Edge of the World
Age 5+
Picture Books
A healing narrative about the return of light and joy to everyday life that has been rendered dark and colourless by tragic events.
Nobody smiles or laughs in the village near the edge of the world since a terrible tragedy cast a dark shadow over the town. There is no colour or liveliness anymore. All that changes the day Toby McPhee finds some magical silver pots. With the help of the beautiful pigments inside, Toby gradually brings life back to the village. A simple tale about a small fishing village that is healed by the magic of colour.
Creators
Ian Trevaskis was born in Geelong, Victoria. In addition to teaching, he studied fine arts and has worked as a teacher of Arts / Crafts. He began submitting work to publishers in 1989 and, after 13 rejections, his first book Quincy was published and was named a CBCA Notable Book. He followed this with The Postman's Race in 1993 which was also named a CBCA Notable Book. He has several other books piblished since, including Hopscotch, Book 1: Medusa Stone published in June 2009 by Walker Books Australia, with Book 2 in the Hopscotch series, Golden Scarab due to be released at the end of 2010.
Wayne Harris has illustrated over thirty books, including DragonQuest by Allan Baillie which was short-listed for Picture Book of the Year, Children's Book Council of Australia. Many of his other illustrated books have also received Notable Book status from the Children's Book Council of Australia.
Wayne is also a book designer, winning the APA Best Designed Picture Book of the Year Award for A Bit of Company by Margaret Wild, Gordon's Got a Snookie by Lisa Shanahan and Two Bullies by Junko Morimoto. He was short-listed in the 1995 NSW Premier's Award for writing Judy and the Volcano, the same year Going Home was named an American Library Association Notable Children's Book. He enjoys teaching design and illustration and also working as a part-time designer for Walker Books Australia.
Reviews
This would make an excellent picture book to treat with older primary kids. I believe the story will touch kids’ hearts and lead to some productive discussion about tragedy, how it affects us and what we can do to move on from its devastating consequences.
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