AUTHOR: Meg McKinlay who grew up in Bendigo, Victoria.
ARTIST: Kyle Hughes-Odgers is a painter, street artist and installation artist
STORY: This story is about slowing down, taking your time, and really seeing things. Tessa and Zachary have a machine that carries them from here to there and back again in cool calm comfort. It was smooth and swift and splendiferous. One day their machine breaks down and the children venture into the world beyond its metal walls – a place of secret somethings and hidden happenings. Getting from here to there may never be the same … And every day they looked for ten tiny things
ILLUSTRATIONS: This is the first story that Kyle Hughes-Odgers has illustrated and it was inspiration to get this unique Australian artist to transfer from massive murals to the book format. His illustrations have a quirky folk lore feel.
SNIPPET:
It was a red thing. It was a sparkly thing.
It was a tiny, tiny thing
This is the snippet you will see on most reviews of this book, 'cause we don't want to give it all away - we want you to read this amazing tale.
RECOMMENDED: for 4 year olds and older
AWARDS:
Won the 2013 SCBWI Crystal Kite Award for the Australia/New Zealand region.
Shortlisted for the 2013 Environment Award for Children's Literature.
PUBLISHER: Fremantle Press