Big Hid

Big and Little are the very best of friends. They do everything together! That is until one day, when Big suddenly hides away inside his shell . . .

Little tries every method to get Big to come out and play again—he bakes him his favorite cake, he even asks all of his friends for help—but nothing seems to be working! What could possibly be wrong?"Swales’s wide-eyed figures and simple shapes recall Chris Haughton’s work, with extra volume and detail."
—Publisher’s Weekly

"Worth lingering over."
—Kirkus Reviews 

"A refreshing story about friendship and the sensitive complexity of it at a level that even the youngest of children can appreciate. Sometimes what we all need is for those we love most to pause and just give us a hug for no reason in particular."
— Wandering Bookseller

"Tender and vibrant illustrations and a sweet, sweet friendship are a good start. What happens after Big hides?"
—Jileen Moore, Square BooksRoisin Swales is an illustrator and animator based in Manchester, who graduated in 2016 from Manchester School of Art with a First Class Honours in Illustration with Animation. Her main focus is illustration for children's picture books, animation and character design. She was the winner of the World Wide Picture Book Illustration Competition in 2015 for ther book "johnny Dolans Cat". She was given a "Highly Commended" award from Macmillan Picture Books for her book "Why is Grandad Grumpy" in 2016 and was part of an exhibition at Foyles in London. She lives at her tiny white house on a hill with two cats, her boyfriend, and her flock of ornamental birds.