Kael Tudor writes books for kids. He began writing his own stories at a young age, inspired by the books he bought at school book fairs and yard sales. As an adult he still writes stories, but hopefully does a slightly better job of it. Kael lives in Swansea, Wales.

Kate Hindley is an award-winning children's book illustrator. She studied Illustration at Falmouth University and went on to work as a surface pattern designer in Northampton, England. Her first book, The Great Snortle Hunt, written by Claire Freedman, was nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal in 2012. Since then, Kate has illustrated a slew of critically acclaimed picture books, including The Quickest Bedtime Story Ever! and The Wind in the Willows (Nosy Crow Classics). She lives with her husband and son in Worcestershire, England.

"It's a raucous jaunt that yields fresh reasons for appreciation across repeated reads."--Publishers Weekly

Upbeat couplets from Tudor describe the wide-ranging adventures of a ragtag marching band in this cheering picture book that features an ample wind-down. A child and two animal companions start things off, parading through the city to a chant that becomes an iterative refrain: "The city! The city!/ They march on through the city!" Picking up an additional player at every location, the ever-expanding crew journey past a building site, across the beach, and into "the briny deep" for a concert that takes place inside bubbles before the route twists into a jungle and then up a mountainside. After a much-deserved rallying rest, the unstoppable crew head into outer space before Earth--and an extended route to bedtime--finally beckon. Hindley's fully realized cartoons draw out the conceit's humor via googly-eyed characters who lug their myriad instruments across snow and stars alike. It's a raucous jaunt that yields fresh reasons for appreciation across repeated reads. Human characters are portrayed with various skin tones. Ages 4-8.--Publishers Weekly

Publisher: Bound to Stay Bound Books

Pub date: 2025-07-01

Length: 30 pages