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'Ricardo loved to ride his bike through the village. He rode under endless skies, quiet and clear. He rode every day ... But then the shadows came.' (Publication summary)
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Seeing the Human Face : Refugee and Asylum Seeker Narratives and an Ethics of Care in Recent Australian Picture Books
2018
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Children's Literature Association quarterly , Winter vol. 43 no. 4 2018; (p. 363-376)'In this article, I survey eight Australian picture books that seek to redress a seeming absence of care in Australian politics in relation to refugees and asylum seekers: My Two Blankets (2014), Suri's Wall (2015), Ride, Ricardo, Ride! (2015), Mate and Me (2015), Teacup (2015), Flight (2015), Out (2016), and I'm Australian Too (2017). These books depict a healthy community founded upon an ethics of care, and/or a depleted community when care is absent. Although none of these books invokes structural change, all of them demonstrate how relational well-being forms a foundation for civic virtue.'
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The Children's Book Council of Australia's Book of the Year Awards: the Winners Your Kids Must Read
2016
single work
column
— Appears in: Brisbane Times , 19 August 2016;'There is a paradox in Australian children's literature and it is this: in an age where the young are attached to the very digital devices predicted to crucify the printed book, children's book publishing is in robust health. Not surviving but thriving.'
'Children's book sales have been on the rise on the back of vibrant stories from Mem Fox, Jackie French and Bob Graham and many others. ...'
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Ride, Ricardo, Ride! by Phil Cummings,
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , April 2015;
— Review of Ride, Ricardo, Ride! 2015 single work picture book -
Review : Ride, Ricardo, Ride!
2015
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time , May 2015;
— Review of Ride, Ricardo, Ride! 2015 single work picture book -
Review : Ride, Ricardo, Ride!
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time , May 2015;
— Review of Ride, Ricardo, Ride! 2015 single work picture book
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Review : Ride, Ricardo, Ride!
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time , May 2015;
— Review of Ride, Ricardo, Ride! 2015 single work picture book -
Review : Ride, Ricardo, Ride!
2015
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time , May 2015;
— Review of Ride, Ricardo, Ride! 2015 single work picture book -
Ride, Ricardo, Ride! by Phil Cummings,
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , April 2015;
— Review of Ride, Ricardo, Ride! 2015 single work picture book -
The Children's Book Council of Australia's Book of the Year Awards: the Winners Your Kids Must Read
2016
single work
column
— Appears in: Brisbane Times , 19 August 2016;'There is a paradox in Australian children's literature and it is this: in an age where the young are attached to the very digital devices predicted to crucify the printed book, children's book publishing is in robust health. Not surviving but thriving.'
'Children's book sales have been on the rise on the back of vibrant stories from Mem Fox, Jackie French and Bob Graham and many others. ...'
-
Seeing the Human Face : Refugee and Asylum Seeker Narratives and an Ethics of Care in Recent Australian Picture Books
2018
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Children's Literature Association quarterly , Winter vol. 43 no. 4 2018; (p. 363-376)'In this article, I survey eight Australian picture books that seek to redress a seeming absence of care in Australian politics in relation to refugees and asylum seekers: My Two Blankets (2014), Suri's Wall (2015), Ride, Ricardo, Ride! (2015), Mate and Me (2015), Teacup (2015), Flight (2015), Out (2016), and I'm Australian Too (2017). These books depict a healthy community founded upon an ethics of care, and/or a depleted community when care is absent. Although none of these books invokes structural change, all of them demonstrate how relational well-being forms a foundation for civic virtue.'