The Elephant

Peter Carnavas

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Queensland Univ. Press
03 July 2017

Children's & Educational; General fiction (Children's&YA)

An exquisite first novel from acclaimed picture book author and illustrator Peter Carnavas about Olive, Dad and his elephant.

'Your dad won't fix your bike - until you fix your dad.'

Olive's father has a sadness so big that she imagines it as an enormous elephant following him around. Every day Olive sees the elephant, and every day she wishes it would go.

With the help of Grandad and her best friend, Arthur, Olive sets out to chase the elephant away.

But how can Olive move something so big?

By: Peter Carnavas
Imprint: Queensland Univ. Press
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 195mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 222g
ISBN: 9780702259616
ISBN 10: 0702259616
Pages: 180
Publication Date: 03 July 2017
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Peter Carnavas grew up in Brisbane and on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. He became a primary school teacher and it was during this time that he began to immerse himself in picture books. His first book, Jessica's Box, was shortlisted for the 2008 Queensland Premier's Literary Award and the 2009 CBCA Crichton Award for Emerging Illustrators. He has since written and illustrated many picture books, which have been translated into German, Italian, Portuguese and Dutch. Peter lives on the Sunshine Coast with his wife, two daughters and a scruffy dog that occasionally escapes. www.petercarnavas.com