“Which Bum’s Mum’s?”- New Book illustrated by Advocate Art’s Mike Byrne!
Published on 25/08/2022
Super exciting news! ” Which Bum’s Mum’s?” illustrated by Advocate illustrator Mike Byrne, written by the fantastic Jonny Leighton published by Michael O’Mara Books, is out now!
“A hilarious tale of Ziggy the zebra’s journey through the savannah, and the different animal bums he encounters on his quest.”
“Written by Jonny Leighton and illustrated by Mike Byrne, the dynamic duo behind ‘Does a Bear Poo in the Woods?’, this laugh-out-loud text will be accompanied by very cheeky illustrations to complete the bum-tastic odyssey.”
Go grab a copy:
https://lnkd.in/ekZmcDrS.
See more of Mike’s work here: https://lnkd.in/gCpbMW9
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