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a winning children's book
Posted by Dr. Margaret Zeegers on 2009/05/07
It may be obvious by now that I have a particular interest in children’s and Young Adult literature, and yesterday I received a copy of a new publication to review. What arrived today is the news that this book, ‘Sarah’s Heavy Hear’t by Peter Carnavas made Number 1 last week on the Brisbane (in the Australian state of Queensland) Independent Booksellers best sellers list, beating Barack Obama’s Dreams of my Father and Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight!. Rarely would one ever see a children’s book topping such a list, beating books written for adults, especially that Obama one. The publisher, in giving us the news, describes Carnavas as having, ‘with extraordinary insight and brilliance, portrayed the female emotional burden in a light hearted and fun children’s picture book. It is destined to become a classic, appealing to women of all ages, with its minimal text and delightful illustrations. Some of the blokes may even get it!’ I have to agree that ithas the look of a classic about it; well wroth having a look at. Carnavas is a newcomer to the scene, but this 28 year old primary school teacher from country Queensland has already been shortlisted for a Crichton Award for his first book ‘Jessica’s Box’. That book also received a notable award in this year’s Children’s Book Council of Australia awards and was shortlisted for the Queensland Premiers award. He may just be the coming thing. I know that the qulity and number of children's book is staggering, and truly delightful, and many high quality books simply do not come to adult attention, unless we are buying for our own children or children's children. Any on the current CBCA list of outstanding books published in the last year qualify for remarkable writerly and illustratorly skills, but none really manage to have this sort of sales success. But beating Obama! Truly remarkable.
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