Bibliograph

Alone!, Barry Falls

Type

Label

Alone!, Barry Falls

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Alone!

Oclc number

1157923020

Responsibility statement

Barry Falls

Summary

There once was a boy called Billy McGill who lived by himself at the top of a hill. He spent every day in his house all alone for Billy McGill liked to be on his own. But life doesn't always turn out how you plan it... One day, Billy hears the squeak of a mouse -- destroying his perfectly peaceful existence. So he gets a cat to catch the mouse. But the cat and the mouse make friends. So he gets a dog to chase the cat. But they all play together too. So then he gets a bear... then a tiger... and on it goes, until Billy's house is so filled with characters that he has to move out. Will he find that he still craves peace and quiet, or is it actually quite lovely to have company and friends? The brilliant second book from Barry Falls, follows his wonderful debut, It's Your World Now! This is a laugh-out-loud tale of growing chaos, with a subtle message about how it's good to have friends

Target audience

primary

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