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Category Archives: Picture Books
Problem-solving run amok in Stuck, a quirky picture book by Oliver Jeffers
Stuck, written and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers, is an absurd picture book about a boy named Floyd, whose kite gets stuck in a tree. The book follows his outrageous problem solving as he tries to get it down.
An alphabet book that keeps adults interested: Animalia by Graeme Base
Animalia is a classic Australian picture book by Graeme Base. I have delightful memories of eating gelato with my sister after buying this book as a gift for the children of some friends I was about to visit. K and … Continue reading
Tongue-in-cheek dragonlore: The Discovery of Dragons by Graeme Base
The Discovery of Dragons by Graeme Base is another delightful Australian picture book that works on multiple levels. Detailing the unlikely tale of how four unlikely people discovered dragons with beautiful illustrations, funny comic strips along the bottom of each … Continue reading
Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox and Julie Vivas
Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox and Julie Vivas is a beautiful picture book about the nature of memory. It tells the story of Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge who lives next door to an old people’s home where his … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century Children's, Australian, Picture Books, Under 7 years
Tagged Australian, dementia, disability, fiction, good out loud, illustrated, memory, the elderly, under 7s
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This is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen
This is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen is a hilarious picture book that former-housemate C sent me. It’s about a fish with criminal tendencies who is optimistic about his chances of escaping justice. The pictures are simple but very … Continue reading
Posted in Contemporary Children's, Picture Books, Under 5 years, Under 7 years
Tagged 21st Century, all ages, animals, Canadian, drama, ethics, excuses, fiction, fish, good out loud, humour, illustrated, justice, theft, under 5s, under 7s
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Paul Meets Bernadette by Rosy Lamb
Paul Meets Bernadette by Rosy Lamb is a picture book that is beautifully illustrated with oil paintings. It is the story of Paul, a goldfish, whose life is limited to swimming up and down, left and right, round and round, … Continue reading
Posted in Contemporary Children's, Picture Books, Under 5 years
Tagged 21st Century, American, animals, companionship, confinement, discovery, fiction, fish, good out loud, humour, illustrated, relationships, under 5s, under 7s, whimsical
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Rules of Summer by Shaun Tan
Rules of Summer by Shaun Tan is a book about… well it took me a while to decide. The first time I read it I thought it was about the experience of a child living in a world of seemingly … Continue reading
Posted in Australian, Contemporary Children's, Picture Books, Under 7 years
Tagged 21st Century, 7 and up, Australian, coming-of-age, fantasy, fiction, good out loud, humour, illustrated, rules, siblings, society, under 7s, whimsical
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Where is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox
Where is the Green Sheep? written by Australian author Mem Fox and illustrated by Judy Horacek is a board book full of contrasting concepts, rhymes and, most of all, sheep. There are blue sheep and bath sheep and clown sheep … Continue reading