Shipley the panda and Gwendoline the hippopotamus each receive birthday gifts that are just the wrong size! When they meet to play, they resolve their dilemma of a too-big pedal car for Shipley and a too-small tricycle for Gwendoline by sharing.
Donna Rawlins is an illustrator, book designer and teacher who has specialised in making books for children for most of her working life. She has won many awards for her work and in 2003 was the recipient of the prestigious Lady Cutler Award, presented by the Children’s Book Council of New South Wales, for her outstanding contribution to the children’s book industry. Donna lives on acreage in the Lower Blue Mountains outside Sydney, New South Wales.