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From the creator of Marshall Armstrong Is New to Our School comes a visually stunning, hilarious picture book that explores children's tendency to jump to the conclusions they want.When Leo's mom announces that there will be a surprise at dinner, she unknowingly sets in motion a riotous chain of events. What could the surprise be?! Leo and his brother are desperate to find out. Could it be a bike? A pool? A new car? Their imaginations run wild until they latch, with utter conviction, onto what surely must be the answer: an all-expenses-paid, two-week trip to Hawaii! Perhaps not surprisingly, the brothers are soon proven wrong. But the ingenious way their family decides to cheer them up poignantly reminds us that, sometimes, embracing what you already have is enough to make you feel "lucky.



About the Author

David Mackintosh

David Mackintosh is a graphic designer and illustrator. He was commissioned to illustrate his first book (the Emperor's New Clothes) in his final year of university. He has gone on to work as a designer and art director in publishing, advertising and TV production, working with some of the most celebrated names in children's publishing. Marshall Armstrong is New to Our School (shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2011) and The Frank Show (USBBY Outstanding International Book 2013 and Longlisted for Kate Greenaway Prize) were first of four picture books written and illustrated for HarperCollins UK, followed by Standing In for Lincoln Green (shortlisted for The Western Writers of America Spur Award) , LUCKY (Shortlisted for a Queensland Literary Award, 2015) , What's Up MuMu? and There's a Bug On My Arm That Won't Let Go is out now in hardback. In the US, David's books are published by Abrams Books and Candlewick Press. His latest picture book Waiting for Chicken Smith looks at memory, tradition and change (with a whale in it) .David lives in London, UK, and likes to visit cities, being read to and riding his bicycle. He is currently working on a picture book about the sunny side of the moon.www.profuselyillustrated.com



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