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y separately published work icon The Hero of Little Street single work   picture book   children's   adventure   historical fiction  
Is part of Boy Bear Gregory Rogers , 2004 series - author picture book (number 3 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2009... 2009 The Hero of Little Street
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'Escaping from a gang of bullies, a Boy slips into a grand old gallery - the perfect hiding place, full of mystery and treasures. Enchanted by the magic of painting and befriended by a mischievous dog, the Boy ventures into the world of a famous Vermeer painting - and he and his new friend are transported to Little Street, Delft in seventeenth century Holland.

'But the streets of Delft are a dangerous place for a dog, and the Boy has to use every ounce of his ingenuity to rescue his canine mate from an untimely fate on the butcher's block.' (Publisher's website)

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Notes

  • A wordless picture book.

  • 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 foods
    • Discretionary foods
    • High fat foods
    Food practices
    • Food production
    Gender n/a
    Signage n/a
    Positive/negative value n/a
    Food as sense of place
    • Historical
    Setting n/a
    Food as social cohesion n/a
    Food as cultural identity
    • White characters
    Food as character identity n/a
    Food as language n/a

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2009 .
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      Cover image courtesy of publisher.
      Extent: 1v. (unpaged)p.
      Description: col. illus.
      Note/s:
      • Publication date: May 2009.
      ISBN: 9781741145243
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       Roaring Brook Press ,       2012 .
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      This image has been sourced from Goodreads.
      Extent: 32p.
      Description: col. illus.
      Note/s:
      • Published March 27th 2012
      ISBN: 9781596437296, 1596437294
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Works about this Work

Worth a Thousand Words : The Top 10 Best Australian Children’s Picture Books Nicholas Reece , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 20 December 2013;

'The academics and the “mummy bloggers” are in furious agreement – reading picture books to children is one of the best things you can do for a child’s development.

It also happens to be, in the opinion of this humble author, one of the best things an adult can do for their own development. A reminder that the greatest joys in life are often the simplest.' (Introduction)
Picture Books as Graphic Novels and Vice Versa : The Australian Experience John Foster , 2011 single work criticism
— Appears in: Bookbird , vol. 49 no. 4 2011; (p. 68-75)
Visual Identities : Australianness in Australian Picture Books Pam Macintyre , 2011 single work criticism
— Appears in: Teaching Australian Literature : From Classroom Conversations to National Imaginings 2011; (p. 352-368) ‘The literature written for young people can be a vehicle for mediating change in mainstream attitudes, or it can confirm existing values. As with all literature, it carries ideologies. In this chapter, I will focus on the picture book, which constructs its meanings through dual visual and written texts. In particular, I will analyse selected, recent award-winning Australian picture books for their representations of ‘Australianness’.’ (From author’s introduction, p. 352)
CBCA Awards - Acceptance Speeches : Picture Books Gregory Rogers , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 54 no. 4 2010; (p. 5)
Picture Book of the Year - Winner 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 54 no. 3 2010; (p. 8)
— Review of The Hero of Little Street 2009 single work picture book
Don't Fear the Terrible Plop Meg Sorensen , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 23-24 May 2009; (p. 33)
— Review of The Terrible Plop Ursula Dubosarsky , 2009 single work picture book ; The Hero of Little Street 2009 single work picture book
[Review] The Hero of Little Street Jane Barry , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 6 - 7 June 2009; (p. 29)
— Review of The Hero of Little Street 2009 single work picture book
[Review] The Hero of Little Street Kevin Steinberger , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 24 no. 2 2009; (p. 32)
— Review of The Hero of Little Street 2009 single work picture book
Graphic Adventures Stephanie Owen Reeder , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 316 2009; (p. 65-66)
— Review of The Hero of Little Street 2009 single work picture book ; Captain Congo and the Maharaja's Monkey Ruth Starke , 2009 single work picture book ; Sam's Bush Journey Sally Morgan , Ezekiel Kwaymullina , 2009 single work picture book
[Review] The Hero of Little Street Peter Munster , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 23 no. 2 2009; (p. 36)
— Review of The Hero of Little Street 2009 single work picture book
Kids' Writers Queue Up for Kudos Katharine England , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 3 April 2010; (p. 50-51)
G-G Compliments 'audacious" Kid Lit Rosemary Sorensen , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 21-22 August 2010; (p. 4) Australian Governor-General, Quentin Bryce, praises Australian children's literature at the launch of Children's Book Week and the announcement of the 2010 winners of the Children's Book Council Book of the Year Awards.
Light-Hearted Lot Wins the Day Angie Schiavone , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21-22 August 2010; (p. 37)
The Children's Book Council of Australia Judges' Report 2010 2010 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 54 no. 3 2010; (p. 3)
CBCA Awards - Acceptance Speeches : Picture Books Gregory Rogers , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 54 no. 4 2010; (p. 5)
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Subjects:
Settings:
  • Delft,
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    Netherlands,
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    Western Europe, Europe,
  • 1600-1699
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