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About The Book
A heartwarming story about the power of thinking differently from the creators of The Littlest Yak.
Nora is not like the other beavers. She thinks new thoughts. She asks lots of questions. She invents inventions and gives things a try. She’s different and – as her grandad tells her – that’s okay!
So, when the rain pours and the river rises at the beaver lodge, it’s Nora’s know-how that could save the day – if only she could get all the other beavers to believe her!
This dramatic and satisfying story has all the warmth and heart that we have come to expect from this author and illustrator duo as Nora comes to see that her thinkings are different … but good!
Also by Lu Fraser and Kate Hindley:
The Littlest Yak
(WINNER of Oscar’s Book Prize 2021; WINNER Book of the Year and Best Picture Book at the Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Awards 2021)
The Littlest Yak: The New Arrival
The Littlest Yak: Home Is Where The Herd Is
Nora is not like the other beavers. She thinks new thoughts. She asks lots of questions. She invents inventions and gives things a try. She’s different and – as her grandad tells her – that’s okay!
So, when the rain pours and the river rises at the beaver lodge, it’s Nora’s know-how that could save the day – if only she could get all the other beavers to believe her!
This dramatic and satisfying story has all the warmth and heart that we have come to expect from this author and illustrator duo as Nora comes to see that her thinkings are different … but good!
Also by Lu Fraser and Kate Hindley:
The Littlest Yak
(WINNER of Oscar’s Book Prize 2021; WINNER Book of the Year and Best Picture Book at the Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Awards 2021)
The Littlest Yak: The New Arrival
The Littlest Yak: Home Is Where The Herd Is
About The Illustrator
Kate Hindley studied illustration at Falmouth College of Art, and went on to work for two years as a children's print designer at a studio in Northampton, whilst working freelance on children's books and greetings cards. She has now illustrated many much-loved picture books, including Oliver and Patch by Claire Freedman (author of the Aliens Love Underpants series) and the award-winning You Must Bring a Hat by Simon Philip. In 2019, Kate launched her adorable Treacle Street series lift-the-flap books, for which she both writes and illustrates. In 2020, she illustrated The Littlest Yak, written by Lu Fraser, which went on to win both the Sainsburys Children's Book Award and Oscar's Book Prize. Kate lives in Birmingham.
Product Details
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's UK (September 11, 2025)
- Length: 32 pages
- ISBN13: 9781398515154
- Ages: 3 - 99
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- Book Cover Image (jpg): The Busiest Beaver Hardcover 9781398515154
