The UK has won five times, most recently in 1997 with Katrina and the Waves’ Love Shine a Light. Eurovision bolstered the career of Brotherhood of Man, who won with Save Your Kisses for Me in 1976, and launched Bucks Fizz in 1981. In 1969, Lulu was victorious with Boom Bang-a-Bang, a song whose devotedly simplistic refrain set the competition’s tone for the next few years. Cliff Richard came second a year later with Congratulations. Sandie Shaw won it, barefoot, in 1967 with Puppet on a String. In its first four decades, the UK did well, often finishing in the top five. The competition launched in 1956 to help bring previously warring nations together via the universal language of music. By its climax, for one reason or another, everyone seems to be in tears. Flags are flown with pride, performances err on the side of kitsch and the whole thing runs in excess of four hours. he Eurovision song contest is the biggest singing competition in the world, a deliriously daft sing-off in which nations compete to win the favour of a TV audience of 161 million viewers, who can vote along with a jury of industry professionals. He lives with his family near Los Angeles, California. Hooray for Hat!, his picture book debut, was named a Huffington Post Best Picture Book and an NPR Best Book, and Hooray for Today! received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews. Won's story makes it clear how shared passions and goals can bring friends together.' - Publishers Weekly -Ībout the Author Brian Won is an illustrator, author, and art director. the simple sentences and repetitions lend themselves well to reading aloud.' - Kirkus '. droll humor and the reading-positive message.

Or is it time for Turtle to try something different? A tribute to books, reading, and the joy of sharing stories with others from Brian Won, the author/illustrator of Hooray for Hat! and Hooray for Today!.

As Turtle searches, his friends offer to share their own favorite stories, but other books just won't do. About the Book A celebration of reading and sharing stories with friends that conveys all the childlike exuberance of its popular companions 'Hooray for Hat!' and 'Hooray for Today!' Full color.īook Synopsis Turtle has looked everywhere for his favorite book, but it's nowhere to be found! Maybe his book was borrowed by Zebra, Owl, Giraffe, Elephant, or Lion.

Hooray for Hat! by Brian Won