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"When Kate and her parents visit the animal shelter, an adorable puppy charms them, but it is very hard to leave an older dog behind." (Source: Trove)
Notes
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Prequel to The Trouble with Dogs!
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This is affiliated with Dr Laurel Cohn's Picture Book Diet because it contains representations of food and/or food practices.
Food depiction - Incidental
Food types - Everyday foods
- Everyday drinks
Food practices - Eating in - meal
Gender n/a Signage n/a Positive/negative value n/a Food as sense of place - Domestic
Setting - Domestic interior
Food as social cohesion - Family meals [breakfast]
Food as cultural identity - White Australian characters
Food as character identity n/a Food as language n/a
Affiliation Notes
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This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has been translated into Japanese.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Outside Over Where?: Foreign Picture Books and the Dream of Global Awareness
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Horn Book Magazine , November/December vol. 86 no. 6 2010; (p. 45-50) "It's a small world after all. Or, then again, maybe not. A stroll through the exhibition halls at the Bologna Children's Book Fair, the world's largest annual international gathering of publishers of books for young, presents a decidely mixed picture." -
The Magic of Bob Graham
Hilary Adams
(interviewer),
2003
single work
interview
— Appears in: Classroom , vol. 23 no. 6 2003; (p. 9-11) -
CBC Acceptance Speeches : Bob Graham
2002
single work
column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 46 no. 4 2002; (p. 3-4) -
The Children's Book Council of Australia : Annual Awards 2002
2002
single work
column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 46 no. 3 2002; (p. 2-13) -
Small Events, Big Winner
2002
single work
column
— Appears in: Progress Leader , 19 August 2002; (p. 2)
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Untitled
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 45 no. 4 2001; (p. 19)
— Review of Let's Get a Pup 2001 single work picture book -
Teaching Tradition
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 235 2001; (p. 61-62)
— Review of The Perfect Pet 2001 single work picture book ; Mega, Mega, Mates! 2001 single work picture book ; Nardika Learns to Make a Spear 2001 single work non-fiction ; Papunya School Book of Country and History 2001 single work information book ; Let's Get a Pup 2001 single work picture book ; An Ordinary Day 2001 single work picture book -
Picture Books
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 8 December 2001; (p. 20)
— Review of Let's Get a Pup 2001 single work picture book ; Where Does Thursday Go? 2001 single work picture book ; The Perfect Pet 2001 single work picture book -
Spinach for Small Minds
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 15-16 December 2001; (p. 10-11)
— Review of Let's Get a Pup 2001 single work picture book ; The Red Tree 2001 single work picture book -
Untitled
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Horn Book Magazine , September/October vol. 77 no. 5 2001; (p. 572-573)
— Review of Let's Get a Pup 2001 single work picture book -
The Children's Book Council of Australia : Annual Awards 2002
2002
single work
column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 46 no. 3 2002; (p. 2-13) -
CBC Acceptance Speeches : Bob Graham
2002
single work
column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 46 no. 4 2002; (p. 3-4) -
The Magic of Bob Graham
Hilary Adams
(interviewer),
2003
single work
interview
— Appears in: Classroom , vol. 23 no. 6 2003; (p. 9-11) -
Outside Over Where?: Foreign Picture Books and the Dream of Global Awareness
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Horn Book Magazine , November/December vol. 86 no. 6 2010; (p. 45-50) "It's a small world after all. Or, then again, maybe not. A stroll through the exhibition halls at the Bologna Children's Book Fair, the world's largest annual international gathering of publishers of books for young, presents a decidely mixed picture." -
Small Readers, Big Stories
2002
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 17 August 2002; (p. 7)
Awards
- 2002 winner Horn Book Awards for Excellence in Children's Literature — Best Picture Book
- 2002 winner CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Early Childhood
- 2002 shortlisted Sheffield Children's Book Award
- 2002 shortlisted Norfolk Children's Book Award (UK)
- 2001 shortlisted Yoto Carnegies Library Association Awards (UK) CILIP (Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals) Awards — Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration
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