Poppy Wash

(Paperback)

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A funny, heart-warming story about friendship, family ...and dragons. Poppy has the best job in the world - every day she washes all kinds of dragons at her Dragon Wash. Poppy loves her job, but most of all she loves the dragons themselves. All that's missing is a dragon she can call her own ...A funny, heart-warming story from Kerry Brown and Michelle Pike about friendship, family ...and dragons. Ages 3+ REVIEWS 'written in a musical language that is a pleasure to read [and] will appeal to both boys and girls ...POPPY WASH has a complex enough storyline to allow parents and teachers to read it over and over again, without the story losing its appeal.' BOOKSELLER+PUBLISHER 'there are also deeper messages embedded in the plot, such as the importance of caring for others in a community. Children will enjoy the delightful watercolour illustrations of dragons in this first collaboration between sisters Kerry Brown and Michelle Pike' MAGPIES

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'Written in a musical language that is a pleasure to read (and) will appeal to both boys and girls ...Poppy Wash has a complex enough storyline to allow parents and teachers to read it over and over again, without the story losing its appeal.' BOOKSELLER+PUBLISHER 'there are also deeper messages embedded in the plot, such as the importance of caring for others in a community. Children will enjoy the delightful watercolour illustrations of dragons in this first collaboration between sisters Kerry Brown and Michelle Pike' MAGPIES

Author Bio

Kerry Brown is the author of Can I Cuddle the Moon (illustrated by Lisa Stewart), Poppy Wash(illustrated by Michelle Pike), All My Kisses (illustrated by Jedda Robaard) and the #1 picture book bestseller Lest We Forget (illustrated by Isobel Knowles and Benjamin Portas). She lives in Queensland with her family. Michelle was born in 1969 and grew up in Carnarvon, Western Australia. She now resides in a small pocket of paradise known as Buderim, on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland, Australia - with her husband Andy, sons Axel and Jodi and groodle Daisy. A self-taught Artist, Michelle draws inspiration from both her own childhood memories and those currently being formed by her two young sons. Often described as quirky and whimsical, Michelle's artwork always provides that little bit extra to both the characters and the story-line as a whole.