The Boy who Could Fly and Other Magical Plays for Children
By Ursula Dubosarsky
Cover and internal illustrations by Amy Golbach Published by Second Look, an imprint of Christmas Press, July 2019 ISBN: 9780994528094 RRP: $15.99 Here are eleven easy-to-read, exciting and funny plays for children, based on stories from ancient Greek and Roman myths, where all sorts of very strange things can happen! By Australian Children’s Laureate, multi award- winning author Ursula Dubosarsky, with lively illustrations by Amy Golbach, these plays are great fun for group performance, reading aloud, or just curling up by yourself with your eyes wide open, ready to be amazed! Shortlisted for 2020 Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards. Find out more about the book here. Available in all good bookshops around Australia. You can also buy the book online here, postage free. SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 SPEECH PATHOLOGY AUSTRALIA BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS, 8-10 year old category. |
About the author and illustrator
Ursula Dubosarsky was born in Sydney and is the author of over 60 books for children and young adults. She has won several national prizes, including the NSW, Victorian, South Australian and Queensland Premier’s Literary Awards. She has also been nominated for both the Hans Christian Anderson and Astrid Lindgren international awards for children’s literature. She has published another book with Christmas Press: Two Tales of Twins from Ancient Greece and Rome, illustrated by David Allan (2014).
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Amy Golbach studied design at the University of Technology, Sydney, but it is drawing that has been her chief love from age three. Amy’s freelance work has included book covers for other titles by Ursula Dubosarsky, as well as illustrations for A Miniature Christmas (Christmas Press, 2018). https://www.theloop.com.au/amygolbach/portfolio/Illustrator/Sydney
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Amy Golbach studied design at the University of Technology, Sydney, but it is drawing that has been her chief love from age three. Amy’s freelance work has included book covers for other titles by Ursula Dubosarsky, as well as illustrations for A Miniature Christmas (Christmas Press, 2018). https://www.theloop.com.au/amygolbach/portfolio/Illustrator/Sydney