Little Hare Winter reading selections 2008 . . .
Little Hare Winter reading selections 2008 . . .
Title: Lucy Goosey
Author: Margaret Wild
Illustrator: Ann James
ISBN: 9781921049873
Price: $25.00
Lucy Goosey carries the colour, flavour and dreams of Australian literary duo Ann James and Margaret Wild. Fable-like in theme and character, the volume embraces issues of family, flight and survival. Title and star Lucy Goosey is a cheeky young goose feeling unsettled about the migration of her flock. Looking toward the expanse of blue above, she declares . . . "I’m not going". But Lucy soon learns that Flipping and flapping away on her own can also bring challenge and uncertainty - emotions that lift Lucy Goosey across a moonlit sky of courage. Nominated by the Children’s Book Council of Australia for 2008 picture book of the year, Lucy Goosey’s journey has just began . . .
Title: Scratch Kitten Goes to Sea
Author: Jessica Green
Illustrator: Mitch Vane
ISBN: 9781921272448
Price: $10.99
Tired of life on the docks, Scratch Kitten runs away to sea, keen to make a name for himself as a brave ship’s cat . . .
Survival aboard ship presents Scratch Kitten with great challenge. Earning ‘his keep’ is paramount to remaining alive, and a necessity that sees Scratch Kitten befriend Pegleg - a daunting character responsible for feeding the ship's feisty crew. Problems arise when affection is not mutally shared, and labour expectations become too high. However . . . when forced adrift in a lifeboat, the two prove very resourceful indeed - will the relationship be strong enough to outwit a ship of nasty pirates heading their way?
Title: Babies
Author: David Bedford
Illustrator: Leonie Worthington
ISBN: 9781921272325
Price: $14.99
Presented by David Bedford and Leonie Worthington Babies is an unconventional and surprising collection of animal babes in rhythmic prose . . . . readers are sure to giggle as they watch meerkat babies soaking up the sun, and cheetah babies run, run, run. Interactively designed, and carrying wide audience appeal, the volume portrays the respect and gentility that should be permeating the heart of all families.
Title: Little Blue
Author / Illustrator: Gayle Chapman
ISBN: 9781921049989
Price: $29.99
A story that is told within the heart of another, Little Blue carries its happiness in colour, voice and presence . . When Will discovers a little girl lost in the woods, he tries to help her find home. In searching for an abode and place of rest, both children become enchanted in the world of magic and surprise - revealing a home that calls both children its own. Subtle yet grandly dynamic, Little Blue sings of blue rivers flowing under tall willows, beauty, and belonging. . .
Title: Take a Hike! Around an Amazing World
Author / Illustrator: Richard Merritt
ISBN: 9781921049859
Price: $12.99
A travel guide with a difference. Take a Hike! . . . carries young readers around the world using a maze of 3D maps. Some memorable sights await the curious discoverer - but beware! - all is not right. As one scales an iceberg in Antarctica, or attempts to ride a camel through Northern Africa, travel is blocked by a host of strange and unusual happenings - each one threatening to turn the world upside down. Filled with activity, fact, and wonder Take a Hike! . . is an exciting new way to view and travel the world.
Title: Too Tight, Benito!
Author: Janeen Brian
Illustrator: Judith Rossell
ISBN: 9781921049866
Price: $24.99
With the chill of winter approaching, Benito the bear cub is in need of a new cubby-hole - his old one is simply too small. So the search begins high and low, far and wide for Benito’s perfect winter home. Old fox holes, discarded rabbit burrows and ant holes will just not do. Benito needs a cubby-hole just right for a not-so-little bear. Readers will celebrate with Benito when discovery leads to a beautiful surprise . . . and a wide, warm, winter bed. Lyrical and bright, Too Tight, Benito! is a timely, seasonal read - delighting and warming hearts across the country.
Jacqueline Perryman
