Ella and the Ocean | AustLit: Discover Australian Stories

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y Ella and the Ocean single work picture book children's

Author:agent Lian Tanner
Illustrator: Jonathan Bentley

Issue Details: First known date: 2019... 2019 Ella and the Ocean

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'A very Australian story of drought and renewal, of family, of imagination and of the power of hope.

Ella lived in the red-dirt country
where the earth was as dry as old bones
and it hadn't rained
for years
and years
and years.

One night, Ella dreamt of the ocean…'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

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Selected for the third edition of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) World Picture Books exhibit, launched at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress in July 2022. (Source: https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2021/11/25/206436/aus-picture-books-chosen-for-ifla-catalogue/). (Sighted: 25/11/2021)

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Ella and the Ocean : Joy Lawn discusses 'Ella and the Ocean' with Lian Tanner & Jonathan Bentley Joy Lawn , 2020 single work interview
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 35 no. 4 2020; (p. 4-7)