{"product_id":"the-besties-make-a-splash-9781760890964","title":"The Besties Make a Splash","description":"Oliver and Ruby have been besties forever . . . Oliver and Ruby love going to the beach - swimming in the surf, wading in the rockpools and eating ice-cream  And it gets even better when their funny friend Zac and the coolest girl in school turn up. But what if your bestie is having more fun with someone else? The back of the book offers instructions to learn to bodysurf, cartoons, music and jokes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFelice Arena \u003c\/b\u003eis one of Australia's best-loved children's writers. He is the author and creator of many popular and award-winning children's books for all ages, including the acclaimed historical adventures \u003ci\u003eThe Boy and the Spy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFearless Frederic\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Great Escape, \u003c\/i\u003e the bestselling Specky Magee books and the popular Andy Roid and Sporty Kids series. \u003cb\u003eTom Jellett \u003c\/b\u003eis an Australian illustrator based in Sydney. Tom has been an editorial illustrator for News Limited, working on \u003ci\u003eThe Australian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Weekend Australian\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Telegraph and h\u003c\/i\u003eis work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eSouth China Morning Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Week\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMedical Observer\u003c\/i\u003e. He is an acclaimed children's book illustrator whose work includes a series about a little pirate (The Littlest Pirate), books about a teddy bear called Ted (\u003ci\u003eTed Goes Wild, Ted Gets Lost\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTed Hits Town\u003c\/i\u003e) and the Sporty Kids series, written by Felice Arena. His picture books with Justine Clarke and Arthur Baysting, \u003ci\u003eThe Gobbledygook is Eating a Book\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Gobbledygook and the Scribbledynoodle\u003c\/i\u003e have been Australian bestsellers. His other acclaimed picture books include \u003ci\u003eWhy I Love Footy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhy I Love Summer \u003c\/i\u003ewith Michael Wagner, and \u003ci\u003eGrandpa's Big Adventure \u003c\/i\u003ewritten by Paul Newman. In 2011, Tom was included in the editorial category for Illustrators 53, exhibited at the Society of Illustrators, New York.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Puffin (Au Yr)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50377978970386,"sku":"9781760890964","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d91e90dc-eb67-40ad-85fd-aa549ee73032.jpg?v=1728637986","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-besties-make-a-splash-9781760890964","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}