What’s the book about?
When Quokka meets Seal, he wants to be friends. Quokka thinks that making Seal smile would be a great way to start. But, despite his best efforts, Seal doesn’t smile. Can they be friends after all? This latest picture book from children’s author Katie Stewart features much-loved Australian animals and aims to teach children the value of understanding each other’s differences.
Recommended for:
Ages 3+.
Three reasons to read it:
- Stewart has created a new and exciting world with Quokka, Seal and her imaginative illustrations. Each artwork is fun, goofy and full of joy, making Quokka Finds a Friend a must-read for parents with young kids.
- Quokka Finds a Friend has an important moral, which is the importance of making new friends. Not only is this perfect for younger readers, it’s also accessible and vital for older readers too. This moral, and the adversity shown through Quokka and Seal’s friendship, will be important for many years to come.
- The characters are interesting. Both Quokka and Seal have great personalities with how Stewart has illustrated them. In regards to her writing, Stewart has mastered their voices, making them quirky, unique and very, very Australian.
Buy a copy of Quokka Finds a Friend here.
About the author:
Katie Stewart is an author and illustrator. Born in the north of England, she came to Australia at the age of nine. She started her working life as an archaeologist and ethnohistorian, went on to teaching and then to being a mother. She later worked in a school library, but her lifelong dream was to be what she is now. She is married to a farmer, has three children and lives north of Northam, where her love of animals means she has a lot of pets and takes lots of nature photos. In her spare time, she tries to play the harp or wanders the countryside with a metal detector amusing the neighbours and occasionally finding an interesting piece of history. Her books have been shortlisted for the Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year (2020 and 2021) and shortlisted for the WA Premier’s Book Awards (2022).
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