Hoof

“I’m fed up of just reading about exciting adventures. I think we should go on a real one.” 
 
Hoof the goat longs for an adventure — like the ones heroes have in story books. So, he sets off on a quest — with his friend Squeek the mouse — to find some excitement. 
 
But Troll is too busy mending his bridge to do tricks and riddles, and the fairies have no time for mischief when there’s spring cleaning to be done! 
 
Can Hoof learn to appreciate the magic in his day-to-day life? 
 
This beautifully illustrated story of fairytales, friendship and the magic all around us is perfect for brave and curious adventurers everywhere. 
 
Dan Ojari is the Co-Creator and Co-Director of the Oscar-Nominated Animated Film, Robin Robin.

Dan Ojari is an Oscar-nominated director and writer, alongside making children's books 
and the occasional wooden spoon. As a boy, his mum home-educated him and his four siblings, 
which meant he could spend a lot of time drawing and dreaming. Dan now lives in Bristol, 
working at Aardman Animations by day and by night is often reading a book with his wife, 
two sons and identical black cats.

“I’m fed up of just reading about exciting adventures. I think we should go on a real one.” 
 
Hoof the goat longs for an adventure — like the ones heroes have in story books. So, he sets off on a quest — with his friend Squeek the mouse — to find some excitement. 
 
But Troll is too busy mending his bridge to do tricks and riddles, and the fairies have no time for mischief when there’s spring cleaning to be done! 
 
Can Hoof learn to appreciate the magic in his day-to-day life? 
 
This beautifully illustrated story of fairytales, friendship and the magic all around us is perfect for brave and curious adventurers everywhere.

Dan Ojari

Finn Ojari

'With Is This a Plum? Ojari shows that he is a talented new star on the picture book scene’ – Children’s Book of the Month, The Bookseller.

Is this a pear? No, it’s a bear!This delightfully clever picture book is full of visual tricks and rhyming reveals to inspire wonder while making you chuckle – brought to life by an Oscar-nominated animator and based on his seven-year-old son's original idea and drawings! 
 
Through the hole in the page, you might see a plum . . . or a spider . . . or a spoon. But turn the page to see the full picture and – SURPRISE! – it's something unexpected: the moon, a tiger, even a hippo’s bum!This deceptively simple picture-book debut by father-and-son duo Dan and Finn Ojari uses bold, stylish art, rhyming call-and-response text, and clever cut-through holes that play with shape and colour to create a deeply satisfying read-aloud experience for children of two and up and their adults.

Dan Ojari

Praise for Is This a Plum?

'With Is This a Plum? Ojari shows that he is a talented new star on the picture book scene’ – Children’s Book of the Month, The Bookseller.

Books by Dan Ojari

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