THE NECKLACE/ THE PRESENT

Meet Cleo Miranda McCann, a little girl with a loving family and a big imagination. Cleo is a bright, imaginative five year-old. She is an only child and her best friend is Nick. In all of the Cleo stories, life throws up a dilemma for Cleo and her family to solve, and resolution comes from a creative, child-focused solution.

Story 1: The Necklace When Cleo sees that Isabelle, Sophie and Mia all have beautiful necklaces, she desperately wants one, too. Her mum says necklaces are special presents that you can only get on a birthday...but Cleo doesn’t want to wait. Story 2: The Present What do you give your mum for a birthday present when everything costs lots of money you don’t have? Cleo doesn’t know what to give her – until she has the best idea of all. Libby Gleeson and Kate Greenaway Award-winning Freya Blackwood have collaborated on a number of much-loved and award-winning picture books, including Amy and Louis and Clancy and Millie and the Very Fine House.