PRAISE FOR CLOUDSPOTTING

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This touching and exquisitely illustrated book is propelled by the perfect text. Short and sharp, it moves quickly, allowing the brilliance of each full-page illustration to shine. I loved this story! It reflects the joys of family, time spent together, and the pleasure of being in the moment.

- Kids' Book Review

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There is so much to love about this book, the many layers of the little girl's relationship with her dad, the non-city setting, the intergenerational family setting, the design and illustrations which add to the gentle story of a family's recreational life. Subtle hints at the anchor points, milky tea and biscuits, the loved & unassuming family home with its ramshackle car and tinnie... It is a universal story of intergenerational family love and special moments.

- Sarah Mayor Cox

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As an adult reader, this story fills me with a sense of nostalgia, a deep yearning for things lost to much of the busy modern world – time for weekend family lunches, for afternoon sleeps and cloud gazing, for precious hours of simple activity with a parent and dunking biscuits in tea. A child will, however, delight in the easy comradeship and unspoken understanding of this father and daughter, the passage from darkness to light, the dreamy worlds of cloud and sea, in watching the magic of crabs turning from blue to red when cooked – illustrated in the striking endpapers.

- Living Arts Canberra

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Gentle and descriptive picture book with themes of love, imagination and respect for nature. It merely whispers its messages of togetherness and observations,... what a delight it is.

- Lucy, Love Four Reading

 

Absolutely stunning and highly recommended.

- Michelle, Its a Librarian Life

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REVIEWS OF CLOUDSPOTTING

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Kids' Book Review - May 2023

Barbie Robinson from Living Arts Canberra - March 2023