PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- Leo was the sort of kid who never knew what to do in the company of other kids, moving through school slightly scared and lost - until Ralph turned up. Ralph shares Leo's passion for the universe, and together they indulge in long imaginative play about alien races and astronomy. But Leo and his parents are moving to a small country town, and he has to leave Ralph behind and make a real friend - because Ralph fell from one of the moons of Jupiter in order to be Leo's buddy, and it's also time for him to go back - if Leo will let him. A sweet and emotionally aware novel of difference and what constitutes friendship, of discovering the world around you and still managing to look towards the stars. Lindy
Peter Carnavas writes and illustrates books for children. His books have been published widely across the world and have won many awards, including a Queensland Literary Award and the Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Literature at the NSW Premier's Literary Awards. Peter lives on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, with his wife, two daughters, a dog and a cat. www.petercarnavas.com
ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- Leo was the sort of kid who never knew what to do in the company of other kids, moving through school slightly scared and lost - until Ralph turned up. Ralph shares Leo's passion for the universe, and together they indulge in long imaginative play about alien races and astronomy. But Leo and his parents are moving to a small country town, and he has to leave Ralph behind and make a real friend - because Ralph fell from one of the moons of Jupiter in order to be Leo's buddy, and it's also time for him to go back - if Leo will let him. A sweet and emotionally aware novel of difference and what constitutes friendship, of discovering the world around you and still managing to look towards the stars. Lindy
