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y separately published work icon Silver Buttons single work   picture book   children's  
Issue Details: First known date: 2013... 2013 Silver Buttons
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'At 9.59 on Thursday morning, Jodie draws a duck. Just as she is about to add one final silver button to the duck’s boots, her little brother takes his first step. At this exact same moment, a man buys bread, a soldier leaves home, a baby is being born... Here is a book, a story, a philosophy so simply told and yet—in true and inimitable Bob Graham style—so rich with emotion and meaning. It is in the smallest details that we sense the greatest significance and can see the big picture. From his glorious urban skyscapes to the tender portrayal of a falling feather or the tying of a shoelace or a dog’s joy in scratching his back, Bob lets us in on a world view conveyed with humanity, compassion and affection.' (Publication summary)

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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Newtown, Marrickville - Camperdown area, Sydney Southern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Walker Books Australia , 2013 .
      image of person or book cover 337702214450123774.jpeg
      Image courtesy of Walker Books Australia
      Extent: 32p.
      Description: col. illus.
      Note/s:
      • Published 8 October 2013
      ISBN: 9780763664374
    • Massachusetts,
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,
      :
      Candlewick Press ,
      2018 .
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      Cover image courtesy of publisher.
      Alternative title: The Silver Button
      Extent: 32 p.p.
      Description: col. illus.
      ISBN: 9781536201444

Works about this Work

Judges Comments on the Winner and Honour Books : Picture Book of the Year 2014 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time , August 2014;
Writing Their Way to Fame Katharine England , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 12 April 2014; (p. 58)
Review : Silver Buttons Merle Morcom , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Good Reading , October 2013; (p. 68)

— Review of Silver Buttons Bob Graham , 2013 single work picture book
[Review] Silver Buttons Katharine England , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 28 no. 4 2013; (p. 27)

— Review of Silver Buttons Bob Graham , 2013 single work picture book
[Review] Silver Buttons Katharine England , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 28 no. 4 2013; (p. 27)

— Review of Silver Buttons Bob Graham , 2013 single work picture book
Review : Silver Buttons Merle Morcom , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Good Reading , October 2013; (p. 68)

— Review of Silver Buttons Bob Graham , 2013 single work picture book
Writing Their Way to Fame Katharine England , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 12 April 2014; (p. 58)
Judges Comments on the Winner and Honour Books : Picture Book of the Year 2014 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time , August 2014;
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