Billy by Kate De Goldi
Innovative, original and funny, Billy is the second in the Lolly Leopold series. In this book, Lolly helps Billy prepare for the class Pet + Produce Day - with hilarious results.
'This is a glorious jumble of a book, with the texts and illustrations complementing each other wonderfullyTogether, they create a sense of mayhem, chaos and humour that reflect brilliantly the bedlam that school events often are. The lively text is enhanced by its fabulous vocabulary. Will suit mid-primary schoolers.'Sunday Tasmanian4/03/2007'...a wonderfully humorous yet sensitive observation of classroom life...will ring true with children and adults alike.'MagpiesMarch 2006'Innovative, original and funny.'Sunday Times, 11/02/07
Jacqui Colley..'I grew up in Africa, climbing trees, swimming in the sea and making huts in the vines, and now I live in New Zealand in a house with a higgledy-piggledy garden by the sea ... Working on picture books is like leaping back to my childhood and a chance for my fantasies and memories to collide.'..Jacqui is a painter who exhibits regularly and has work in private collections internationally. She is also a director of a graphic design and new media company. ..Kate de Goldi..'I spent my childhood living and breathing stories. When I wasn't reading, I was writing plays for my sisters, my 42 cousins and my classmates ... I spent many hours plotting and planning with these characters and writing new scenes for them to live and play in. I still live with my own story characters in just the same way.'..Kate is an author of three novels for young adults. She is a regular reviewer of children's books and teaches writing workshops.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781741148923 |
| ISBN 10 | 1741148928 |
| Title | Billy |
| Author | Kate De Goldi |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Allen & Unwin |
| Year published | 2007-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 32 |
| Prizes | Winner of LIANZA Children's Book Awards 2005 (Australia), Winner of The Russell Clark Award 2005 (Australia) |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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