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The Curiosities

By Zana Fraillon
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In The Curiosities by Zana Fraillon, a young boy named Miro experiences life through a unique lens. His world is filled with invisible creatures that only he can see, sparking his imagination and demonstrating the beauty and complexities surrounding him. This touching story encourages readers to embrace differences and find magic in the ordinary.
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You might enjoy this enchanting story if you are looking for a children's book that beautifully explores themes of empathy, diversity, and embracing differences. Through imaginative storytelling, it encourages young readers to see the world through a more compassionate lens, offering both a heartwarming tale and important life lessons.

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The Curiosities

A lyrical and moving story inspired by the people who see the world differently, from the award-winning author of The Bone Sparrow and Wisp.

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE SPEECH PATHOLOGY AUSTRALIA BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR AGES 5-8 AWARD 2023

'Winning and wondrous, this picture book is a compelling appreciation of neurodiversity' Kirkus Reviews, starred review

With the Curiosities, a whole world of wonders and possibles awaits . . .

Miro wakes one morning to find the world isn't quite the way he thought it was. When the Curiosities choose Miro as the one they nest on, Miro is led to discover all the marvels waiting in the shadows where no-one else looks. Sometimes though, the Curiosities can make Miro feel alone and invisible in the darkness.

But perhaps Miro isn't as alone as he thinks...

A beautiful celebration of disability, diversity and pride in who you are, from one of Australia's most loved and awarded writers for children.

'Families and teachers who want to show a window into living with neurodiversity will want to explore this imaginative book' Youth Services Book Review, US

'Readers young and old will be touched by the book's depths and awakened to a less common, yet infinitely human life experience - not to invoke pity or fear, but to conjure understanding, awe, and interconnectedness' Booklist

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780734417848

Publisher: Hachette Australia

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 29 September 2021

Country: Australia

Imprint: Lothian Books

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Phil Lesnie

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 258.0mm

Height: 256.0mm

Weight: 420g

Pages: 32

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Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Zana Fraillon

About the Author

Zana Fraillon (Author)

Zana Fraillon (she/they) is an internationally acclaimed, multi-award-winning author of books for children and young adults.

Zana's books have won the Amnesty CILIP Honour Award, the ABIA Book of the Year for Older Children, the Readings YA Prize, NSW Premier's Literary Awards and the CBCA Honour Book Award. The Bone Sparrow was chosen as the biennial book to represent Australia for the International Board on Books for Young People.

Zana was born and lives in Naarm (Melbourne), but spent her early childhood in San Francisco. She has degrees in history and teaching and is undertaking a PhD in Creative Writing at La Trobe University.

Phil Lesnie (Illustrator)

Phil Lesnie is a Sydney-based illustrator of children's books. He is also a children's bookseller. It is entirely possible that he hasn't read a title written for adults since he became one. He works primarily in watercolour, because in a watercolour painting even mistakes look lovely. He is the illustrator of Feathers, which was shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Literary Awards in 2018. His first three books were CBCA Notable books in 2015, 2016 and 2018. But his first cat, Cassidy, is notable all of the time.

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