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Mike Lucas Mike Lucas i(10800221 works by)
Born: Established: 1968 ;
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon Let’s Build a House Mike Lucas , Daron Parton (illustrator), Sydney : Lothian , 2021 20449790 2021 single work picture book children's

'Slip on your overalls, pop on your hard hat and jump in the digger – let’s build a house!

'A step-by-step look at how a house is constructed from digging the foundations and laying the bricks through to fitting the drains and painting the walls. Let’s Build a House is a high-energy, gorgeously illustrated picture book written by a real-life engineer.

First the floor, and then the walls,
Then the roof. Let's build it tall.
You and me - we'll build it all!
Up, up, up.'

(Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon Bad Herbert Mike Lucas , Heidi Cooper Smith , Melbourne : Larrikin House , 2020 19555376 2020 single work children's fiction children's

'There's a big chocolate cake at the end of this book.
If you don't believe us, then take a quick look.
But beware, for Bad Herbert is heading there too.
Do you think he can get to the cake before you?

'Bad Herbert is a naughty ape who will do anything for a delicious slice of chocolate cake.

'Let's see how far he can get...' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon Vanishing Mike Lucas , Jennifer Harrison (illustrator), Adelaide : MidnightSun , 2018 14888635 2018 single work picture book children's

'Once, creatures of all shapes and sizes wandered this empty land. They had horns and wings, scales and feathers. They lived in vibrant forests, desert plains and icy tundras. But where are they now?

'Vanishing is a striking tale of our natural world and the looming environmental threats to the creatures that call it home. With stunning illustrations of Jennifer Harrison and the evocative prose of Mike Lucas, Vanishing is not only a beautifully crafted book, but an important story about our planet and the creatures we share it with.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 [Review] In the Rainbow Mike Lucas , 2017 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking about Books for Children , November vol. 32 no. 5 2017; (p. 33)
— Review of In the Rainbow Tracey Newnham , 2017 single work picture book

'Dealing with the loss of a loved one is always a difficult and potentially dangerous subject, clouded by the inability to explain the reality of the situation in a way that children will understand. Tracey Newham's In the Rainbow breaks through these clouds with a story obviously born from her own experience of losing her partner and the father of her children through cancer.' (Introduction)
1 Beauty in Silence Mike Lucas , Jennifer Harrison , 2017 single work essay
— Appears in: Good Reading , March 2017; (p. 60) ' 'Children are born accepting everybody as equal, and it's only as we grow older that we start to notice differences and become curious,' says Adelaide-based bookseller Mike Lucas. 'Sometimes this can result in embarrassment, isolation or bullying. They should be taught to see that being different is what makes us who we are and that a disability, though to be possibly inherently restricting can be made less so by inclusion, understanding and acceptance.' Mike's new book, Olivia's Voice, is about a girl who wakes up every morning to silence. She can't hear anything, but she can follow the smell of breakfast down to the kitchen, feel her mum's heart beating against her chest during a hug, watch the 'galloping' shapes of her friends' mouths and see words tumble into images as she reads.' (Publication abstract)
1 1 y separately published work icon Olivia's Voice Mike Lucas , Jennifer Harrison (illustrator), Rundle Mall/Rundle Street : MidnightSun , 2017 10800929 2017 single work picture book poetry children's

Listen.

Silence.

Love, words, friendship and colour need no sound.

My name is Olivia and this is my world. (Publication Summary)
1 y separately published work icon Big Silly and Little Sensible : 99 Poems for Children Mike Lucas , Ginger Cat Publishing , 2016 10801096 2016 selected work poetry children's

'If BIG SILLY you want, if BIG SILLY you need,This book is the book you should pick up and read.It's packed with BIG SILLY, BIG SILLY throughout.BIG SILLY is something you can't do without:BIG SILLY at school and BIG SILLY at play;BIG SILLY tomorrow, BIG SILLY today;BIG SILLY at breakfast and dinner and tea;BIG SILLY for you that is written by me.But there must come a time when BIG SILLY must rest,For after a while it becomes quite a pest.So I've put little sensible inside this book,Here and there, once or twice, now and then, take a look...' (Publication Summary)
1 [Review Essay] Artie and Grime Wave Mike Lucas , 2016 single work review essay
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books For Children , November vol. 31 no. 5 2016; (p. 40)

Australian actor, Richard Roxburgh's first children's novel is a humorous adventure story about two boys trying to expose the criminal antics of some mischievous adults. Artie, and his friend, Bumshoe stumble upon a Cave-of Possibly-Stolen-Stuff and an extremely suspicious looking gang individuals.' (Introduction)
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