Layla, Queen of Hearts
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Layla, Queen of Hearts
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Layla, Queen of Hearts
When Griffin and Layla's school announces a Senior Citizens' Day, Layla is at a loss. Who can she take? Griffin offers to share his grandmother, Nell, but Layla desperately wants someone of her own. So Nell introduces Layla to the delightful Miss Amelie... and a small but significant miracle occurs. Ages 7-10. Australian author.
A follow-up to the award-winning The Naming of Tishkin Silk, this is a gentle, moving novel about friendship, old age, loss, and the power of love.
A friend like Layla comes along once in a lifetime, and Griffin Silk knows this with all his heart. Griffin's daddy used to say that Layla had been sent to comfort them after Tishkin went away; 'like an arm about their shoulders, a candle in the dark or like golden syrup dumplings for the soul'.
When Senior Citizen's Day is announced at school, Layla wishes for someone special to take. It is then that the intriguing Miss Amelie comes into their life. Through their new friendship, Layla and Griffin learn the importance of memories, generosity of spirit, and of small miracles that warm the heart.
The Naming of Tishkin Silk was shortlisted for the NSW Premier's Literary Awards and was an Honour book in the CBCA Children's Book of the Year Awards. Layla, Queen of Hearts continues the story of these memorable characters.
Series: The Kingdom of Silk
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780733318429
Publisher: ABC Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 May 2006
Country: Australia
Imprint: ABC Books
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Stephen Michael King
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 10.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 118g
Pages: 112
About the Author
Glenda Millard is a writer of great talent who has the ability to write across all genres and age groups - from picture books to junior fiction to YA novels. Her first novel about the Silk family, The Naming of Tishkin Silk, was published in 2003 by ABC Books. It was shortlisted in the CBC Book of the Year Awards and for the NSW Premier's Literary Awards. She has also had numerous picture books and children's novels published, including, most recently, Duck, Apple, Egg, illustrated by Martina Heiduczek. Stephen Michael King has illustrated over 100 books and written many, including: Three, Blueberry Farm, Rainbow Bear, and Mutt Dog!. His books are read worldwide and have won a myriad of awards, including The Prime Minister's Literary Award and The CBCA Book of the Year. Stephen lives and shares a life with his wife, Trish. They happily live in a mudbrick house on an island that touches the Pacific Ocean. Visit Stephen at: www.smkbooks.com
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