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Review: The Elephant and the Tree by Jin Pyn Lee

The Elephant and the Tree, by Jin Pyn Lee (Epigram Books and Ele Books LLP (Singapore), 2006; Running Press Book Publishers (US), 2009

The Elephant and the Tree
by Jin Pyn Lee
(Epigram Books and Ele Books LLP (Singapore), 2006; …

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Review: Picture a Tree by Barbara Reid

Picture a Tree, by Barbara Reid (North Winds Press, Scholastic Canada, 2011) 

Picture a Tree
by Barbara Reid
(North Winds Press, Scholastic Canada, 2011)

‘There is more than one way to picture a tree.’ So begins …

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The Amazing Tree by John Kilaka

The Amazing Tree, by John Kilaka (North-South Books, 2009)

 

The Amazing Tree
by John Kilaka
(North-South Books, 2009)

 
In this retelling of an African folktale the animals are hungry and there’s only one tree that has fruit …

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Review: Dear Baobab by Cheryl Foggo and Qin Leng

Dear Baobab, written by Cheryl Foggo, illustrated by Qin Leng (Second Story Press, 2011)

 

Dear Baobab
written by Cheryl Foggo, illustrated by Qin Leng
(Second Story Press, 2011)

 

Following the death of his …

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Review: Out of the Way! Out of the Way! by Uma Krishnaswami and Uma Krishnaswamy

Out of the Way! Out of the Way! written by Uma Krishnaswami, illustrated by Uma Krishnaswamy (Tulika Books, 2010 / Groundwood, 2012)

 

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Review: Jandamarra by Mark Greenwood and Terry Denton

Jandamarra, written by Mark Greenwood, illustrated by Terry Denton (Allen & Unwin, 2013)

 

Jandamarra
written by Mark Greenwood, illustrated by Terry Denton
(Allen & Unwin, 2013)

 

Presented in a quasi-graphic-novel format, Jandamarra is …

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Review: Ahmed and the Feather Girl by Jane Ray

Ahmed and the Feather Girl, by Jane Ray (Janetta Otter-Barry Books, Frances Lincoln, 2010/Paperback 2014)

Ahmed and the Feather Girl
by Jane Ray
(Janetta Otter-Barry Books, Frances Lincoln, 2010/Paperback 2014)

‘There was once a little orphan boy …

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Review: I Have the Right to Be a Child by Alain Serres, Aurelia Fronty and Sarah Ardizzone

I Have the Right to Be a Child, written by Alain Serres, illustrated by Aurélia Fronty, translated by Sarah Ardizzone (Phoenix Yard Books (UK), 2012/2014)

 

I Have the Right to Be a Child
written by Alain Serres, illustrated by …

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Review – We Are All Born Free: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Pictures

We Are All Born Free: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Pictures, Forewords by John Boyne and David Tenant, illustrated by Peter Sís (Cover) et al. (Amnesty International (UK)/Frances Lincoln, 2008)

 

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Review: Lulu Loves Flowers by Anna McQuinn and Rosalind Beardshaw

'Lulu Loves Flowers' written by Anna McQuinn, illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw (Alanna Books, 2015) - pub'd in US as 'Lola Plants a Garden' (Charlesbridge, 2014)

 

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