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The Isabelle Stories: Volume 1
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Series: The Isabelle Stories
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See moreFrom master storyteller Jane Godwin, a heartwarming new junior fiction series about an observant, thoughtful six-year-old girl named Isabelle, and about all the big and little things that matter when you're growing up and finding your place in the wide new world.
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Six-year-old Isabelle doesn't have any brothers or sisters. But she does have her dad, her cat Steve, her friend Harry B, and her baby cousin, Bibi, who she's very good at looking after. And then along comes Isobel, a new girl at school. They have the same name, but will they be friends?Four gentle stories in one volume, all about Isabelle and her world, its trials and triumphs, its small moments and big dramas: friends, family, school life and growing up, from Jane Godwin, one of Australia's respected writers for children, and with delightful illustrations by Robin Cowcher.'Jane Godwin understands what it is to be a child or young person, what matters to them at different ages and stages' Living Arts Canberra
Series: The Isabelle Stories
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The Isabelle Stories: Volume 1
Six-year-old Isabelle doesn't have any brothers or sisters. But she does have her dad, her cat Steve, her friend Harry B, and her baby cousin, Bibi, who she's very good at looking after. And then along comes Isobel, a new girl at school. They have the same name, but will they be friends?Four gentle stories in one volume, all about...Paperback$1999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Isabelle Stories: Volume 2
Isabelle and her best friends Harry B and Izzy are in Year Two and there are lots of adventures to be had: getting to know their new teacher, going to a school disco and sleepover, bridge-building in the forest, and even a baby to show the whole class!Isabelle loves being in Year Two, until . . . Harry has some...Paperback$1999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
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ISBN: 9780734421593
Publisher: Hachette Australia
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 March 2023
Country: Australia
Imprint: Lothian Books
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Robin Cowcher
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 14.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 119g
Pages: 128
About the Author
Jane Godwin (Author)
Jane Godwin is the highly acclaimed and internationally published author of many books for children and young people, across all styles and ages. Children's Publisher at Penguin Books Australia for many years, Jane's books include her novels A Walk in the Dark (September 2022), Falling From Grace, As Happy as Here (a CBCA Notable Book) and When Rain Turns to Snow (shortlisted for the CBCA Book of the Year for Older Readers and for the Prime Minister's Literary Awards) and picture books Tilly, illustrated by Anna Walker, shortlisted for the CBCA Picture Book of the Year Award and The Best Hiding Place (illustrated by Sylvia Morris). Jane is dedicated to pursuing quality and enriching reading and writing experiences for young people, and spends as much time as she can working with them in schools and communities and running literature and writing programs.janegodwin.com.auInstagram: @janiegodwinRobin Cowcher (Illustrator) Robin Cowcher has worked at The Age newspaper as a designer and Illustrations Editor. Now freelancing, she illustrates for Spectrum in The Age and Sydney Morning Herald, and has illustrated wine and food books and several children's books, including Digger by Mike Dumbleton (2018) and Little Dog and the Summer Holiday by Corinne Fenton (2019). Little Dog and the Christmas Wish by Corinne Fenton and illustrated by Robin was shortlisted for the 2015 CBCA Crichton Award, and became the theme of the 60th anniversary Myer Christmas Windows display that year. Robin tutors part time in editorial illustration at RMIT.Also by Jane Godwin
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