PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- I just love Bob Graham's beautiful picture-books and a new one is always a highlight of the year for me! As always, this one revolves around family (and a dog) and concerns the mysterious delivery of a jigsaw. No sender, no clue, just a colourful puzzle of animals playing in a waterhole. As there is plenty of time in the Kelly household (Dad sets his watch to Late Autumn to finish it) Kitty, Katie and Mum join him in piecing it together. But as any jigsaw aficionado can sympathise with, when they get to the end, there is one piece missing, and the optimistic search is on to find it… With his characteristic quiet humour and understanding, Bob Graham has given his fans another treasure (and if you look closely, there are echoes from other of his creations throughout!) Lindy Jones
Bob Graham is a Kate Greenaway-winning bookmaker who has written and illustrated many acclaimed children's picture books including Ellie's Dragon, The Poesy Ring, Home in the Rain, How to Heal a Broken Wing, How the Sun Got to Coco's House, Max, Jethro Byrde: Fairy Child and The Underhills. His 2011 title, A Bus Called Heaven, is endorsed by Amnesty International UK and was the winner of the 2012 Children's Book Council of Australia Picture Book of the Year Award - a prize Bob has won an unprecedented seven times. He has been awarded the prestigious Prime Minister's Literary Award in Australia twice, in 2014 for Silver Buttons and in 2017 for Home in the Rain.
ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- I just love Bob Graham's beautiful picture-books and a new one is always a highlight of the year for me! As always, this one revolves around family (and a dog) and concerns the mysterious delivery of a jigsaw. No sender, no clue, just a colourful puzzle of animals playing in a waterhole. As there is plenty of time in the Kelly household (Dad sets his watch to Late Autumn to finish it) Kitty, Katie and Mum join him in piecing it together. But as any jigsaw aficionado can sympathise with, when they get to the end, there is one piece missing, and the optimistic search is on to find it… With his characteristic quiet humour and understanding, Bob Graham has given his fans another treasure (and if you look closely, there are echoes from other of his creations throughout!) Lindy Jones
This book radiates love and family, hope and determination which will warm the hearts of younger readers who will view their own families with the same care and attention. Graham infuses his characters with a universal humanity. Mum, Dad, the children and the dog could be any of us. His families are always inspiring as they work together on a problem, promoting hope, radiating love and a togetherness we all aspire to emulate. * Read Plus *
