In my last post I talked about a selection of books from the 2019 IBBY Silent Book collection. In past years Australian titles have featured in this program too.
2013 List
Australia
Jeannie Baker, Mirror
Publisher blurb: This innovative picture book comprises two stories designed to be read simultaneously – one from the left, the other from the right. Page by page, we experience the lives of two little boys – one from an urban family in Sydney, Australia, the other from Morocco. From busy motorways to desert landscapes, these worlds couldn't be further apart. Yet with the journey of a homemade Moroccan carpet into the Australian boy's home, we can see how these separate lives become intertwined. At the book's conclusion, the family in Sydney can be seen enjoying their new purchase together while the Moroccan family are surfing the internet. A powerful book, Mirror illustrates how our lives reflect each other and that we are all, even in some small way, connected.
Shaun Tan, The Arrival
Also a 2013 Honour title. These selected ten works are remarkable for their originality, complexity, historical value and subject matter.
Kirkus Star "Astonishing; perfectly crafted"
2015 List
Australia
Briony Stewart, The Red wheelbarrow (Teachers Notes)
Publisher blurb: With nothing but a paper bag full of lollies and a much-loved blanket, two sisters and a curious chicken share an adventure in a red wheelbarrow. Told purely through Briony’s beautiful illustrations with two alternating stories (the left and right sides of the book tell a different tale), The Red Wheelbarrow shows that sometimes it’s the simple things in life that create the best stories. UQP
2017 List
Australia
Gregory Rogers, The boy, the bear, the baron, the bard and
other dramatic tales
Kirkus Star Review One-of-a-kind fun.
Mel Tregonning, Small Things
School Library Journal "incredibly moving tale"
Jeannie Baker, Belonging
Publisher blurb: Observed through the window of a house, a city street gradually becomes a place to call home as the inhabitants begin to rescue their street by planting grass and trees in the empty spaces. Year by year, everything begins to blossom... Told wordlessly and with stunning collage illustrations, Belonging explores the re-greening of the city and the role of community, the empowerment of people and the significance of children, family and neighbourhood in changing the urban environment for the better. Walker Books
Jeannie Baker, Window
Publisher blurb: In this visually compelling look at our changing environment by Jeannie Baker, illustrator of the critically-acclaimed Mirror and Where the Forest Meets the Sea, a mother and baby look through a window at a view of wilderness and sky as far as the eye can see. With each page, the boy grows and the scene changes. At first, in a clear patch of forest, a single house appears. A few years pass and there is a village in the distance… When the boy is twenty, will he recognize the view from his window? Illustrated with elaborate and gorgeous collage constructions, Window is a wordless picture book that speaks volumes. Walker BooksDo you have a favourite "silent book"? Mine is Sunshine by Jan Ormerod which won the Children's Book of the Year award in 1982.
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