Five More Minutes

by Marta Altes

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'A witty, big-hearted book' - Guardian

The perfect book for Father's Day from the uniquely talented, award-winning picture book creator, Marta Altés, author of Little Monkey. A brilliantly funny, sweet story about time, how we spend it, how it passes and how we can share it together. Perfect for busy children and tired dads everywhere!

Time is a funny thing. Dad talks about it a lot, but I think I know more about time than he does.


A little fox gives his time-starved dad some sage advice about what 'time' really means, and how to make the most of it, from bath time to baking time to 'dad' time. Wise, witty and full of honest vignettes of family life, Five More Minutes is a from bestselling author-illustrator, two times CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal nominee and BookTrust Time to Read favourite, Marta Altés.

'Utterly relatable for anyone with a young family' - BookTrust
'A wise, witty story, full of acutely observed vignettes of family life' - Just Imagine

  • ISBN10 1529044375
  • ISBN13 9781529044379
  • Publish Date 28 May 2020 (first published 21 March 2019)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Pan Macmillan
  • Imprint Macmillan Children's Books
  • Format eBook (EPUB)
  • Pages 32
  • Language English