A Book is a Book
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
A Book is a Book
By (Author) Jenny Bornholdt
Illustrated by Sarah Wilkins
Gecko Press
Gecko Press
1st February 2014
New Zealand
Classifications
Children
Fiction
823.92
Physical Properties
Hardback
40
Width 120mm, Height 180mm
Description
This book asks what is a book It celebrates books and reading. Although told from a childs view, it captures the value and magic of books felt by all voracious readers, and is a perfect gift for book-lovers of all ages.
Reviews
a riotously colourful piece of imagination for children -- North and South Best Books for Christmas (NZ)
"There are just a few lines of text per page but they are so perfect expounded in the whimsical painted illustrations."
-- Magpies MagazineAltogether this book is a joy -- The Scotsman (UK)
Author Bio
Jenny Bornholdt is an acclaimed poet. In 200506 she was the NZ Poet Laureate and she received the 2003 Arts Foundation of New Zealand Laureate Award. She lives in Wellington, New Zealand.
Sarah Wilkins has worked as an illustrator in Australia, USA, New Zealand and France. She won the LIANZA Russell Clark Award for Illustration in 2003.
