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Isabella's Garden

Isabella's Garden( )
Author: Millard, Glenda
Illustrator: Cool, Rebecca
ISBN:978-1-922244-79-6
Publication Date:Jul 2014
Publisher:Walker Books Australia Pty, Limited
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $49.99
Book Description:

Now in Big Book format!

Following the well known structure of The House That Jack Built, Isabella's Garden tells the tale of growth and seasonal change, beginning and ending with 'the seeds that slept in the soil all dark and deep' and how they bloom, flourish and ultimately lead to new growth. Told with great warmth, this is a comforting story about the cycle of life in its many forms.

Book Details
Pages:24
Detailed Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):48.6 x 44 x 0.4 cm
Book Weight:0.58 Kilograms
Author Biography
Millard, Glenda (Author)
Glenda Millard is an Australian writer of children's literature and young-adult fiction. She was born in Victoria Australia. Her first book came out in 1999 was titled Unplugged. In 2003 she released The Naming of Tishkin Silk which was named as an honour book at the 2004 CBCA Awards and was a finalist for the 2004 New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards. In 2007 Layla, Queen of Hearts, a follow up to The Naming Of Tishkin Silk, won the 2007 Queensland Premier's Literary Award for Children's Book and was a short-list nominee for the Children's Book of the Year Award for younger readers.

In 2009 Millard released her young-adult fiction novel A Small Free Kiss in the Dark and the children's novel Perry Angel's Suitcase. A Small Free Kiss in the Dark was a short-list nominee for the 2009 Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel but lost to Scott Westerfeld's Leviathan and Perry Angel's Suitcase won the 2009 Children's Book of the Year Award for younger readers. Millard was also named an ambassador for the Victorian Premier's Reading Challenge

In 2015 her title Once A Shepherd was chosen as one of four titles for the United States Board of Books for Young People. Her title The Duck and Darklings made the Wilderness Society 2015 children's book award shortlist in the Picture Fiction category. In 2016, it won the WA Premier's Book Awards in the Children's category.

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