Happy #sundayshelfie day! It is my pleasure to welcome Claire Saxby and Lucia Masciullo.
This week we are celebrating their special new picture book The Flower Garden - A Changi Secret.
A gorgeously illustrated historical picture book about the women and children of the Changi POW camp.
I have a secret – we have a secret –
in this place where secrets are not allowed.
The children in the Changi camp are working on a surprise for Mrs Ennis' birthday. They scavenge for scraps of fabric in every colour, and hide in cornered shadows to stitch flowers. But they must keep their surprise a secret, not just from Mrs Ennis, but from their black-booted captors …
Written by Claire Saxby
Illustrated by Lucinda Masciullo
Published by Walker Books Australia
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