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'In a big, big city, in a tiny, tiny apartment, lived a tall, tall man and twelve babies.
'All the boys were called Alistair. All the girls were called Charlene.
'One day the door slams shut ... with the Charlenes on one side and the Alistairs on the other.
'What will the tall man do?' (From the publisher's website.)
Notes
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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 foods
- Fresh foods
Food practices - Eating in - meal
- Food serving
Gender - Food serving - male
Signage n/a Positive/negative value n/a Food as sense of place - Normalising the fantastical
Setting - Domestic interior
Food as social cohesion - Family meals
Food as cultural identity - White Australian characters
Food as character identity n/a Food as language n/a
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Book of the Year : Early Childhood : Honour Books
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Childrens' Book Council of Australia , August vol. 55 no. 3 2011; (p. 9-10)
— Review of The Tall Man and the Twelve Babies 2010 single work picture book ; Look See, Look at Me 2010 single work picture book -
Untitled
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 55 no. 1 2011; (p. 22)
— Review of The Tall Man and the Twelve Babies 2010 single work picture book -
Judged By More than Their Covers
2011
single work
column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 16 April 2011; (p. 50-51) -
Warm Humour, with a Cool Spot
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 5-6 February 2011; (p. 37)
— Review of The Tall Man and the Twelve Babies 2010 single work picture book ; Feathers for Phoebe 2010 single work picture book ; Maudie and Bear 2010 single work picture book ; The Cat's Pyjamas 2010 single work picture book ; Hetty's Day Out 2010 single work picture book -
[Review] The Tall Man and the Twelve Babies
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 25 no. 5 2010; (p. 26)
— Review of The Tall Man and the Twelve Babies 2010 single work picture book
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Untitled
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 27 November 2010; (p. 26)
— Review of The Tall Man and the Twelve Babies 2010 single work picture book -
Untitled
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , November vol. 90 no. 4 2010; (p. 43)
— Review of The Tall Man and the Twelve Babies 2010 single work picture book -
[Review] The Tall Man and the Twelve Babies
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 25 no. 5 2010; (p. 26)
— Review of The Tall Man and the Twelve Babies 2010 single work picture book -
Warm Humour, with a Cool Spot
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 5-6 February 2011; (p. 37)
— Review of The Tall Man and the Twelve Babies 2010 single work picture book ; Feathers for Phoebe 2010 single work picture book ; Maudie and Bear 2010 single work picture book ; The Cat's Pyjamas 2010 single work picture book ; Hetty's Day Out 2010 single work picture book -
Untitled
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 55 no. 1 2011; (p. 22)
— Review of The Tall Man and the Twelve Babies 2010 single work picture book -
Judged By More than Their Covers
2011
single work
column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 16 April 2011; (p. 50-51)
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