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Cover of One Whole Turn: a pink stitched rabbit on roller skates spins on one foot in a warm attic, arms lifted, a glowing collar at her neck, milk crates and a boombox behind her.

Picture book · ages 4 to 8

One Whole Turn

Neon is the best skater in the attic, right up until she tries a circle.

A picture book about being a beginner in front of people who have only ever watched you be good at it.

  • Ages 4 to 8
  • Twenty-four pages, printed in full colour, edge to edge
  • Read aloud in about four minutes
  • Large 8.5 × 8.5 inch pages, glossy cover
  • The one who stays never says a word about it
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Out 6 October 2026.

Look inside

Two pages from the book

Page from One Whole Turn: Neon stands on the attic boards beside a chalk circle. The text reads, Neon is fast in a straight line. How hard can a circle be?
page 6
Page from One Whole Turn: Hollow Belle kneels on the floor in a pool of light while the other toys file away behind her. The text reads, Nobody says a word. Belle stays.
page 19
Cover of How to Stop: a pink stitched rabbit and a small round moss creature lie side by side in the grass on a hillside, looking up at a cloud shaped like a roller skate.
Next in the seriesHow to Stop
Line art page from Little Rewind: Hollow Belle in an attic doorway holding a lit candle, uncoloured and ready for markers.

Belle kept these for you

Four pages to colour together

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