Once a Shepherd

Publisher details

Authors
Glenda Millard, Phil Lesnie
Publisher
Walker Books
Genre
Children’s Picture Book
Released
01 October, 2014
ISBN
9781921720628

Once a Shepherd

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Synopsis

Once there was a shepherd, a very special coat - and hope.A moving tale that will help grandparents connect personal experiences of war with young children.
Phil Lesnie
About the author

Phil Lesnie

Phil Lesnie was born in 1985, the same year The Goonies was released. Shortly after the release of The Goonies, he began working in bookshops, and is still working in one now. In Year 6, he learned that some people make a living by drawing X-Men, and he has pursued this sort of living in some form ever since. He currently lives in Sydney with his lovely great big horrible black cat. He is the illustrator of Once A Shepherd (written by Glenda Millard), which was named Notable Book by the CBCA, shortlisted for the Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year and listed on the United States Board on Books for Young Outstanding International Books list.

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Glenda Millard
About the author

Glenda Millard

Glenda Millard has written picture books, short stories and novels for children and young adults and has won many prestigious awards for the Kingdom of Silk series. The Naming of Tishkin Silk was shortlisted in the NSW Premier's Literary Awards and was a CBCA Honour Book. Layla Queen of Hearts was shortlisted in the CBCA Awards and won the Queensland Premier's Children's Book Award. Perry Angel's Suitcase was shortlisted in the NSW Premier's Literary Awards and WA Premier's Literary Awards and won the CBCA Book of the Year Award for Younger Readers. All the Colours  of Paradise was shortlisted in the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards.

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