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Included in the 2010 White Raven's Catalogue compiled by the International Youth Library in Munich, Germany.
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This is affiliated with Dr Laurel Cohn's Picture Book Diet because it contains representations of food and/or food practices.
Food depiction - Incidental
Food types - Everyday drinks
Food practices n/a Gender n/a Signage n/a Positive/negative value n/a Food as sense of place - Domestic
Setting - Domestic interior
Food as social cohesion n/a Food as cultural identity - White Australian characters
Food as character identity n/a Food as language n/a
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Works about this Work
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From The Secret Garden to Thirteen Reasons Why, Death Is Getting Darker in Children’s Books
2017
single work
essay
— Appears in: The Conversation , 12 July 2017;'The inevitable and universal nature of death has made it a popular topic of children’s literature. While death has appeared in these stories for centuries, death in young adult novels has become much darker and more complex.' (Introduction)
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Summer's End and Sad Goodbyes : Children's Picturebooks about Death and Dying
2013
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Children's Literature in Education , March vol. 44 no. 1 2013; (p. 1-14)'This article explores children’s picturebooks about death and grieving by considering both psychological and literary aspects. Two questions frame this analysis: How can picturebooks, particularly written for young children, support children’s grief when someone dies? How do the illustrations and text of picture books express and convey the aesthetic and emotional experience of loss? Using both psychological research on children’s grief reactions and literary analysis of picturebooks, this paper reviews picturebooks that have been published on the topic of death from 2001 to 2011 and then closely analyzes three books that span a range of topics and approaches to death. Findings indicate that children’s picturebooks convey important psychological and cultural issues through text and illustrations. Furthermore, understanding some of the psychological and literary features of children’s picturebooks that address death and grieving can help educators to provide support and understanding for children when they experience loss.'
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Adding to the Palette of Fiction
2011
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 5 August 2011; (p. 68) -
[Review] Harry and Hopper
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Horn Book Magazine , November/December vol. 86 no. 6 2010; (p. 84)
— Review of Harry and Hopper 2009 single work picture book -
Picture Perfect
2010
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 7-8 August 2010; (p. 18-19)
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Under Age
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 15 February 2009; (p. 25)
— Review of Harry and Hopper 2009 single work picture book ; Theodork 2009 single work children's fiction -
Mothers, Monsters and Terrible Plops
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 4 April 2009; (p. 18)
— Review of My Mother's Eyes : The Story of a Boy Soldier 2009 single work picture book ; Harry and Hopper 2009 single work picture book ; The Terrible Plop 2009 single work picture book ; Her Mother's Face 2008 single work picture book ; The Wrong Book 2009 single work picture book -
[Review] Harry and Hopper
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 24 no. 1 2009; (p. 30)
— Review of Harry and Hopper 2009 single work picture book -
[Review] Harry and Hopper
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of The Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 53 no. 3 2009; (p. 27)
— Review of Her Mother's Face 2008 single work picture book ; Harry and Hopper 2009 single work picture book -
[Review] Harry and Hopper
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Horn Book Magazine , November/December vol. 86 no. 6 2010; (p. 84)
— Review of Harry and Hopper 2009 single work picture book -
Picture Perfect
2010
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 7-8 August 2010; (p. 18-19) -
Adding to the Palette of Fiction
2011
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 5 August 2011; (p. 68) -
From The Secret Garden to Thirteen Reasons Why, Death Is Getting Darker in Children’s Books
2017
single work
essay
— Appears in: The Conversation , 12 July 2017;'The inevitable and universal nature of death has made it a popular topic of children’s literature. While death has appeared in these stories for centuries, death in young adult novels has become much darker and more complex.' (Introduction)
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Summer's End and Sad Goodbyes : Children's Picturebooks about Death and Dying
2013
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Children's Literature in Education , March vol. 44 no. 1 2013; (p. 1-14)'This article explores children’s picturebooks about death and grieving by considering both psychological and literary aspects. Two questions frame this analysis: How can picturebooks, particularly written for young children, support children’s grief when someone dies? How do the illustrations and text of picture books express and convey the aesthetic and emotional experience of loss? Using both psychological research on children’s grief reactions and literary analysis of picturebooks, this paper reviews picturebooks that have been published on the topic of death from 2001 to 2011 and then closely analyzes three books that span a range of topics and approaches to death. Findings indicate that children’s picturebooks convey important psychological and cultural issues through text and illustrations. Furthermore, understanding some of the psychological and literary features of children’s picturebooks that address death and grieving can help educators to provide support and understanding for children when they experience loss.'
Awards
- 2010 shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards — Best Language Development Book for Lower Primary Children (2003-2013)
- 2010 shortlisted Prime Minister's Literary Awards — Children's Fiction
- 2010 winner Kate Greenaway Medal for Freya Blackwood's illustrations.
- 2010 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Books
- 2009 winner Western Australian Premier's Book Awards — Premier's Prize for Writing for Children