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'It's the Sound of the Thing is an exciting collection of poetry for children and teens from Maxine Beneba Clarke, one of Australia’s most innovative and celebrated poets.
'This extraordinary collection celebrates the joy of language and features evocative, enticing poems about everyday life – the sounds of the block, the boredom of detention, and the happenings in the schoolyard. About candy, peanut butter and puddles. About a big brother’s messy room, a grandfather’s fading memory, and a grandmother’s garden magic. Through haiku, sonnets, narrative verse, rhyming couplets, limericks, free verse and more, Maxine invites children and young teens to fall in love with the wonder that is poetry.' (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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Maxine Beneba Clarke on Book Bans and Writing Poetry for Young People Astrid Edwards (interviewer), 2023 26623994 2023 single work podcast interview
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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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Maxine Beneba Clarke on Book Bans and Writing Poetry for Young People Astrid Edwards (interviewer), 2023 26623994 2023 single work podcast interview
Awards
- 2025 shortlisted The DANZ Children's Book Award — Poetry
- 2024 winner Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) — Australian Book of the Year for Younger Children
- 2024 winner APA Book Design Awards — Best Designed Children's/Young Adult Cover designed by Pooja Desai.
- 2024 shortlisted Victorian Premier's Literary Awards — Prize for Children's Literature
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