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STUCK!
By Charlotte Calder
Illustrated by Mark Jackson
A story about a group of children whose kite gets stuck up a tree and their attempts to bring it down.
One warm and windy day, when Charlie and his friends decide to fly a kite iIt takes off and soars straight into a tree! One by one, Charlie s friends each try to free the kite with their toys all of which end up stuck in the tree along with the kite. Just when it looks as though everything is stuck forever, the cat loses its footing on a branch and sets off a chain reaction, sending their toys to the ground. But guess who is stuck now?
- Kids will enjoy the clever way the chain reaction of events unfolds.
- Featuring gorgeous illustrations from Mark Jackson, one of the illustrators of "Not Like Georgie".
About the author
Charlotte Calder was born in Adelaide and has worked as an actor, photographer and occasional newspaper columnist. Her first novel for young adults was Settling Storms (2000), followed by Cupid Painted Blind (2002), Surviving Amber (2005) and Paper Alice (2008). Stuck her first picture book was short-listed in the Young Children Category of the Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards 2010, and received a Notable mention in the Picture Book Category, Children s Book Council of Australia Awards, 2010. Charlotte lives with her husband and the youngest of their three children near Orange, in the Central West of NSW.
About the illustrator
Mark Jackson is an illustrator based in Melbourne. He has co-illustrated several books with his wife, Heather Potter, and their work has been featured in several exhibitions. The Truth About Penguins is his third picture book published with Walker Books Australia. Not Like Georgie written by Scott Hatcher was published in 2008 and Stuck! written by Charlotte Calder, published in 2009 was short-listed in the Young Children Category of the Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards 2010, and received a Notable mention in the Picture Book Category, Children s Book Council of Australia Awards, 2010. For more information and samples of his artwork, please visit his website: http://www.jackpot-art.com/index.html
ISBN:
9781921150463
Imprint:
WALKER BOOKS AUST
Distributor:
Harper Collins Distribution Services for Australia and New Zealand
Binding:
NS-HB
Release Date:
August 1, 2009
Dimensions:
243 x 277mm, 32pp
Stock Status:
STOCK
Australian RRP:
$29.95
New Zealand RRP:
$31.99
Stock Level:
In Stock