Title The boy who painted the sun / Jill Morris ; illustrated by Geoff Hocking

Published Melbourne : Kestrel Books, 1983

Copies

Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
W'PONDS CRC	PICTURE BOOK Mor/Bwp		AVAILABLE
MELB CRC	82P MOR-B		AVAILABLE
MELB SPCBC	819 Morris Jil/Bwp		LIB USE ONLY

Description 30 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm Summary The boy missed the colours of the farm he had left behind and closed his eyes to the sadness and drabness of the city until, one day, his mother bought him a paintbox Notes Children's stories in English. Australian writers, 1945-. Texts (ANB/PRECIS SIN 037024x) Audience For children Notes Children's Book of the Year Award: Picture Book, 1984 finalist Subject Cities and towns -- Juvenile fiction. City and town life -- Juvenile fiction. Color -- Juvenile fiction. Loneliness in children -- Juvenile fiction. Loneliness -- Juvenile fiction. Mural painting and decoration -- Juvenile fiction. Painting -- Juvenile fiction. Street art -- Juvenile fiction. Genre/Form Picture books. Fiction. Author Hocking, Geoff. LC no. anb72266052 ISBN 0722660529

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