Book Week Fun Continued…
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Picture Book Category
Note that some books in this category are not classified JF.
JF
Silver Buttons
by Bob Graham.
At 9.59 on Thursday morning, Jodie draws a duck. Just as she is about to add one final silver button to the duck’s boots, her little brother takes his first step. At this exact same moment, a man buys bread, a soldier leaves home, a baby is being born.
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JF
King Pig
By Nick Bland.
King Pig can make the sheep do anything he like but can he make them like him?
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JF
The Windy Farm
by Doug MacLeod. Illustrated by Craig Smith.
Why would anyone want to live on a farm where the winds are so fierce that even the pigs are blown away? Fortunately Mum is a clever inventor and can think of one very good reason. The Windy Farm is a hilarious picture book with a very pertinent message about wind power and environmental sustainability.
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JF
Parachute
by Danny Parker. Illustrated by Matt Ottley.
Toby has a parachute that he always wears. He doesn’t feel safe without it. He wears it everywhere he goes because he feels that it will protect him from all the things he is scared of. One day Toby’s cat Henry gets stuck up a tree. Toby is scared of heights but he knows he has to help Henry. Toby climbs up the tree to Henry and tells him not to be afraid. He realises that the only way he can get Henry down safely is if he gives him his parachute.
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The Treasure Box
by Margaret Wild. Illustrated by Freya Blackwood.
When the enemy bombed the library, everything burned. As war rages, Peter and his father flee their home, taking with them a treasure box that holds something more precious than jewels. A book that tells the story of their people. They journey through mud and rain and long cold nights, and soon their survival becomes more important than any possessions they carry. When Peter loses his father and has to walk over the mountains, he must bury their treasure in an iron box to protect it, leaving it behind.
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Rules of Summer
by Shaun Tan
Combining humour and surreal fantasy, Shaun Tan pictures a summer in the lives of two boys. Each spread tells of an event and the lesson learned. As you venture deep into the story, these images become darker, more mysterious and unsettling, drawing towards an ending that affirms the depth of true friendship, a bond that is equally wonderful and inexplicable. Moments of humour, surreal fantasy, and the sometimes devastating ways we interact with the people we love the most, are presented.
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