beard

by Michelle Worthington, Katrin Dreiling

Johnny's beard is magnificent and splendiferous, but is it amazing enough to help the forest animals get through the long cold winter? Johnny is obsessed with looking after his beautiful beard. When winter comes, he needs to decide how best to help his friends, even if it means giving up the one thing he loves the most. This engaging book introduces children to the musicality of words, the power of descriptive language and captures their imagination with illustrations that dance along the page. From the author/illustrator duo who were listed on the 2018 CBCA Picture Book of the Year Notable list for The World’s Worst Pirate, this new picture book is sure to delight their growing legion of fans, both young and old.

Genres: Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

Published May 7, 2019

About the author

My name is Michelle Worthington and I am an internationally published award winning Australian author of empowering picture books for kids of all ages. My goal is to be known for unique, classically elegant and compassionate stories that inspire young children to fall in love with books and reading.

Reviews

[Dimity Powell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quirky storyline with a heartwarming twist that keeps every little critter and little reader happy.

Bold bright playful illustrations keep little eyes touring each page for details and clues as to how Johnny is going to extend care for the woodland creatures he decides to give haven to one cold winter.

A fun progressive tale involving ingenuity, humanity and problem solving.

[Norah Colvin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Johnny’s Beard is the story of a man with a beard as big as his heart, or vice versa. He opens his heart and his home to a medley of creatures who wish to escape winter’s cold. He refuses no one and carries them home in his beard. However, at home, he realises he has a problem. Can he solve it? How will he solve it?