Faster, Faster, Nice and Slow

Companion to One to Ten and Back Again and Red Rockets and Rainbow Jelly - 'Brilliant and exuberant' - Guardian

Discover this superb series by award-winning best friends, Sue Heap and Nick Sharratt. 
 
Here is the perfect way to learn about opposites! Whether it's a quiet cat and a noisy dog, a freezing cold forest and a hot, sunny beach, or a super-fast leopard and a very slow snail, Sue and Nick introduce all sorts of opposites in an engaging and memorable way. 
 
Can't believe more people haven't discovered this gem! 
'This book is truly inspired. Our daughter first discovered it at the library just before she turned two, and we have since bought our own board book copy because it was requested at EVERY bedtime. At 26 months she can now 'read' it herself, which makes her very pleased!' - 5 star Amazon customer 
 
Discover more books in this series: 
 
Red Rockets and Rainbow Jelly (a book about colours) 
One to Ten and Back Again (a book about counting) 
Alphabet Ice Cream (a book about the alphabet)

One to Ten and Back Again

Hugely well-known, popular and successful award-winning illustrators.

The young Nick Sharratt spent most of his time drawing and later took an Arts Foundation course at Manchester Polytechnic and a BA in Graphic Design at St Martin's. He is now well-known for his illustration of the books of Jacqueline Wilson and Jeremy Strong and for his own titles. He has won many awards, including the Children's Book Award in 2001 for Eat Your Peas. Nick lives in Brighton. 
After graduating from Hull College of Art, Sue Heap worked in animation and as a designer at several children's book publishers - this was how she met her friend Nick Sharratt when she was responsible for his first picture book. Sue has illustrated over thirty children's books, including Cowboy Baby for which she won the prestigious Smarties Prize. She's lived in many places including Egypt, Germany and Singapore, and now lives in Oxfordshire.

A wonderful and unique look at counting and friendship. 
This very simple picture book is about two friends, Sue and Nick, who like very different things but are still best friends. They introduce us to all their favourite things from one boy called Nick and one girl called Sue to ten cakes for tea, and then all the way back down to one yellow moon shining in the night sky. The artwork is stunning with each artist contributing alternate pages in their own inimitable style. The deceptively simple text is perfect for children learning to read.

Red Rockets and Rainbow Jelly

First collaboration between two award-winning illustrators.

The young Nick Sharratt spent most of his time drawing and later took an Arts Foundation course at Manchester Polytechnic and a BA in Graphic Design at St Martin's. He is now well-known for his illustration of the books of Jacqueline Wilson and Jeremy Strong and for his own titles. He has won many awards, including the Children's Book Award in 2001 for Eat Your Peas. Nick lives in Brighton. 
 
His friend Sue Heap won a Smarties Prize for Cowboy Baby. She lives in Chipping Norton.

A unique look at colours and friendship, now available in paperback. 
 
This very simple text is about two friends, Sue and Nick, who like different colours but are still good friends. The artwork is stunning with each artist contributing alternate pages in their own inimitable style. The deceptively simple text is perfect for children learning to read.

Sue Heap

Nick Sharratt

A fantastic fun-filled ABC

A is for apple, B is for bat, C is for crocodile, camel and cat . . . Here is a unique and special alphabet book. This very simple text is about two friends, Sue and Nick, who like very different things but are still best friends. They take us through all their favourite things from ABC all the way to XYZ . . . X can mean kiss, Y is for yoghurt and yum and yuk too, Z is for zoom, goodbye, Nick and Sue!

Sue Heap

Books by Sue Heap

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