The Busiest Beaver

Name: The Busiest Beaver
Author: https://www.simonandschuster.net/authors/Lu-Fraser/148564887
ISBN: 9781398515161

from the creators of The Littlest Yak

By Lu Fraser

Illustrated by Kate Hindley

LIST PRICE $9.99

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About The Book

A heartwarming story about the power of thinking differently from the creators of award-winning bestseller The Littlest Yak.

Nora is not like the other beavers. She thinks new thoughts. She asks lots of questions. She invents inventions and gives things a try. She’s different and – as her grandad tells her – that’s okay!

So, when the rain pours and the river rises at the beaver lodge, it’s Nora’s know-how that could save the day – if only she could get all the other beavers to believe her!

This dramatic and satisfying story has all the warmth and heart that we have come to expect from this author and illustrator duo as Nora comes to see that her thinkings are different … but good!

Also by Lu Fraser and Kate Hindley:

The Littlest Yak
(WINNER of Oscar’s Book Prize 2021; WINNER Book of the Year and Best Picture Book at the Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Awards 2021)
The Littlest Yak: The New Arrival
The Littlest Yak: Home Is Where The Herd Is

About The Author

Lu Fraser

About The Illustrator

Kate Hindley

Kate Hindley studied illustration at Falmouth College of Art, and went on to work for two years as a children's print designer at a studio in Northampton, whilst working freelance on children's books and greetings cards. She has now illustrated many much-loved picture books, including Oliver and Patch by Claire Freedman (author of the Aliens Love Underpants series) and the award-winning You Must Bring a Hat by Simon Philip. In 2019, Kate launched her adorable Treacle Street series lift-the-flap books, for which she both writes and illustrates. In 2020, she illustrated The Littlest Yak, written by Lu Fraser, which went on to win both the Sainsburys Children's Book Award and Oscar's Book Prize. Kate lives in Birmingham.

Product Details

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's UK (September 11, 2025)
Length: 32 pages
ISBN13: 9781398515161
Ages: 3 - 99

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Raves and Reviews

‘A beautifully crafted story about the importance of being true to yourself’

– Patricia Cleveland-Peck, bestselling author of You Can’t Take an Elephant on the Bus

‘Superb! What a team Lu and Kate are – another hit!’

– Steven Lenton, bestselling children's book creator

‘A joy-filled, hilarious, heartwarming adventure which will encourage young readers to be courageous, strong, perceptive and, above all else, true to themselves. Delightful!’

– Ian Eagleton, author of Nen and the Lonely Fisherman

‘A gorgeous, uplifting story about invention, bravery, and the magic of being YOU.
With its adorable art and beautiful writing and rhyme, this is a book little ones will treasure and ask for over and over again’

– Rashmi Sirdeshpande, award-winning children’s author

‘I absolutely love how much this story positively promotes and raises awareness of different kinds of brains. It delivers all the important messages that different doesn’t mean bad. Not only will it be relatable to lots of children (and adults!) but it will also help to build empathy and understanding in others’

– Hannah, mum of neurodivergent children