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What Colour Is The Sky?

Hare and Pīhoihoi enjoy a beautiful dawn breaking over the meadow when Pīhoihoi wonders aloud, ‘What colour is the sky?’

Hare thinks it is blue, but when they talk to Hedgehog, Snail, Mouse, Frog and Ruru, the other creatures each say the sky is a different colour.

Why do the characters see things differently? What Colour is the Sky? explores the idea that all of us have different perspectives and opinions in life. This beautifully illustrated picture book for young children explores the wonder of nature and shows the importance of listening and respecting other opinions, even when we see things differently.

Written and illustrated by Laura Shallcrass

$30.00 incl. GST

2 in stock

Description

About the Kiwi creator

Laura ShallcrossLaura Shallcrass is an artist and author, and a busy mum of two boys. One son is already better than her at maths, while the other is animal obsessed and cuddly.

She works from her home in the hills near Queenstown, New Zealand, where she lives with her husband and children, along with an ever-growing zoo of furry friends. So far these include three horses: Giddy, who is enormous but kind, Taffy the pony, and Cash, who is overexcited and likes to party, Kota, the Labrador, and Frida, the whippet.

Laura’s first book, Hare & Ruru, won the Russell Clark Award for Best Illustrated Book at the 2021 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. It was also shortlisted for the NZ Booklovers Children’s Book Award 2021, and the PANZ Design Awards 2021 for Best Children’s Book.

 

Additional information

Dimensions29 × 20.5 cm
First published

2021

Format

Hardcover edition

ISBN

9780995142336

Page count

36

Published by

Beatnik Publishing

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