I didn't find a friend in a bag of chips . . . I didn't find a friend up a tree . . . I didn't find a friend in a puddle . . . I found a friend and my friend found me. An irresistible new picture book about the delights and niggles of first friendships.
When little Else and her bushrangers set out through the Back-of-beyond in an attempt to find the mysterious Lost Herd, they enter a strange land from which none have ever returned.
Beth Norling has mastered the mysteries of alchemy, transforming the simple elements of narrative and image into pure gold. This is a story of transformation; of loss, loneliness, courage, sacrifice and enlightenment. It is a symbolic journey through the inner life of a six-year-old girl still learning to understand her feelings. Pushed out into the sometimes silent, sometimes stormy world of her emotions, the girl sinks to the bottom of the sea, is chased through the forest by wolves, lost in the desert and caught in a storm before returning home safe and sound to a world that seems somehow changed. A picture book in the truest sense, The Stone Baby will delight and transfix adults and children alike. This is a masterpiece of children's book art. Haunting illustrations using the ancient technique of tempura, mixing egg-yolk and pigment.
Little Else has joined Ma Calico's circus and she's a big hit! But will her hard work pay off with mean Ma Calico in charge? If Little Else can track down the wild bushranger Harry Blast, would he be a match for Ma?
Annie, Rob and Rachel have a compost heap that they name Heep. But they never think that Heep could possibly solve the problem next door... I'm Tony and My Friend Zog, from the Planet Zarga has come to our school. Zog can do some amazing things, but how can I help Zog stay out trouble?
Simon est capable de pédaler sur son nouveau vélo, mais il chancelle encore un peu. Un jour, en revenant de l'école, il se met à dévaler une côte à toute vitesse! Attention, Simon!
Feisty: typically describes one who is relatively small, lively, determined and courageous. Girls can rescue themselves - just watch Rapunzel, Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella and Thumbelina create their own happily ever afters in this beautiful and emboldening bedtime book. A glorious treasury for young girls - and boys - featuring artwork from four leading Australian illustrators: Beth Norling, Claire Robertson, Lucinda Gifford and Sher Rill Ng.
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