![]() I was so excited to hold The Littlest Bushranger in my hand. This week at my blog I’m celebrating the release of my crit buddy Alison Reynolds’, and talented illustrator Heath McKenzies’ beautiful new picture book, The Littlest Bushranger. You can visit him here:ġ2th Angela Sunde – interview with Heath ġ3th Boomerang Books – Post with Dimity Powell ġ7th Pass-it-on Post and Review- Jackie Hosking Marmalade is padding off to more great blogs. Lovers of the first Marmalade book will enjoy A New Friend for Marmalade, and this book is bound to guarantee this cute ginger cat a legion of new fans. Readers will enjoy the sense of fun in A new friend for Marmalade, expressed both through the text, and the lively and appealing illustrations. To me that’s the essence of a great picture book. So few words, yet the scene and its characters are easily established in the mind of the reader. “A whirlwind cartwheeled through the sandpit. And the rhythm of the language makes it a great book to read out loud. I can’t be completely objective with this book because Alison is my crit buddy, and I’ve seen this story grow from the gem of an idea into the beautifully told and illustrated book it is today.īut the themes in this book and the setting are universally recognisable. I love picture books like A new friend for Marmalade where themes of friendship, tolerance and adaptability are woven into the story and the actions of the characters so seamlessly that readers are absorbing important messages without feeling as though they are being preached to. MY THOUGHTS ON A NEW FRIEND FOR MARMALADE Then really hope and really wish that there is a Book Number Three and it does … Then hope and wish that Book Number Two does well enough so you are asked to write a sequel.
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