A compelling story about accepting someone new, written by Linda Sarah and illustrated by Benji Davies, the bestselling illustrator of The Storm Whale series . Birt and Etho are best friends, they play on Sudden Hill, making marvellous contraptions out of cardboard boxes. Of course, it’s useful for transporting things, but its most charming uses are when it’s a robot, house or a spaceship, really anything your imagination wants.

He has a fine box, ideas too, but as the saying goes ‘two’s company, three’s a crowd’ and Birt ‘feels strange’ about sharing his friend and so begins to avoid them. I understand I can change my preference through my account settings or unsubscribe directly from any marketing communications at any time. A compelling story about accepting someone new, from the Benji Davies, the bestselling illustrator of The Storm Whale. However, who can hold out against the allure of ‘an incredible monster creature box thing’, and eventually two friends become three and that feels good. From a young age he was often to be found painting at the kitchen table, a scene which can still be seen to this day.Benji studied animation at university, and has since worked on a diverse array of projects, from picture books and animated short films to music videos, commercials and title sequences. and would never have made a good firefighter anyway - as she is very short-sighted and claustrophobic). and would never have made a good firefighter anyway - as she is very short-sighted and claustraphobic). Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives.