A peek inside
A board book by Pip Trelawny COMING
The best-friends book. Perran naps, Pilchard naps; Perran eats, Pilchard hopes; Perran cries, Pilchard purrs until he stops.
In Pilchard and Baby Perran, the very smallest routines become a friendship story. When Perran naps, Pilchard is close by; when Perran eats, Pilchard watches with hopeful eyes; when tears come, a gentle purr helps the world feel calm again. Pip Trelawny keeps the telling warm and minimal, making space for cuddles, pointing, and the familiar comfort of baby-and-cat togetherness.
Children aged 0-2 will love the simple back-and-forth pattern: Perran does, Pilchard responds. The repeated rhythms invite little listeners to anticipate what comes next, while the humour of a cat hoping at mealtimes feels instantly understandable. There is no peril here, only small feelings named with tenderness: sleepiness, hunger, upset, soothing. It is a reassuring read-aloud for laps, bedtime, and busy moments that need gentling.
As part of Pilchard's Polperran, this board book offers a first peep into Little Chough Press's shared Cornish story-village. Before maps, mysteries or schooldays, there are prams, purrs, naps and the gentle company of the village cat. Pilchard and Baby Perran begins the idea at the heart of Polperran: readers grow up alongside the village, meeting its characters in ways that fit each age and stage.