Bob Graham, Australia’s leading picture book maker, has written and illustrated many children’s picture books. He was born in Sydney, Australia and studied at the Julian Ashton Art School. His books are well known for their simplicity and humour, told from children’s perspectives, including Oscar’s Half Birthday, Buffy (Smarties Book Prize Silver Award Winner) and Let’s Get a Pup! (Short listed for the 2002 Kate Greenaway Medal). He won the 2000 Smarties Gold Medal for Max, the 2003 Kate Greenaway Medal for Jethro Byrde, Fairy Child, and the Australian Children’s Book of the Year Award an unprecedented four times. Other titles include Queenie the Bantam (Highly Commended for the Kate Greenaway Medal), Dimity Dumpty and Brand New Baby. How to Heal a Broken Wing has been awarded the 2009 Charlotte Zolotow Award for outstanding writing in a picture book given annually to the author of the best picture book text published in the United States by The Cooperative Children's Book Centre.
Bob Graham
How to Heal a Broken Wing
When a bird falls from the sky, Will is the only person in the busy city to see that it has a broken wing. He takes it home where he and his family care for the bird. After some time, and a lot of healing, the bird is well enough to fly again and Will takes him back into the city to release him.
This deceptively simple picture book contains a small amount of text, letting Bob Graham’s distinctive illustrations draw the reader in and allowing them to come to their own conclusions about what the story is alluding to. The detail in this book is astounding and with its achingly beautiful story, How to Heal a Broken Wing can be read to and enjoyed by young children who will delight in exploring all that is to be found within these pages. Older children and adults will also find this book fascinating as it is guaranteed to generate much discussion over the symbolism and messages to be found within its pages.
'Children from as young as three will empathise with Will, while older children and adults can sharpen their visual literacy skills, noting the filmic techniques that inform and move readers of this perfectly designed and heart-warming boo.' Bookseller+Publisher
How to Heal a Broken Wing is published by Walker Books
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