Charlie’s Whale
Libby Gleeson and Hannah Sommerville
An elegant and classic picture book about a little boy who just wants to see a real whale. Minke whales, orcas, beluga whales, humpbacks, sperm whales and right whales, Charlie loves them all. But most of all, he loves the great blue whale. In the vein of The Heart of a Whale and There’s a Sea in my Bedroom.
- Release
- Sep-2022
- ISBN
- 9780734420886
- RRP (AUD)
- $24.99
- Pages
- 32
- Format
- Hardback
- Category
- Children's Books: Picture books
Libby Gleeson and Hannah Sommerville
Libby Gleeson is an award-winning author of more than 30 books for children and teenagers, including Red (winner of the Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Children’s Fiction 2013), One Sunday, Eleanor, Elizabeth, Love Me, Love Me Not and the Hannah series. Libby won the prestigious Lady Cutler Award 1997, Dromkeen Medal 2011 and Nan Chauncy Award 2015 for her distinguished service to children’s literature. In 2007 she was made a member of the Order of Australia for her contributions to literature as an author and as an advocate for the development of literacy and learning in schools.
Hannah Sommerville is a bestselling picture book illustrator who creates enchanting watercolour, guache and digital illustrations. Her picture book Digby & Claude, written by Emma Allen, and Anisa’s Alphabet, written by Mike Dumbleton, were selected as Notable Books by the Children’s Book Council of Australia.
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