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'A moving celebration of the Australian outback and the special connection between grandparent and grandchild.
'Eve thought that living in the middle of nowhere was better than living anywhere else in the world...
'Only one thing made Eve sad. She hadn't seen Nan since they left the city long ago.
'Eve lives in a roadhouse in the middle of the Nullabor and when her Nan visits one day, Eve shows her all the things that are special about where she lives.' (Publication summary)
Notes
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Shortlisted for the Western Australian Premier's 2016 Book Awards (Children's Books).
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Dedication. For Terry
Some thought it was nowhere special,
but we went there and back again!
With you I shared the story of a lifetime. -R.C
For Melinda,
who brought Eve to life for me - K. B.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Review : Hello from Nowhere
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 29 no. 4 2014; (p. 31)
— Review of Hello from Nowhere 2014 single work picture book
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Review : Hello from Nowhere
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 29 no. 4 2014; (p. 31)
— Review of Hello from Nowhere 2014 single work picture book
Awards
- 2016 shortlisted Western Australian Premier's Book Awards — Premier's Prize for Writing for Children
- 2016 shortlisted West Australian Young Readers' Book Award — Picture Books
- 2016 shortlisted Festival Awards for Literature (SA) Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature South Australian Literary Awards — Children's Literature Award
- 2015 winner Crystal Kite Award — Australian and New Zealand Division
- 2015 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Picture Book
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