The Brown Dog
(Paperback)
Available Formats
Publishing Details
The Brown Dog
By (Author) Gina Inverarity
Illustrated by Greg Holfeld
Working Title Press
Working Title Press
29th October 2024
Australia
Classifications
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Pets and pet care: Dogs
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Anxiety, depression and self-har
Childrens / Teenage emotions: Loneliness, isolation
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
Physical Properties
Paperback
32
Width 230mm, Height 250mm, Spine 5mm
165g
Description
Sensitively written and illustrated, this is the perfect book to encourage young readers to think and talk about their feelings.
The brown dog often visits Henry on rainy, grey afternoons. Usually he doesn't hang around for long. But this time the brown dog decides to stay and Henry needs to find a way to make him leave.
PRAISE
'This is a beautiful, ultimately uplifting book that gently sends an important message.' -- The Australian
Author Bio
Gina Inverarity studied Writing and Communications at the University of South Australia and has worked as an editor for a number of publishers, including Wakefield Press, Omnibus Books, Working Title Press and Allen & Unwin. In 2013 she completed honours in English at Victoria University, Wellington, and lives in New Zealand with her partner, two daughters and two happy dachshunds. Greg Holfeld has worked in the arts industry for over thirty years creating illustration, comic books, children's books, television commercials, storyboards, and animated films. His long career started in Canada, but since 1991 he has been based in Adelaide, South Australia.
