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Issue Details:
First known date:
2020...
vol.
35
no.
3
July
2020
of
Magpies : Talking About Books for Children
est. 1986-1995
Magpies : Talking About Books for Children
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'Expecting to be caught in a general slow-down it is a pleasure to find ourselves still receiving books for review. One cannot overestimate the satisfaction of opening a parcel offering adventure beyond the front fence and ways into worlds well beyond our current situation.' (Editor's Comments, Introduction)
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* Contents derived from the 2020 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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Bern Emmerichs Interviewed by Joy Lawn,
single work
interview
'Bern Emmerichs is an artist whose work is held by the Australian National Gallery, the National Gallery of Victoria and elsewhere in Australia and internationally. She also illustrates narrative non-fiction about European settlement in Australia for Berbay Books in a distinctive intricate and patterned style.' (Introduction)
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Meet Judith Rossell,
single work
interview
'When Judith Rossell, or Jude as she is usually called, welcomes me into her Melbourne home, I immediately notice one of the miniature houses sitting in the room.' (Introduction)
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Revisiting One Dragon's Dream,
single work
criticism
'A dragon, getting ready for bed, stares impassively at framed numbers arranged in a grid on the wall. His storybook left open on the floor, a doting relative's piercing gaze from a portrait on the wall, he settles into his fretwork four-poster.' (Introduction)
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Celebrating the 60th Year of Australia's Oldest Children's Bookshop 'The Little Bookroom',
single work
column
'In recent lockdown times, along with other picture book people, I've been reading, reminiscing and researching.' (Introduction)
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Meet Will Kostakis,
single work
interview
'SUE: The First Third is such a love-letter to family, and friends as family. While we all know about Yiayia, I really like the relationship Billy has with his Mum, and what I wanted to discuss was how you as an author write parents.' (Introduction)
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Cover Book Review : Dry to Dry,
single work
review
— Review of Dry To Dry : The Seasons Of Kakadu 2020 single work picture book ;'It is the Dry.
'Over the plains and cliffs and rivers of Kakadu, in northern Australia, the air hangs heavy.
'It's hot and very humid.
'So begins the narrative of a journey into Kakadu in which readers are transported to Australia's largest national park and immersed in the cycle of seasons from the Dry, to the Wet and back again...' (Introduction)
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