Description

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A stunning picture book about separation, connection and reunion from the team behind the glorious Iceberg, renowned picture book creators Claire Saxby and Jess Racklyeft.

This is the wind
that carries the whisper
from Ren's dream.

This is the sailor,
long at sea,
who catches it.

The multi-award-winning duo behind Iceberg returns! With its lyrical, cumulative text and whimsical, richly imagined artwork, Whisper on the Wind is a celebration of the wonders of the ocean and the power of love to find us - wherever we are.

About the Author

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Claire Saxby was born in Melbourne, moved to Newcastle as a toddler and to Bougainville Island in PNG when she was ten. She attended many schools around Australia before studying in Melbourne to become a podiatrist. For several years Claire worked in community health while simultaneously writing for children. Her books fall into three main categories: animals and the worlds they live in, history and rhythmic stories for the very young. Claire's work has won several awards including CBCA Honour Book, a NSW Premier's Literary Award, a SCBWI Crystal Kite Award, an Environment Award for Children's Literature, an Educational Publishing Award and the Whitley Award multiple times. Her books include Koala, Dingo, and Emu. She is widely curious about just about everything and passionate about encouraging curiosity and wonder. Claire works part-time in a bookshop.

Jess Racklyeft creates a variety of illustrated things - picture books, paintings, prints, pins and cards - mainly in watercolors. She works from her Melbourne home studio with her cat and dog at her feet, and occasionally one of her kids joins in too. Her work often combines collage - either on paper or digitally assembled - and lots of ink, and for every book she tries to use a new technique or process to continue to challenge and grow, book by book. Jess worked in publishing sales for almost a decade before making the leap to full-time illustration work, and since then has won several illustration accolades including two CBCA Notable Picture Book of the Year awards. Her work can now be found in bookshops and libraries across Australia, and her days are happily spent in a messy studio or visiting local storytimes with her two young kids. Find Jess's work at www.jessesmess.com

Praise For…

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'If ever there were a match made in heaven between author and artist, then Saxby and Racklyeft are it and the text and illustrations are so seamless that it would seem impossible for one to stand without the other.' Barbara Braxton, The Australian Teacher Librarian Network

Praise for Iceberg:

"An evocative view of a timelessly ancient natural cycle." ― Kirkus Reviews

"The watercolor illustrations aptly capture both glistening, sunshine-filled days and the dark mysteries of the depths … [A] handsome offering." ― Booklist
Praise for Koala:

"Solid beginners' zoology." —Kirkus Reviews

"Combines a narrative story of a single koala with explanatory, expository prose that provides information about the species as a whole." —Horn Book

"The watercolor illustrations are dramatic, colorful, and attractive...Riveting nonfiction for elementary collections." —School Library Journal
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The CBCA presents annual awards to Australian books of literary merit, for outstanding contribution to Australian children's literature. These awards are now the most influential and highly respected in Australia.