Pilchard Says Good Morning
A board book by Pip Trelawny OUT NOW
Pilchard wakes on his coil of rope and says good morning to the whole harbour — the boats, Rosen, Martha (a sardine!), Bosun, a surprisingly well-behaved Gwylan — ending nose-to-nose with Baby Perran in his pram.
- Repetitive read-aloud hellos
- No peril, only reassurance
- First visit to Polperran harbour
In Pilchard Says Good Morning, Polperran’s harbour cat opens one sleepy eye on his coil of rope and pads out to greet the day. Around the harbour and village, familiar faces and places are waiting: the boats, Rosen at the harbour office, Martha the sardine at the bakery, Bosun, and even Gwylan on unusually angelic form. It is a gentle first stroll through a bright Cornish morning.
For babies and toddlers, the pleasure is in the pattern: one or two tiny lines, the repeated “Good morning, …!” and a page-turn rhythm made for laps, pointing fingers and joining in. Pip Trelawny keeps the humour soft and sunny, with a well-behaved gull to notice and no peril to worry about. This sturdy board book offers reassurance, recognition and the satisfying comfort of saying hello.
In the board-book world of Pilchard’s Polperran, this is a tender doorway into Little Chough Press’s shared village. The youngest readers meet the harbour before they meet bigger adventures: boats bobbing, the harbour office, the bakery, and the animal characters who will become old friends as the age-banded Polperran stories grow with them. Here, everything begins with a cat, a greeting and a happy morning.
