Title The Short and incredibly happy life of Riley / Colin Thompson & Amy Lissiat

Published South Melbourne : Lothian, 2005 South Melbourne : Lothian, 2006 ©2005

Copies

Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
W'PONDS CRC	PICTURE BOOK Tho/Sai		AVAILABLE
MELB CRC	PICTURE BOOK Tho/Sai		AVAILABLE
W'BOOL CRC	PICTURE BOOK Tho/Sai		AVAILABLE
MELB SPCBC	819 Thomps Col/Sai		LIB USE ONLY

Description 29 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 26 cm regular print Series Children's book of the year short list 2006 Children's book of the year short list 2006 Summary Amusing contrasts are drawn between the contentment with which Riley the rat lives his simple life, and the discontents which humans so often find in theirs Analysis Australian fiction (Australia) Picture books Notes 2006 reprint - shortlisted book CBA Audience Suitable for primary school students and beyond Notes "The Children's Book Council of Australia picture book of the year" -- Cover Subject Happiness -- Juvenile fiction. Rats Children's stories -- Juvenile fiction Mice -- Fiction. Philosophy -- Fiction. Happiness -- Pictorial works. Australian fiction. Picture books. Rats -- Pictorial works. Contentment -- Juvenile fiction. Children's stories -- Pictorial works. Rats -- Juvenile fiction. Picture books for children -- Australia. Rats -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile fiction. Happiness -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile fiction. Rats -- Fiction. Happiness -- Fiction. Genre/Form Picture books. Children's stories Humorous fiction. Sophisticated picture books. Sophisticated picture books Humorous fiction. Juvenile works. Novels. Illustrated works. Author Lissiat, Amy, author LC no. 00002639 ISBN 0734408064 9780733621673 (paperback)

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