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Nam-Huong is a young Vietnamese refugee trying to come to terms with her new life in Australia without her family. She cries a lot of onion tears but eventually learns to smile inside and laugh so her tears fall like drops of dew.
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This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it contains a Vietnamese character, and has been translated into Japanese.
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Attitudes to War in Australian Children's Literature
1994
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Papers : Explorations into Children's Literature , April vol. 5 no. 1 1994; (p. 34-48) O'Sullivan seeks to 'identify attitudes to war in Australian children's literature' in the period 1914-1994, noting in particular the movement from identification with Britain and the Empire in the early decades of this period to an affinity with Asia and the Pacific in the latter decades (34). The discussion begins with a literature review of Australian and overseas critical research in this field and then surveys a large number of (mainly Australian) novels with war as the central/pivotal theme. O'Sullivan concludes that there has been a change in attitudes to war in Australian children's literature, whereby 'once Australia was part of the British Empire and prepared to fight for that anywhere in the world, now multicultural Australia takes a broader view and sees herself as part of a global family' (47). -
Untitled
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , vol. 34 no. 3 1990; (p. 24)
— Review of Onion Tears 1989 single work children's fiction -
The Children's Book of the Year Awards Shortlists
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 5 no. 2 1990; (p. 22-24)
— Review of The Journey Home 1989 single work picture book ; I Wish I Had a Pirate Suit 1989 single work picture book ; A Nice Walk in the Jungle 1989 single work picture book ; Grandad's Magic 1989 single work picture book ; A Proper Little Lady 1989 single work picture book ; The Very Best of Friends 1989 single work picture book ; Pigs and Honey 1989 single work picture book ; Papa and the Olden Days 1989 single work picture book ; Onion Tears 1989 single work children's fiction ; The Extraordinary Magics of Emma McDade 1989 single work children's fiction ; Following the Gold 1989 selected work poetry ; The Dragon of Mith 1989 single work children's fiction ; Merryll of the Stones 1989 single work novel ; The Red King 1989 single work novel ; Balyet 1989 single work novel ; Skymaze 1989 single work children's fiction ; Thunderwith 1989 single work novel ; Came Back to Show You I Could Fly 1989 single work novel -
The Pick for the Children
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 24 March 1990; (p. 7-8)
— Review of A Nice Walk in the Jungle 1989 single work picture book ; Following the Gold 1989 selected work poetry ; The Red King 1989 single work novel ; Onion Tears 1989 single work children's fiction ; A Proper Little Lady 1989 single work picture book ; Balyet 1989 single work novel ; I Wish I Had a Pirate Suit 1989 single work picture book ; Papa and the Olden Days 1989 single work picture book ; Grandad's Magic 1989 single work picture book ; The Journey Home 1989 single work picture book ; Came Back to Show You I Could Fly 1989 single work novel ; The Very Best of Friends 1989 single work picture book ; Merryll of the Stones 1989 single work novel -
Juniors no Longer a Neglected Species
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 17 March 1990;
— Review of The Ghost in Abigail Terrace 1989 single work picture book ; Onion Tears 1989 single work children's fiction
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Juniors no Longer a Neglected Species
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 17 March 1990;
— Review of The Ghost in Abigail Terrace 1989 single work picture book ; Onion Tears 1989 single work children's fiction -
The Pick for the Children
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 24 March 1990; (p. 7-8)
— Review of A Nice Walk in the Jungle 1989 single work picture book ; Following the Gold 1989 selected work poetry ; The Red King 1989 single work novel ; Onion Tears 1989 single work children's fiction ; A Proper Little Lady 1989 single work picture book ; Balyet 1989 single work novel ; I Wish I Had a Pirate Suit 1989 single work picture book ; Papa and the Olden Days 1989 single work picture book ; Grandad's Magic 1989 single work picture book ; The Journey Home 1989 single work picture book ; Came Back to Show You I Could Fly 1989 single work novel ; The Very Best of Friends 1989 single work picture book ; Merryll of the Stones 1989 single work novel -
The Children's Book of the Year Awards Shortlists
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 5 no. 2 1990; (p. 22-24)
— Review of The Journey Home 1989 single work picture book ; I Wish I Had a Pirate Suit 1989 single work picture book ; A Nice Walk in the Jungle 1989 single work picture book ; Grandad's Magic 1989 single work picture book ; A Proper Little Lady 1989 single work picture book ; The Very Best of Friends 1989 single work picture book ; Pigs and Honey 1989 single work picture book ; Papa and the Olden Days 1989 single work picture book ; Onion Tears 1989 single work children's fiction ; The Extraordinary Magics of Emma McDade 1989 single work children's fiction ; Following the Gold 1989 selected work poetry ; The Dragon of Mith 1989 single work children's fiction ; Merryll of the Stones 1989 single work novel ; The Red King 1989 single work novel ; Balyet 1989 single work novel ; Skymaze 1989 single work children's fiction ; Thunderwith 1989 single work novel ; Came Back to Show You I Could Fly 1989 single work novel -
Untitled
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , vol. 34 no. 3 1990; (p. 24)
— Review of Onion Tears 1989 single work children's fiction -
Attitudes to War in Australian Children's Literature
1994
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Papers : Explorations into Children's Literature , April vol. 5 no. 1 1994; (p. 34-48) O'Sullivan seeks to 'identify attitudes to war in Australian children's literature' in the period 1914-1994, noting in particular the movement from identification with Britain and the Empire in the early decades of this period to an affinity with Asia and the Pacific in the latter decades (34). The discussion begins with a literature review of Australian and overseas critical research in this field and then surveys a large number of (mainly Australian) novels with war as the central/pivotal theme. O'Sullivan concludes that there has been a change in attitudes to war in Australian children's literature, whereby 'once Australia was part of the British Empire and prepared to fight for that anywhere in the world, now multicultural Australia takes a broader view and sees herself as part of a global family' (47).
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