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This is a book about fear, about adversity, about courage
and about love.
It is an allegory, a metaphor, a parable.
Like good metaphors it is a trigger for discussion – book
group or classroom.
It is deceptive.
It seems, at first, to be a young girls’ picture book and in
some ways it is. But the language and the ideas are capable of more mature
discussion.
In that respect it defies categorisation.
It’s a picture book: words and images give us integrated narrative
and emotion.
Lucy Estela’s words are sparse and stark – a voice that
reflects the setting and the message.
Elise Hurst’s paintings are a sort of neo-Aussie-impressionist
style. They have energy and bleakness and are wonderfully beautiful. Typically, her work has hope and this collection does too. Here,
the original paintings complement and develop the sparse text.
This is a beautiful book that never preaches or concludes.
Rather, it treats its reader with intelligence and respect.
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