Before We Met

Name: Before We Met
Brand: Arotahi Agency
SKU: 9781460764961
Price: 29.99 NZD
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By Gabrielle Tozer

Brief Description

A timely and moving picture book that captures the excitement, hope, and love within families of all shapes and sizes. The perfect gift for any parent, carer, or grandparent. Before we met, I made a wish upon a starry night ... To bring you home into... Read More

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Before We Met

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Description

A timely and moving picture book that captures the excitement, hope, and love within families of all shapes and sizes. The perfect gift for any parent, carer, or grandparent.

Before we met, I made a wish

upon a starry night ...

To bring you home into my arms,

to fill our world with light.

Waiting to meet a new addition to your family is a special time as you dream of the joy to come.

This beautiful picture book is a heartfelt and moving tribute to the anticipation and excitement that a child can bring, and the ways in which a family can be created, including IVF and adoption.

A joyous celebration of growing families of all shapes and sizes from award-winning duo Gabrielle Tozer and Sophie Beer.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781460764961

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 04 September 2024

Country: Australia

Imprint: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd

Contributors:

Illustrated by Sophie Beer

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 8.0mm

Width: 252.0mm

Height: 252.0mm

Weight: 336g

Pages: 24

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Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Gabrielle Tozer

About the Author

Gabrielle Tozer is an award-winning author, freelance writer and editor based in regional New South Wales. She is the author of seven books, including Can't Say It Went to Plan, Remind Me How This Ends, Melody Trumpet, Peas and Quiet, Faking It and The Intern, which won the 2015 State Library of Victoria's Gold Inky Award. Gabrielle's non-fiction piece 'Lessons in Growing Up' was recently featured in the Teacher, Teacher Anthology, edited by Megan Daley, while her short story 'The Feeling from Over Here' was in the award-winning Begin, End, Begin: A #LoveOzYA Anthology. Gabrielle loves sharing her passion for storytelling and creativity with readers and aspiring writers, and has appeared at numerous events, including the Sydney Writers' Festival, the Somerset Festival of Literature, StoryFest Out West and the Children's Book Council of Australia's national conference. The Unexpected Mess of It All is Gabrielle's latest young adult novel, and she is currently collaborating on a trio of picture books with award-winning illustrator Sophie Beer. Say hello: gabrielletozer.com

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