A peek inside
A board book by Pip Trelawny COMING
Meet each friend in turn — Bosun, Gwylan, Cronk and Bella the red-beaked choughs — and Siren the seal, who waves. Wave back!
In Pilchard's Little Friends, the smallest readers are welcomed into Polperran one friendly face at a time. Across sturdy, simple spreads they meet Bosun the dog, Gwylan the gull, Cronk and Bella the red-beaked choughs, and Siren the seal, who waves. It is a bright, affectionate seaside hello, with the feel of a calm lap, a pointing finger, and a familiar voice saying, “Who can you see?”
For babies and toddlers, the pleasure is in recognising, naming and joining in. The rhythm invites a gentle read-aloud call and response, while Siren’s wave gives little hands something joyful to do. The humour stays soft and visual, the feelings are warm and secure, and there is no peril: just animal friends, clear language and the satisfying confidence of knowing each name.
Pilchard’s Polperran is the baby doorway into Little Chough Press’s shared Cornish storybook village, where readers can grow up alongside Polperran through older age-banded series. This board book plants the gentlest threads of that world: quay life, seabirds, a seal, red-beaked choughs, and the pleasure of belonging. For families beginning the journey, it offers a first, friendly map of who is who by the harbour.