Bob is Leon's best friend. He shares Leon's room. Everywhere that Leon goes, Bob goes too. Then one day a boy moves in next door.

"An elegant book... The illustrations are unsentimental and graceful and the story survives rereading. The last line makes my son smile each time he reads it." The Observer; "A delight... It tackles the subject of imaginary friends with delicacy and respect... The twist at the end is both satisfying and magical. A book to be treasured." Junior Education; "Sunlight shines into all the pictures, creating a feeling that life is good and full of possibilities." The Daily Telegraph; "As always, James has something to say to parents as well as children." Time Out

Simon James is the author and illustrator of many bestselling picture books, including four stories about a mischievous boy called Jake, My Friend Whale, Sally and the Limpet, Dear Greenpeace, The Wild Woods, The Birdwatchers and Little One Step as well as Leon and Bob, which was a Smarties Book Prize Silver Award Winner. He has also compiled and illustrated a collection of small poems, Days Like This. Simon says of his work, "I like to capture a large world and at the same time give the reader the sense of being drawn in to an intimate moment or place." Simon lives in Plymouth, Devon.