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'Perfect captures the simplicity, spontaneity and freedom of an idyllic childhood, while Freya Blackwood's paintings of the three children roaming a rolling beach side idyll capture the light - and even the smell and feel - of a perfect summer day.' (Publication summary)
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The Children's Book Council of Australia's Book of the Year Awards: the Winners Your Kids Must Read
2016
single work
column
— Appears in: Brisbane Times , 19 August 2016;'There is a paradox in Australian children's literature and it is this: in an age where the young are attached to the very digital devices predicted to crucify the printed book, children's book publishing is in robust health. Not surviving but thriving.'
'Children's book sales have been on the rise on the back of vibrant stories from Mem Fox, Jackie French and Bob Graham and many others. ...'
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Perfect Written by Danny Parker
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , December 2015;
— Review of Perfect 2015 single work picture book -
Review : Perfect
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time , December 2015;
— Review of Perfect 2015 single work picture book -
Review : Perfect
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking about Books for Children , September vol. 30 no. 4 2015; (p. 26)
— Review of Perfect 2015 single work picture book
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Review : Perfect
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking about Books for Children , September vol. 30 no. 4 2015; (p. 26)
— Review of Perfect 2015 single work picture book -
Review : Perfect
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time , December 2015;
— Review of Perfect 2015 single work picture book -
Perfect Written by Danny Parker
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , December 2015;
— Review of Perfect 2015 single work picture book -
The Children's Book Council of Australia's Book of the Year Awards: the Winners Your Kids Must Read
2016
single work
column
— Appears in: Brisbane Times , 19 August 2016;'There is a paradox in Australian children's literature and it is this: in an age where the young are attached to the very digital devices predicted to crucify the printed book, children's book publishing is in robust health. Not surviving but thriving.'
'Children's book sales have been on the rise on the back of vibrant stories from Mem Fox, Jackie French and Bob Graham and many others. ...'
Awards
- 2016 honours CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Early Childhood
- 2016 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Early Childhood
- 2016 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) — Australian Book of the Year for Younger Children
- 2016 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Picture Book
- 2016 shortlisted Prime Minister's Literary Awards — Children's Fiction