The Good, the Bad and the Silly: Stories of our past
By (Author) John Dickson
Illustrated by Bern Emmerichs
Berbay Publishing
Berbay Publishing
1st November 2019
Australia
Children
Non Fiction
Hardback
54
Width 210mm, Height 270mm
The Good, The Bad and The Silly is a taste of the intriguing history of Australia to alert young readers of the storytelling treasures to be unearthed in Australias settlement history.
This is the newest addition to the successful and award-winning series M is for Mutiny (CBCA shortlisted 2018), William Bligh: a stormy story of tempestuous times (CBCA shortlisted 2017), The Startling Story of Lachlan Macquarie (CBCA 2018 Notable) and The Unlikely Story of Bennelong and Phillip (WAYRBA shortlisted 2016).
John Dickson is an experienced and successful journalist, copywriter and award-winning childrens author. He has written several childrens books including M is for Mutiny: history by alphabet (shortlisted, Childrens Book Council of Australia Awards, 2018), Under My Bed, Norton took Something and The Good, the bad and the silly: stories of our past. Bern Emmerichs is a highly celebrated artist in Australia. Her works are in the Australian National Gallery, the National Gallery of Victoria and collections all around the world. Bern Emmerichs is renowned for her work which explores historical narratives of Australia's First Settlement. Her paintings are created by using large hand-painted ceramic tiles.