Ned and the Great Garden Hamster Race

Shortlisted for the Shropshire Bookfest Picture Book Award 2022

A new picture book from Kim Hillyard highlighting the importance of being kind.

Ned is set on winning the Great Garden Hamster Race but will he stop along the way to help friends in need…?

An adorable new story from Kim Hillyard, this positive picture book reminds children of the importance of being kind.

Published by Puffin Books

About the author/illustrator:

After completing a degree in Drama at the University of Exeter, Kim Hillyard spent nine years working as a music journalist for various publications, including NME, Time Out and the BBC. She has also worked as a drama and arts
facilitator, delivering assemblies, storytelling and workshops in schools, bookshops and community spaces on everything from phonics to creative writing.

Kim’s debut picture book, Mabel and the Mountain, won the 2020 Sainsbury’s
Children’s Book Award