Heather Fell in the Water
Doug MacLeod
Language: English
Pages: 32
ISBN: 1742376487
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
A hilarious picture book about a little girl who is afraid of the water, but ultimately makes friends with it—and learns to swim
Heather was a little girl who always fell in the water. She didn't mean to do it. She didn't enjoy it. But she fell in the water nearly every day, and so her parents made her wear water wings all the time. Young readers, especially reluctant swimmers, will love finding out how Heather overcomes her fear in this warm and funny story.
For my little sister Heather d.m. For Tomi, Ivan and Marlo c.s. Words by Doug MacLeod Pictures by Craig Smith Heather was a little girl … … who always fell in the water. She didn’t mean to do it. She didn’t enjoy it. But she fell in the water nearly every day, especially when she was wearing her good clothes. Heather’s parents were worried for her safety, so they made her wear water wings all the time. One day her parents took her to visit a farm. Heather fell in the water.
day. So they took Heather to the swimming pool. They held her hands as Heather tiptoed into the shallow water. Then they gently let go. Heather didn’t fall over! Instead she sat down. It felt nice. She asked her parents if she could take off her water wings. They said she could. Heather moved her arms through the water. That felt nice, too. She wriggled and kicked her legs. That felt the nicest of all. Heather spent a whole morning enjoying the water with her parents. Heather realised
Heather was the champion. Her parents were so proud that they jumped up and did a dance. Then they fell in the water. About the Author Doug MacLeod is one of Australia’s leading writers of comedy, and has been part of the creative teams that have produced popular TV shows like Kath and Kim, The Comedy Company and Fast Forward. He has written 26 books, several of which have been illustrated by Craig Smith, including the award-winning bestseller Sister Madge’s Book of Nuns. This story is
completely true: his little sister Heather really did always fall in the water. About the Illustrator This story reminded Craig Smith of the time he slipped off a rain-sodden log into a running creek as a kid, and realised he was losing the struggle to stay up. Luckily he survived, and went on to illustrate over 370 picture books, junior novels and educational readers – approximately 8500 published drawings. About 300 of these drawings (the best ones) have been in collaborations with Doug
completely true: his little sister Heather really did always fall in the water. About the Illustrator This story reminded Craig Smith of the time he slipped off a rain-sodden log into a running creek as a kid, and realised he was losing the struggle to stay up. Luckily he survived, and went on to illustrate over 370 picture books, junior novels and educational readers – approximately 8500 published drawings. About 300 of these drawings (the best ones) have been in collaborations with Doug