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Jimmy Whiskers and the Great Parrot Rescue

Jimmy Whiskers and the Great Parrot Rescue

Jimmy Whiskers and the Great Parrot Rescue

$20.00
$20.00
Painting of three parrots Banjo, Felicia and Carlos, copyright Lofty Tales Ltd

The adventure begins...

Three spectacular parrots have escaped from Ebdentown zoo and Jimmy Whiskers is DESPERATE to bring them home. BUT, there has been a pet rebellion in Ebdentown and the crazy cat and dog rebels are now in charge. Who is going to help Jimmy rescue the parrots?

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Your children will love meeting Jimmy and all his cat craziness in book one of the Jimmy Whiskers series from Jenny McGlone. With characters that stay with you long after you've closed the book, this could become your child's new favourite animal adventure.
Inside photo of the Jimmy Whiskers and the Great Parrot Rescue. It shows Carlos and Banjo on the spouting of a house and shows what the inside of the book looks like, so parents can judge.

Designed with young readers in mind

Combining full-text pages and engaging internal illustrations, this book is a wonderful way to transition young readers from graphic novels to traditional reading. And for the confident readers they will find it a breeze with everything from the font size, margin width and pace of graphics designed for ease of reading.
Jenny McGlone author of Jimmy Whiskers and the Great Parrot Rescue. Standing in her garden smiling.

Author Jenny McGlone

Jenny lives on the Kapiti Coast in New Zealand with her husband Mark and their dog Teddy. Her large garden is one of her favourite places to be. Jenny grew up in the Hutt Valley in Wellington (not far from the real world Ebdentown), and has achieved two diplomas in Creative Writing at the Whitirea Polytechnic. While enjoying many writing genres during her studies, writing for children particularly appealed. Jimmy Whiskers and the Great Parrot Rescue is her debut children's novel.
Amanda Fookes drawing Jimmy Whiskers on a piece of paper with a red pencil on a wooden table.

Illustrator Amanda Fookes

Amanda lives in Christchurch, New Zealand with her husband Greg and their Burmese cat Nacho. Returning to illustration after a career in creative and brand management, Amanda brings Jimmy to life through a hand-drawn and digitally-painted approach. Follow Jimmy Whiskers on Instagram to see more behind-the-scenes visuals of the creation of these drawings!