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Ollie's Choice |
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Bob Graham Collection
By Bob Graham
By Lothian
$29.95
Three Picture books in the one collection by popular Australian author Bob Graham.
The Wild
Crusher is Coming!
Greetings from Sandy Beach
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Peter Pan and Wendy (Centenary Edition)
By J.M.Barrie, Illustrated by Robert Ingpen
Published by Walker Books
$39.95
This one hundred year anniversary edition has been illustrated by the well known Australian illustrator Robert Ingpen.
Illustrations - Watercolor and pencil.
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The World That We Want
By Kim Michelle Toft
Published by University of Queensland Press
$26.95
Nine different habitats and forty-five fascinating creatures feature in this spectacular portrayal of the rare and fragile beauty of North Queensland.
Illustrations - Each illustration in this book has been hand drawn and painted on silk using a combination of a latex-based ink called gutta and dyes blended like watercolours. To fix the color, the silk is rolled up and steamed in a special machine.
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Refugees
By David Miller
Published by Lothian Books
$26.95
Two wild ducks become refugees when their swamp is drained. Their journey in search of a new place to live exposes them to danger, rejection and violence before they are given a new home.
Illustrations - paper sculptures.
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Better Out than In
By Adam Wallace
Published by Krueger Wallace Press
$9.95
Illustrator - Heath McKenzie
Heath McKenzie was born and raised in Melbourne where he lives and works as a freelance illustrator to this day. He has studied media production, fine art and both primary and secondary education. He began his illustration career by self publishing 'Doug Anthony Allstars' comic books and has since moved on to work for numerous publishing houses across Australia. His work can be seen every month in Barbie magazine and two of his illustrations are currently part of a jewellery range created by House of One of One.
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Ride 'Em Cowboy
By Stefan Czernecki
Published by Simply Read Books
$24.95
Ever wondered what cowboys do all day? Ride 'Em Cowboy proves there's more to life on the range than just riden' and ropin'.
Illustrations - the cowboy carvings photographed to illustrate this book are from Stefan Czernecki's collection. They were made by Martin Schatz (1911 - 1994), a rancher and cowboy from Cowely, Alberta.
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An Anthology of Unwitting Wisdom - Aesop's Animal Fables
Retold and illustrated by Helen Ward
Published by Five Mile Press
$24.95
Illustrations - Through the centuries many artists have risen to the challenge of interpreting their favourite tables, endeavouring to capture the spirit and the simplicity of each moral message.
In this magnificent edition Helen Ward has painstakingly illustrated twelve of her favourite stories with breathtakingly detailed watercolours.
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Heart of the Tiger
Written by Glenda Millard, illustrated by Gaye Chapman
Published by Scholastic Australia
$27.95
In a treeless world, a boy inherits a wooden tiger called Tiger. He takes it for walks, he listens carefully to what it says, and discovers the secrets that lie deep in its heart.
Illustrations - Exciting new book illustrator Gaye Chapman has illustrated this book using an innovative palette of both styles and techniques.
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Kip's Favourites |
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Dog Food
By Saxton Fremann and Joost Elffers
Published by Scholastic Press
$24.95
They're fruits, they're vegetables AND they're dogs. All dogs. Illustrations - fruit and vegetable sculptures.
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An Australian abc of Animals
By Bronwyn Bancroft
Published by Little Hare
$19.95
A lavishly illustrated alphabet book of Australian animals.
Illustrations - gouache
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The Great Big Animal Ask
Written by Libby Hathorn, illustrated by Anna Pignataro
Published by Lothian Books
$26.95
So many animals have great big questions to ask.
But who can give them a great big answer?
Illustrations - ink and watercolour.
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When it is time
Written by Stacey McCleary, illustrated by Sally Rippin
Published by Lothian Books
$19.35
Sakura has hens at the bottom of her garden. They have a gentle and timeless message for her ...
"Kotsu-kotsu, putsu-putsu"
Illustrations - chinese ink, gouache, Japanese ricepaper and coloured pencil.
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SHUTTING the Chooks In
Written by Libby Gleeson, Illustrated by Ann James
Published by Scholastic Australia
$26.95
Night is approaching and it is time for the chooks to be penned.
But one is missing.
Will the boy be able to find it and then return home before dark?
Illustrations - charcoal line with an oil pastel colour overlay
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What's the BIG Idea?
By Tohby Riddle
Published by Penguin/Viking
$29.95
Tohby Riddle is the award winning creator of internationally published picture books such as The Singing Hat, The Great Escape from City Zoo and the cult favourite The Royal Guest.
What's the Big Idea? is Tohby's first collection of cartoons. The cartoons first appeared before a wide audience in Good Weekend, the weekend magazine of the Sydney Morning Herald and Melbourne's The Age. Some of the cartoons have also been hung in the National Museum of Australia.
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The Shadow Dog
By Anthony Hill
Published by Viking
$19.95
Anthony Hill's The Shadow Dog is an eloquent, affecting tribute to a great mate - his dog Sebastian.
From the moment Sebastian is rescued as an abandoned pup, this passionate, feisty dog proves irresistible - even when he fails Obedience School. Anyone who has a heart, especially anyone who has ever loved a dog, will be entertained and moved in equal measure by this joyful celebration of mutual devotion.
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