PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- As a dedicated bird nerd, I love the white ibis (or, Thoth's timekeeper as I secretly think of it!) This busy and detailed picture book sings the bird's praises, with the constant refrain: "Call me Bin Chicken, Call Me Tip Turkey, Call me Picnic Pirate - But..." From Egyptian connections to contemporary urban habitation, through fields and waterways and forced towards cities on the coast, the ibis tells its story of adaption and resilience. The illustrations are energetic, and are crammed with Sydney landmarks to bring home the familiarity of the bird - readers will have fun recognising the locations. Ends with a simple message to renew, recycle and replenish, because one day, we might need to be like the humble ibis... Lindy
A beautiful and powerful story for 5+ to challenge the way we view one of our most infamous birds, and ourselves.
Liz makes her pictures using collage and printmaking as well as paint and pencils. She was awarded an Australian Society of Authors Children's Picture Book Illustrators' Initiative in 2014 and participated in a May Gibbs Trust Fellowship to Adelaide in 2015. In 2017, the picture book One Photo by Ross Watkins, which Liz illustrated, was shorlisted for the CBCA Picture Book of the Year Award. Liz spent her early artistic years drawing (mainly horse-based) stories on her dad's electrical circuit diagram papers and copying her mum's loopy handwriting. She now has a ceiling-high stack of sketchbooks full of inspirations from around the world that fuel her picture book llustrations. Her passion for drawing has contributed to international research with the British Council and Big Draw. Liz now lives in Newcastle, Australia with her husband Mario.
ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- As a dedicated bird nerd, I love the white ibis (or, Thoth's timekeeper as I secretly think of it!) This busy and detailed picture book sings the bird's praises, with the constant refrain: "Call me Bin Chicken, Call Me Tip Turkey, Call me Picnic Pirate - But..." From Egyptian connections to contemporary urban habitation, through fields and waterways and forced towards cities on the coast, the ibis tells its story of adaption and resilience. The illustrations are energetic, and are crammed with Sydney landmarks to bring home the familiarity of the bird - readers will have fun recognising the locations. Ends with a simple message to renew, recycle and replenish, because one day, we might need to be like the humble ibis... Lindy
