Herberto

by Lara Hawthorne, Miguel Gouveia (translator)

Each creature in the garden has something special to offer, but what about a slug Slow, slimy and greedy, Herbert wishes he could weave shimmering webs like spiders, or create wonderful underground worlds like ants. But when his lonely night-time wanderings through the garden take him up into the treetops, he and the other creatures are astonished at the beauty he has created. Spotting spreads plus helpful hints on how to look after the creatures in your own garden add to this garden-inspired tale.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

24 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2014

About the author

Fresh new talent Lara Hawthorne graduated from Falmouth University in 2013. Her first picture book, Herb, was published in 2014. She is also the illustrator of Carol Ann Duffy’s The King of Christmas. Inspired by nature, myths, and legends, Lara Hawthorne creates wonderful small worlds with her distinct watercolor style. She lives in Bristol, England.

Reviews

[Hilary · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars

This is a very nice picture book, featuring a lovely slug who enveys the other garden creatures abilities not realising his own.

The illustrations are lovely and I really enjoyed the end pages with information and ideas. It's good to see a book promote a slug as a beautiful and useful creature that should be welcomed into our gardens. I would have liked to have seen the book give a clear message that using slug pellets is extremely damaging to wildlife, but they weren't mentioned.

We have some slugs that come into our boot room and frequently 'decorate'a black velvet riding hat and make it 'prettty', they are wonderful creatures and it's nice to see them appreciated!

[Tessa Yates · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the most heart-warming story about creativity. And a slug called Herberto! What more do you need? Herberto discovers that he is actually a super creative slug, when he looks at the beautiful pattern's he's made when sliding around the garden. Such a great story to encourage kids (and adults!) to unleash the creative spirit that we all have within us.

Lara's illustrations are so original and painted with such beautiful choice colour palettes. Wonderful.

[Joana Gonçalves · Rating 5 out of 5]

Uma história bonita e que toca no coração.

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stelle