It was a very bad day for Minty Mae Gray, so she trudged through the house to her bed. For my girls, Trixie and Daisy – may you always look in the mirror with love and celebrate your uniqueness. And for my wonderful dad, Alan – without your belief in me and encouragement I would never have written this book. ~ F. B. For my love, Luke, who helps me keep an open mind. ~ F. C.
Bright Light an imprint of Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing Wurundjeri Country Ground Floor, Building 1, 658 Church Street Richmond, Victoria 3121, Australia www.hardiegrantchildrenspublishing.com Text copyright © Fifi Box 2021 Illustration copyright © Freda Chiu 2021 First published 2021 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher.
Hardie Grant acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the country on which we work, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation and the Gadigal people of the Eora nation, and recognises their continuing connection to the land, waters and culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging. 9781760508722 (hbk) Designed by Pooja Desai Printed in China through Asia Pacific Offset
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