Clem Always Could

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Clem can do a lot of things, but when it comes to swimming, he's not so sure. He just doesn't want to get in the pool, even when his mum tries everything from reasoning to losing it! Clem's mum reminds him of all the things he can do and had to learn. He's convinced these things just came naturally to him, until one day Clem finds the confidence he needs to take that first step into the water.

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This first picturebook from award- winning Australian film- maker Watt looks with humor and insight at a childs developing view of himself and the world. - Adelaide Advertiser This is a story many families will enjoy reading to, and a worthwhile addition to preschool and home libraries. - Bookseller and publisher This is a heart-warming and very engaging book with sumptuos illustrations - Canberra Times Primary school age children and many pre- schoolers will connect with this book. - Sydney Morning Herald It captures the essence of childhood - Sunday Tasmanian

Author Bio

Sarah Watt was an award-winning filmmaker who worked as a writer, director and producer of animation for fifteen years. Sarah's acclaimed animation Small Treasures (1995) brought widespread international attention, winning, amongst many awards, the Baby Lion for Best Short Film at the Venice Film Festival that year. Local Dive and Living with Happiness followed, both of which screened widely at festivals and theatrically, winning many international and Australian awards. Sarah's hand-painted animated films are distinguished by her comic exploration of personal states, set against lush Australian landscapes, fully using her previous career as a painter and printmaker. Look Both Ways was Sarah's debut feature film. Unlike the short films, it is live action, interspersed with animated sequences. A critical and commercial success in Australia, it has also won many awards and has screened widely internationally. It is currently used as a text on the VCE English list. She was the author of the children's picture book CLEM ALWAYS COULD and, with her husband William McInnes, WORSE THINGS HAPPEN AT SEA.