Book jacket image for Mabel and the Mountain by Kim Hillyard

Penguin Workshop

9780593659021

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Mabel and the Mountain

What makes this book stand out from similarly themed stories is Kim Hillyard’s humorous and appealing artwork featuring bold, bright colors, creative lettering and graphic elements.

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Review of ‘Mabel and the Mountain’

Kim Hillyard freshens up the popular children’s literature theme of self-confidence in Mabel and the Mountain: A Story About Believing in Yourself (Penguin Workshop, $14.99, ​​9780593659021). Originally published in the U.K., where it won a Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Award, Hillyard’s humorous debut stars a rotund fly named Mabel, who has made a list of three…

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