This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2013 by Albury Books .
Piers Harper is the illustrator of the enormously successful SNOW BEAR (1 405 01928 X). He has been illustrating children's picture books for over ten years and his watercolour style perfectly complements the soft-to-touch novelty.