It was going to be hard to match the original version of this story published in 1984 by Shortland Educational Publications with delightful illustrations by Jo Davies capturing the spirit of the story so perfectly, but
Gecko Press have done it, with a new edition of Joy Cowley's story illustrated by Sarah Davis. As the author herself says "I’m in love with this book! Everything about it is utterly beautiful: the design, the colours, the characters... [Illustrator Sarah Davis] has turned it into a classic that people will hug for generations."
Here is a link to Joy's
website, with various resources for getting to know Joy - her books and her life,
and this page has some useful tips for "
Getting young authors started" http://www.joycowley.com/stories.shtmlThe artist, Sarah Davis is a New Zealander, now resident in Sydney, and here is a link to her
website and her
blog called Pseudoarmadillo, a
Links page with various connections to "internet goodness" and a few pictures from her
Sketchbook.
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