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y separately published work icon The Swap single work   picture book   children's  
Issue Details: First known date: 2013... 2013 The Swap
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'Caroline Crocodile’s baby brother dribbles. But all Mama Crocodile EVER says is how GORGEOUS he is. Caroline is VERY jealous. So she goes to the Baby Shop and tries to swap her dribbly brother for new baby. The trouble is, there’s something not quite right with any of them…' (Publisher's blurb)

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    y separately published work icon Stories for Big Brothers and Sisters Stories for Big Brothers and Sisters : Four Beloved Australian Picture Books Surry Hills : Little Hare Books , 2023 26840616 2023 anthology children's fiction

    'A celebration of sibling love in all its forms …

    'This keepsake treasury of Australian picture books is in turns adorable, heartwarming and hilarious.

    'With tales from bestselling and award-winning creators Sara Acton, Jane Godwin, Libby Gleeson, Andrew Joyner, Zanni Louise, Jan Ormerod, Anna Pignataro and Jedda Robaard, Stories for Big Brothers and Sisters is the perfect collection for any family awaiting a new arrival.' (Publication summary)

    Surry Hills : Little Hare Books , 2023

Works about this Work

The Swap : Review Liz Ledden , 2016 single work
— Appears in: Buzz Words , July 2016;

— Review of The Swap Jan Ormerod , 2013 single work picture book
'Winner of the CBCA Book of the Year in the Early Childhood category (2014), The Swap has been released in board book format. ...'
Review : The Swap Merle Morcom , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Good Reading , February 2014; (p. 71)

— Review of The Swap Jan Ormerod , 2013 single work picture book
SA's Pictures of Success Deborah Bogle , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 17 August 2014; (p. 29)
Judges Comments on the Winner and Honour Books : Early Childhood 2014 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time , August 2014;
Book of the Year : Early Childhood Award - Acceptance Speech by Andrew Joyner Andrew Joyner , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time , August 2014;
[Untitled] Nola Allen , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 28 no. 5 2013; (p. 32)

— Review of The Swap Jan Ormerod , 2013 single work picture book
[Untitled] Katharine England , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 25 January 2014; (p. 24)

— Review of The Swap Jan Ormerod , 2013 single work picture book
Review : The Swap Merle Morcom , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Good Reading , February 2014; (p. 71)

— Review of The Swap Jan Ormerod , 2013 single work picture book
The Swap : Review Liz Ledden , 2016 single work
— Appears in: Buzz Words , July 2016;

— Review of The Swap Jan Ormerod , 2013 single work picture book
'Winner of the CBCA Book of the Year in the Early Childhood category (2014), The Swap has been released in board book format. ...'
Writing Their Way to Fame Katharine England , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 12 April 2014; (p. 58)
Book of the Year : Early Childhood Award - Acceptance Speech by Andrew Joyner Andrew Joyner , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time , August 2014;
Judges Comments on the Winner and Honour Books : Early Childhood 2014 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time , August 2014;
SA's Pictures of Success Deborah Bogle , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 17 August 2014; (p. 29)
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