They decided to join up and search together for the treasure, when Max surely found one - Little Echo - treasure of treasures and Echo without searching found her treasure in Max. Emily lives in the Garden of England, Kent, with her daughter and husband. She is never seen without a cup of tea.

From a stunning new author-illustrator comes a debut picture book celebrating friendship, courage and finding your own voice. Little Echo (represented in a illustration as a mouse) is a tiny and timid creature that lives in a large cave. It is too afraid to show itself and would only echo behind any sounds made by other creatures living in the cave. One day, a little boy name Max came into the cave in seeking treasure. Little Echo could not help but follow him and when he got into danger, Little Echo finally develops some courage to say its own words and thus, save Max. They became good friends as such! Rodin, who studied children's book illustration at the Cambridge School of Art and featured in the Illustrator's Exhibition at Bologna in 2019,said:"I'm so delighted to be working with Andrea, Clare and the magical team at Puffin. Puffin books have given me such joy throughout my life and it feels very special to now be working together on making stories. I'm immensely grateful to the Puffin team for their incredible support and encouragement and I can't wait to introduce everyone to Little Echo!"

What a cute book that sets about to explain to small children what is an echo and how it works. Now obviously there is no such thing as a Little Echo, but to small children it is a super cute way to introduce them to echoes and when they get older they will learn what really causes those repeated sounds, but for now this is charming.

A stunning picture book celebrating friendship, courage and finding your own voice. Read more Details Emily Ann Davison is a mother by day and a children’s writer by night. Having spent many years working with children, she discovered a love of picture books and began writing her own.In another corner of the meadow is Lion - who is also looking for an adventure, and for a pet of his own . . . It is such a delightful read and would make a good bedtime story. It teaches one to find that own courage to be themselves especially with the right friends. I love how Echo is represented as a mouse who finds its courage to voice its big thoughts. I like the way Max and Little Echo accept each other and work together--as any good adventure team would. The maze of tunnels is especially fun to follow and identify critters and what some are doing. Little Echo lives her life hidden away in the shadows of a cave. The bright yellow creature longs to join the cave’s other inhabitants as they frolic and play, but her terrible timidity keeps her silent and watchful. When someone loud, bold and adventurous stumbles into her cave on a quest for treasure, Little Echo has a chance to find more than just her voice—she might also find a friend. Puffin has acquired the debut picture book from author-illustrator Al Rodin after a hotly-contested seven-way auction.