A Quiet Girl Peter Carnavas Celebrated author-illustrator Peter Carnavas’s gentle family story about mindfulness and stillness reminds us of the beauty all around us—if we only take the time to notice it. Mary was a quiet girl. She thought quiet thoughts, stepped quiet steps, and whispered quiet words.
It isn’t until her family starts searching the neighborhood for her that they begin to see the world through her eyes.
Mary knows how to savor the small things. Wonder is everywhere: in the rustle of leaves, in the sigh of a sleeping dog, in the wingbeats of the birds who visit her upcycled feeders. But Mary’s family couldn’t be more different. Amidst the sound of blow-dryers, blenders, lawnmowers, and her brother’s trombone, Mary goes almost unnoticed.
From critically acclaimed author-illustrator Peter Carnavas comes a gentle breeze of a picture book with themes of mindfulness, observation, and being present in the natural world. A Quiet Girl invites young readers (and the noisy adults in their lives) to appreciate the thousand little pleasures that surround us—if only we would notice them.
Peter Carnavas’s career as a primary school teacher inspired him to embrace his passion for children’s literature. His picture book Blue Whale Blues won the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Crystal Kite Award, and My Sister is a Superhero won an Australian Book Industry Award. The Elephant, Peter’s first novel, won the 2018 Children’s Book Award at the Queensland Literary Awards. He lives on Australia’s Sunshine Coast with his family.
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Picture Book for Children Ages 4–7 Rights held: Exclusive NA English; non-exclusive world English ISBN: 978-1-77278-122-9 Trim Size: 9 x 9 in / 22.86 x 22.86 cm | Pages: 32 List Price: $18.95 USD / $22.95 CAD Hardcover with dust jacket Publication Date: August 4, 2020 Ship Date: July 10, 2020 JUV046000 JUVENILE FICTION / Visionary & Metaphysical JUV029000 JUVENILE FICTION / Science & Nature / General JUV039050 JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings JUV002040 JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Birds JUV009110 JUVENILE FICTION / Concepts / Sounds
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