Uh-uh! Grass! Long wavy grass. We can’t go over it. We can’t go under it. Oh no! We’ve got to go through it! Helen Oxenbury’s family doesn’t falter as they go through all of the obstacle on their bear hunt. Father carries, cajoles, shelters and protects each child individually as needed. The baby, asContinue reading “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt 1989”
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The Year without A Book 1985
I thought I’d made a big mistake. Leaving a library with only one branch in a single local government would widen my horizons, I thought. So, at the beginning of this year, I applied to be the Children’s Librarian at the Central Highlands Regional Library Service. Based in Ballarat, the library service was made upContinue reading “The Year without A Book 1985”
Who Sank the Boat? 1982
Was it the little mouse, the last to get in, who was lightest of all? Could it be him? The toddler – as picture reader and listener – knows that the climax of the story is coming, and their delight in the triumph of the smallest creature will be complete. Allen has drawn all eyesContinue reading “Who Sank the Boat? 1982”
In a Flap 1980
The question on the cover Where’s Spot? alerts the reader that this will be a quest. There is backstory in this first spread. Sally must be Spot’s mother – if the smacky opening sentence doesn’t give it away, we see that her bowl is the larger. She’s rolling her eyes so that we know we’reContinue reading “In a Flap 1980”
40 Years of Picture Books 