MALLEE SKY BY Jodi Toering and illustrated by Tannya Harricks
is a timely and very beautiful picture book about the impact of drought in the Mallee. Books+publishing recently awarded it a four-and-a-half star review, saying Toering's language is both lyrical and accessible; the narrative dips into first person, helping children connect to the descriptions of landscape, but largely rests in careful, poetic prose. Complementing the textual imagery of the broad, wide stillness of the drought-stricken region, Harricks' oil painting are sure, rich, and full of motion.
