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Tohby Riddle

Joy Lawn reviews recent picture books

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December 2012–January 2013, no. 347

Tohby Riddle’s Unforgotten (Allen & Unwin, $35 hb, 123 pp, 9781742379722) will be appreciated by aficionados of Shaun Tan’s sophisticated illustrated works and Riddle’s impressive books. This atmospheric book is allegorical and metaphorical, and the structure is cyclic. It begins and ends in the heavens; and gradually revea ...

The Word Spy by Ursula Dubosarsky (illus. Tohby Riddle) & The Reading Bug and How to Help Your Child Catch It by Paul Jennings

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May 2008, no. 301
Stephanie Owen Reeder reviews 'The Word Spy: Come and discover the secrets of the English language' by Ursula Dubosarsky (illus. Tohby Riddle) and 'The Reading Bug and How to Help Your Child Catch It' by Paul Jennings

Ursula Dubosarsky is an original and sensitive author of books for children and young adults, while the inimitable Paul Jennings is the author of many books for younger readers. His books engage readers through their hilarious plots and the insight he brings to the reading experience. Dubosarsky has won many literary awards for books such as the haunting The Red Shoe (2006), while Jennings, whose books have hooked many a reluctant reader, has won numerous children’s choice and other awards for books, including Unreal! (1985). They also have in common a driving passion for words, language, literature, reading and children. Both authors have poured this passion into these non-fiction releases, The Word Spy and The Reading Bug and How to Help Your Child Catch It.

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