A peek inside
A board book by Pip Trelawny COMING
The sounds of the harbour, one a page — SCREE says Gwylan, CHUG goes the Morwenna — and under everything, soft and deep, one sound nobody explains.
In Pilchard Hears the Sea, the harbour comes close enough to touch. Across sturdy spreads, each sound has its moment: SCREE says Gwylan, FLAP go the sails, CHUG goes the Morwenna, and SPLASH goes Siren. Yet beneath the bustle is something softer and deeper, a far-off DONNNG that invites little listeners to pause, lean in, and wonder with Pilchard.
Babies and toddlers will relish the bold harbour noises, the easy pattern, and the pleasure of joining in on every page. Pip Trelawny’s simple read-aloud rhythm gives grown-ups plenty to echo, whisper and boom, while the familiar repetition keeps the mood calm and secure. There is no peril here, only sound, surprise, and a small shared question held tenderly at bedtime or lap-time.
Pilchard’s Polperran is the board-book doorway into Little Chough Press’s shared storybook village, where readers grow up alongside Polperran. This youngest-age series gathers the textures children meet first: voice, movement, water, boats, and the comforting presence of the sea. In Pilchard Hears the Sea, familiar harbour threads — Gwylan, the sails, Morwenna and Siren — begin as music for the very youngest Cornish dreamers.