2007-01-24 Fun pictures and a shy hero - a winner

Halibut Jackson is shy. He doesn't like to be noticed and he likes to blend into the background. In the first half-dozen pages, Halibut is wearing appropriately camouflaged outfits and your child (from 2 and a half) will delight in spotting him, leaning against a wall in a brick-patterned coat or strolling through the park in a more floral number. Halibut is invited to a party at the glitzy palace and he carefully plans a new bejewelled suit to wear against a backdrop of gold and silver palace décor. However, despite all his best laid plans to remain in the background Halibut is outed as the best dressed guest and becomes a popular and busy tailor. A lovely picture book that's sure to become a perennial favourite.