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Dr Boogaloo and The Girl Who Lost Her Laughter
Sydney
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Random House Australia
,
2017
12021292
2017
single work
children's fiction
children's
'Dr Boogaloo was no ordinary doctor. Not at all like the one you might visit if you had a sore tummy. No, Dr Boogaloo was a very different type of doctor. He treated folks who suffered from rather unusual complaints. And how did he treat them? Why, with the most powerful medicine known to mankind . . . Music!
'Blue was no ordinary girl. For starters, her name was Blue. But what was truly extraordinary about Blue was the fact that she hadn't laughed for 712 days. Not a hee hee, a ho ho or even a tiny tee hee.
'According to Dr Boogaloo, music can cure anything. (Of course, you need the right dose of the right music. No point listening to a jive if you're in need of some boogie-woogie, and you can't just substitute a toot for a blow!) But no laughter was definitely a case for alarm.
'Can Dr Boogaloo compose a cure before Blue loses her laughter forever?' (Publication summary)
- 2018 shortlisted APA Book Design Awards — Best Designed Children’s Fiction Book
- 2018 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Younger Readers
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