The Swap

Andrew Joyner, Jan Ormerod

Publisher details

The Swap
Authors
Andrew Joyner, Jan Ormerod
Publisher
Hardie Grant Egmont
Genre
Children’s Picture Book
Released
01 February, 2016

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Synopsis

Caroline Crocodile's baby brother dribbles. But all Mama crocodile Ever says is how Gorgeous he is. Caroline is very jealous. So she goes to the Baby shop and tries to swap her dribbly brother for a new baby. The trouble is, there's just something not quite right with any of them...
Andrew Joyner
About the author

Andrew Joyner

ANDREW JOYNER is an internationally published illustrator and author. His popular books include The Terrible Plop and Too Many Elephants in This House with Ursula Dubosarsky, the Boris series, and The Swap by Jan Ormerod (a CBCA Book of the Year).

Books by Andrew Joyner

Bear Make Den
Andrew Joyner, Jane Godwin, Michael Wagner

Bear Make Den

The Swap
Andrew Joyner, Jan Ormerod

The Swap

The Pink Hat
Andrew Joyner

The Pink Hat

Jan Ormerod
About the author

Jan Ormerod

Jan Ormerod grew up in Western Australia, and as a child she was constantly drawing. After becoming a mother, Jan turned to children's book illustration. Her first book, Sunshine, won awards around the world. She has since had over 50 books published, including Moonlight, Lizzie Nonsense and Water Witcher.

Books by Jan Ormerod

Shake a Leg
Boori Pryor, Jan Ormerod

Shake a Leg

The Swap
Andrew Joyner, Jan Ormerod

The Swap

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