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"Setting out on an adventure is thrilling, but coming home is even better." -- Where the wild things are by Maurice Sendak
SPOTLIGHT on CBCA Shortlist:
Early Childhood: Bev and Kev by Katrina Germein
Bev is tall and Kev is small. An unlikely pair! Could this be the beginning of a very BIG friendship?
Themes of friendship, acceptance and finding one's place and tribe are explored as Bev the giraffe moves through the African landscape experiencing social rejection from animals that cannot relate to her due to her size. Important messages are imparted, such as body image, the comfort found in companionship and how our words may affect others.
Younger readers: 'Evie and Rhino' by Neridah McMullin
1891! On a stormy night off the coast of southern Australia, a ship transporting a cargo of exotic animals tosses and turns in enormous seas. Rhino sees they are in grave danger ...
Not far away, ten-year-old Evie and her grandfather shelter in their crumbling, once-grand old home. They know too well how deadly storms can be. When all is calm, Evie treks over the dunes to the sea and makes a discovery that will change her life and Rhino's forever.
