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Find Your Coat Ned

By Pam Zinnemann-Hope and Kady MacDonald Denton

Ned’s raincoat is missing—and while he searches, something surprising happens outside.

playful lively humorous relatable

Genres

Humour Friendship/Family Realistic Fiction

What is Find Your Coat Ned about?

Rain is pouring down, but Ned is eager to go outside and play. Before he can leave, Mum tells him to find his raincoat. Ned searches everywhere, looking in one place after another as the minutes pass. At last, he discovers the missing coat—but something surprising has happened outside. The rain has stopped! With simple text, lively action and a playful ending, this cheerful story follows a young child’s determined search through an ordinary day.

About the author

Pam Zinnemann-Hope is a British author, poet and playwright who enjoys bringing words to life in playful and thoughtful ways. She wrote the much-loved Ned books for young children, including Time for Bed, Ned, Let’s Go Shopping, Ned and Let’s Play Ball, Ned. Pam also writes poetry and runs creative writing workshops, helping people discover the fun of making stories and poems. Her work has been shared in books, on stage and on the radio.

Pages

24 pages

Reading age

Picture Book (2-7)

This edition

1987

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