New Frontier Publishing (6+) 9781915167767 (Hardback)
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A range of visual storytelling techniques culminate to tell the story of two children and their grandmother who struggle to survive following extensive flooding. There are a mix of diagrams and sketch-like journal entries. The combination of smaller panels and full spreads creates a strong sense of the passage of time. Use of colour is effective and pulls on hues that can be made from natural dyes. Watercolour and pencil work has a soft, slightly faded quality, brilliantly evoking the longing and hope which lie at the heart of the story.
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Tull Suwannakit is an author and illustrator of books for children. He is a graduate of Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia, and has illustrated and written numerous children’s picture books that have been translated into many languages throughout the world. His publishing clients include New Frontier Publishing, Walker Books, Candlewick Press and Scholastic Press. Working predominantly with watercolour and graphite, Tull’s books have been featured in The Sydney Morning Herald and The New York Times and on ABC’s Mornings radio and Play School on ABC Kids. Some of his books were included among the Notables list as part of The Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards and shortlisted for Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards and Crystal Kites Awards. Along with his bookmaking, Tull is an art teacher and uses his experience in visual arts and storytelling to promote creative expression for people of all ages. He lives a quiet life with his son and their dog in a rural town nestled among the trees and nature outside Melbourne. For more information about Tull, please visit: www.TullSuwannakit.net
Higher ground is an extremely interesting book, with very little use of colour. It has an ending that I found bittersweet.
Sofia
Orpington Library Chatterbooks Group