A story about bouncing forward when faced with adversity, and about making creative choices in the face of change. Using different kinds of paper as metaphors for a range of emotions, the character understands his experiences of moving house, family breakdown, developing resilience and self-understanding in terms of cardboard, tissue paper, collage and origami.
Danny Parker is a picture-book author for whom the combination of family and the deeply personal process of writing are intertwined. Each of his stories is either based on, or eventually refers back to family life. A number of Danny’s picture books have won or been short-listed for national awards, and he has collaborated with some of the world’s leading illustrators.
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Bethany MacDonald is an artist and bookseller. She works primarily in paper collage, using traditional cut and paste techniques, painting and preparing different kinds of paper or cardboard before tearing, cutting and assembling it to create her vibrant textured illustrations. Paperboy is the first picture-book Bethany has illustrated.
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Author Danny Parker
Illustrator Bethany MacDonald
Publisher Dirt Lane Press
Date of Publication 2020
ISBN 9780648023869
Category Children's Books
