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'Pile the presents by the tree/ Though clouds spiral out at sea./ Wind snarls, skies weep grey/ But Santa's sleigh is on its way!
'Christmas Eve 1974 is marked indelibly into the Australian psyche, as the night tropical Cyclone Tracy devastated the city of Darwin. Now, over 40 years later, Jackie French's lyrical rhyming text tells the story of a city's indomitable spirit, and Bruce Whatley's sumptuous illustrations bring to life the powerful force of the storm to a whole new generation of readers.' (Publication summary)
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Welcome to the Menagerie
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 20-21 August 2016; (p. 24)
— Review of Rockhopping 2016 single work graphic novel ; Mac : The Dog Man 2016 single work picture book ; The Pocket Dogs and the Lost Kitten 2016 single work picture book ; My Dog Dash 2016 single work picture book ; The Cat Wants Custard 2016 single work picture book ; Fabish : The Horse That Braved a Bushfire 2016 single work picture book ; Cyclone 2016 single work picture book ; Don't Call Me Bear! 2016 single work picture book ; The Snow Wombat 2016 single work picture book ; Pandamonia 2016 single work picture book ; My Sister Is a Superhero 2016 single work picture book ; The Grumpy Lighthouse Keeper 2011 single work picture book ; Grandpa's Big Adventure 2016 single work picture book ; Go Home, Cheeky Animals! 2016 single work picture book -
From Seagulls to the Somme : Six New Picture Books
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 381 2016; (p. 58-59)
— Review of Hattie Helps Out 2016 single work picture book ; Seagull 2015 single work picture book ; No Place Like Home 2016 single work picture book ; Cyclone 2016 single work picture book ; A Soldier, a Dog and a Boy 2016 single work children's fiction ; Australia to Z 2016 single work picture book -
Books
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 8 May 2016; (p. 90)
— Review of Let's Go ... to the Beach!: 2015 single work picture book ; Cyclone 2016 single work picture book -
Review : Cyclone
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 31 no. 1 2016; (p. 30)
— Review of Cyclone 2016 single work picture book -
[Review] Cyclone
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 23 April 2016; (p. 36)
— Review of Cyclone 2016 single work picture book
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Review : Cyclone
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time , January 2016;
— Review of Cyclone 2016 single work picture book -
[Review] Cyclone
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 23 April 2016; (p. 36)
— Review of Cyclone 2016 single work picture book -
Review : Cyclone
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 31 no. 1 2016; (p. 30)
— Review of Cyclone 2016 single work picture book -
Books
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 8 May 2016; (p. 90)
— Review of Let's Go ... to the Beach!: 2015 single work picture book ; Cyclone 2016 single work picture book -
From Seagulls to the Somme : Six New Picture Books
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 381 2016; (p. 58-59)
— Review of Hattie Helps Out 2016 single work picture book ; Seagull 2015 single work picture book ; No Place Like Home 2016 single work picture book ; Cyclone 2016 single work picture book ; A Soldier, a Dog and a Boy 2016 single work children's fiction ; Australia to Z 2016 single work picture book
Awards
- 2017 shortlisted APA Book Design Awards — Best Designed Children's Illustrated Book designed by Nicole Stofberg.
- 2017 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Picture Book
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