The Unwilling Twin
Freya Blackwood
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9781460757536
Awards Year: 2021
Category: The Picture Book of the Year
The publisher says...

Jules and George are the same in every way. It is quite impossible to tell them apart. Like all twins, Jules and George do everything together. But after a long, hot day at the beach, even twins sometimes disagree ... 

From multi-award-winning picture book creator Freya Blackwood comes a cheeky and charming story about the ups and downs of sibling love. 

The CBCA judges say...

This book about the relationship between ‘twins’ works on every level. Blackwood’s artwork is pleasing and playful and rewards the reader with careful attention to the play between words and pictures. Her colours capture perfectly the small but enduring moments of summer such as long walks over hot sand and objections to being lathered in sun protection. At no time does Blackwood suggest this is an imaginary story. Her distinctive illustrative style — delicate and witty, carries the key to the entire story. A gentle, warm, evocative and tactile cover leads into endpapers that spark curiosity, followed by a title page full of snippets into characterisation that set up the story for the reader. The text is minimal and allows the illustrations to complete the author's intention. A gentle and heart-warming celebration of childhood.

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