Back to School with Kristyna Litten

Backpacks and lunchboxes at the ready! It’s back to school with Kristyna Litten.

Although the school summer holidays haven’t finished quite yet, we are delighted to share Kristyna Litten and Kathryn Cristaldi’s newest addition to the much-loved, bestselling, I’ll Love You Till the Cows Come Home  series. 

I’ll Love You Till the Sloths Start School, published with HarperCollins, is a sweetly funny lullaby in board book form, just right for little hands, and we couldn’t be more excited to celebrate it. 

Kristyna has once again brought her trademark expressive style and heartwarming creature creations to the page, telling the tale of the trials and tribulations (and ultimate successes) of starting school. The sloths are heading off to school - but are they late for lessons, or arriving fashionably on time for their own nocturnal timetable? Gentle humour meets big-hearted reassurance to first-day-of-preschool nerves, with the cows on hand at the end to give the new night-school pupils a properly tender welcome. Sturdy, silly and soothing in equal measure, it's the perfect bedtime read for anyone (sloth or otherwise) feeling wobbly about school.

Here are a few of our favourite illustrations.

Accolades for this blossoming series!

"This charming book is a tender reminder of the power of long-lasting love." - School Library Journal

"A refreshingly creative bedtime tale - and a solid choice for those who march to their own drummers." - Kirkus Reviews

"This bedtime read-aloud is both hilarious and comforting." - ALA Booklist

"This rhyming narrative teaches children the comforting lesson that love is eternal. A cozy book with a message that is familiar to all and tailor-made for one-on-one sharing." - School Library Journal

Grab a copy of I’ll Love You Till the Sloths Start School, from your local bookshop or library, just in time for your little ones starting school.

You can see more of her beautiful illustrations from inside I'll Love You Till the Sloths Start School, and explore Kristyna's illustration portfolio. Take a look at the other companion books to this bestselling series, I'll Love You Till The Crocodiles Smile and I'll Love You Till The Bats Say Boo. 

Follow Kristyna on Instagram where she shares insights into her up-coming publications, event news and the occasional post featuring her beloved bunny.

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