By Lou Kuenzler and Julia Woolf (Faber & Faber)
Annie wants to paint an alphabet using her animal friends, so needs them to get in line: ‘First Aardvark and Bear and Crocodile too. Not yet, Zebra. I’m not ready for you…’ The problem is Zebra doesn’t want to wait until his time to shine. Sneakiness, silly costumes and plain pushiness don’t get him anywhere – but he has to learn to wait his turn!
