Publisher's synopsis
In This Is Home, much-loved author Jackie French has gathered a poem for every child and every mood. What do you feel like doing today? Sit beside a bush campfire with Oodgeroo Noonuccal, watch people going by with Henry Lawson, float away with Alison Lester, learn to read with Andy Griffiths or be brave with Shaun Tan.
Ideal for sharing with the whole family, this extensively illustrated edition brings together old favourites and sure-to-be new favourites in an indispensable addition to children’s bookshelves. From poems that whisper to poems that roar, from words of tranquility and heartbreak to those of the witty and absurd, there is something within these pages to make everyone feel at home.
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Jackie French AM is an award-winning writer, wombat negotiator, the 2014–2015 Australian Children’s Laureate and the 2015 Senior Australian of the Year. In 2016 Jackie became a Member of the Order of Australia for her contribution to children’s literature and her advocacy for youth literacy. She is regarded as one of Australia’s most popular children’s authors and writes across all genres — from picture books, history, fantasy, ecology and sci-fi to her much loved historical fiction for a variety of age groups. ‘A book can change a child’s life. A book can change the world’ was the primary philosophy behind Jackie’s two-year term as Laureate.
Jackie was the Australian Children’s Laureate 2014–2015.
Photo by Kelly Sturgis, courtesy of HarperCollins Publishers Australia
If she could, Tania McCartney would live inside a book, and as an Australian author, illustrator, designer and editor—she kind of already does. An experienced magazine and book editor, independent publisher, features writer and columnist, Tania has over 35 years’ experience in magazines and publishing. She has 15 years’ experience in book layout, cover and internals design, typography and typesetting, and currently has around 60 books in print or in production, the majority of them children’s books, with a focus on picture books.
Full bio from Tania McCartney | Photo by Maree Azzopardi, courtesy of Tania McCartney
