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Little Dog and the Christmas Wish
By (Author) Robin Cowcher
By (author) Corinne Fenton
Walker Books Australia
Black Dog Books
1st October 2016
Australia
Children
Fiction
Short-listed for CBCA Book of the Year Awards, CBCA Award for New Illustrators 2015 (Australia)
Paperback
32
Width 238mm, Height 271mm
180g
Little dog and jonathan are best friends. They do everything together. But on Christmas eve little dog finds himself lost and alone in a busy city. How will he find his way home Can Christmas wishes come true
Indeed if there is such a thing as a perfect grandparents book, this is it. -- Steve Romei * The Australian *
From the moment you set eyes on this delightful picture book, youll be sure to fall in love with it, as much as the gorgeous little dog inside. Set in the 1950s, Little Dog and the Christmas Wish is a beautiful book to look at, to hold and to read. * Kids' Book Review *
Corinne Fenton is the author of 25 books for children but her passion is picture books about social history. Her classic picture book Queenie: One Elephants Story, illustrated by Peter Gouldthorpe, was an Honour Book in the 2007 Childrens Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards. The Dog on the Tuckerbox, also illustrated by Gouldthorpe, was named a Notable Book in two categories of the 2009 CBCA Awards. Flame Stands Waiting, illustrated by Sebastian Ciaffaglione, was on the 2011 Queensland Premiers Reading Challenge. Corinne has also published many educational books, some translated into other languages.
Robin Cowcher is a freelance illustrator and currently lives in Melbourne, Australia. She studied at RMIT and worked for many years at The Age as an art director, illustrator and designer. Little Dog and the Christmas Wish (written by Corinne Fenton) was her first title with Walker Books Australia. Her second picture book, Reflection, written by Rebecka Sharpe Shelberg was published in April 2016.