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'Fergus lives down in the deepest, darkest depths of the sea and is scared of just one thing ... the light! Who's Afraid of the Light? is a fresh and funny new narrative nonfiction picture book from the award-winning creator Anna McGregor.
'Come on a trip to the deepest, darkest depths of the ocean.
There are many fascinating creatures that call it home.
There's nothing to be afraid of?.?.?.
?.?.?.?is there?
'From the award-winning creator of Anemone is Not the Enemy and A Pair of Pears and an Orange comes this spooky, funny adventure with a surprise twist that you literally won't see coming. Anna McGregor introduces young readers to the wonders of the ocean's 'midnight zone', where no sunlight at all is able to penetrate. We meet Fergus as he hides from a parade of sea creatures that use bioluminescence to find their way in the dark. At least, we think he is hiding ... or is it something else entirely?' (Publication summary)
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The Best Australian Children’s Books of 2023 : Alice Pung, Davina Bell, Sean Avery and More
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 11 December 2023;
— Review of What to Do When You're Not Sure What to Do 2023 single work picture book ; Nothing Alike 2023 single work picture book ; Who's Afraid of the Light 2023 single work picture book ; Hello Twigs 2023 series - author graphic novel ; Friendly Bee and Friends 2023 series - author graphic novel ; Cub and Brown 2023 single work children's fiction ; The Perilous Promotion of Trilby Moffat 2023 single work children's fiction ; Millie Mak the Maker 2023 single work children's fiction ; Uncle Xbox 2023 single work children's fiction ; We Didn't Think It Through 2023 single work novel ; Royals 2023 single work novel ; Scar Town 2023 single work novel ; This Book Thinks Ya Deadly! : A Celebration of Blak Excellence 2023 multi chapter work biography ; It's the Sound of the Thing : 100 New Poems for Young People 2023 selected work poetry ; How We Came to Be 2022 series - author picture book ; Stand Up and Speak Out Against Racism 2023 single work information book
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The Best Australian Children’s Books of 2023 : Alice Pung, Davina Bell, Sean Avery and More
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 11 December 2023;
— Review of What to Do When You're Not Sure What to Do 2023 single work picture book ; Nothing Alike 2023 single work picture book ; Who's Afraid of the Light 2023 single work picture book ; Hello Twigs 2023 series - author graphic novel ; Friendly Bee and Friends 2023 series - author graphic novel ; Cub and Brown 2023 single work children's fiction ; The Perilous Promotion of Trilby Moffat 2023 single work children's fiction ; Millie Mak the Maker 2023 single work children's fiction ; Uncle Xbox 2023 single work children's fiction ; We Didn't Think It Through 2023 single work novel ; Royals 2023 single work novel ; Scar Town 2023 single work novel ; This Book Thinks Ya Deadly! : A Celebration of Blak Excellence 2023 multi chapter work biography ; It's the Sound of the Thing : 100 New Poems for Young People 2023 selected work poetry ; How We Came to Be 2022 series - author picture book ; Stand Up and Speak Out Against Racism 2023 single work information book
Awards
- 2024 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) — Small Publishers' Children's Book of the Year
- 2024 shortlisted APA Book Design Awards — Best Designed Children's Illustrated Book designed by Anna McGregor.
- 2024 shortlisted Victorian Premier's Literary Awards — Prize for Children's Literature
- 2023 commended Whitley Awards — Children's Reader
- 2023 shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards — Three to 5 Years