Grandpa And Thomas

Author: Pamela Allen

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General Fields

  • : $15.00 AUD
  • : 9780143501312
  • : PENGUIN AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
  • : Picture Puffin
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  • : 0.13
  • : December 2004
  • : 210x250mm
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  • : 16.99
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  • : Pamela Allen
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  • : Paperback
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  • : Pamela Allen
  • : English
  • : 823.3
  • : From 3 To 99
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  • : Colour illustrations
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Barcode 9780143501312
9780143501312

Description

'With each new title, Pamela Allen still manages to come up with something special for her infant readers; Grandpa and Thomasis one of her best.'MagpiesThomas and Grandpa go the beach. It is an Australian summer. The sun is shining, the gulls are screeching and the sea is singing. Together they build a sandcastle, they have a picnic and they splash in the water. Then at the end of the day, Grandpa takes a sleepy Thomas home. In this lovely picture book for the very young, Pamela Allen gently unfolds the special relationship between grandchild and grandfather.

Awards

Shortlisted for Russell Clark Award 2004.

Author description

Pamela Allen is a phenomenon in the world of children's literature. For almost thirty years her picture books have enchanted generations of children in Australia and overseas and many of her titles have won prestigious awards and commendations. She has earned classic status through the enduring popularity of her stories with the very young. Pamela's books are full of the music of language; they are 'fragments of theatre', designed to be read aloud and shared between an adult and a child. Eight of Pamela's titles were adapted for the stage by Patch Theatre Company, and performed in the Sydney Opera House. In 2004, Grandpa and Thomas won the Children's Book Council Book of the Year Award- Early Childhood and The Potato People was named an Honour Book in the same category in 2003, and Grandpa and Thomas and the Green Umbrella was shortlisted for the same award in 2007, as was Shhh! Little Mouse in 2008. Is Your Grandmother a Goanna? won a 2008 Speech Pathology of Australia Book of the Year Award, as did Our Daft Dog Danny in 2010. 'From Pamela Allen's first publication in 1980 it was clear that here was a creator of picture books with all the glow, gesture, din and dance to capture the attention, engage the imagination, teach, show, tickle and excite small children.' Me