HONOUR BOOK: CBCA Book of the Year, Younger Readers, 2004He's do-wrong Ronwho does the wrong things at the wrong timeor the right things at the wrong timeor the wrong things at the right time.until he finds Charliethe guinea pig who looks like an oversized ratand they meet Isabellewho is waiting for somethinganythingto happen.And when Ron plans a musical welcome for Isabelle's nana, anything just might happen. Written in vivid prose-poem snapshots, this is an engaging, illustrated story book for young readers.

 

This book was recognised by the Younger Readers. It was recognised in the Book of the Year category by the Children's Book Council of Australia Awards.

There are 132 pages in this book. This book was published 2004 by Allen & Unwin .

Steven Herrick is an award-winning poet who has performed his poems in schools, cafes, colleges, and festivals all over the world. He lives in Katoomba in the Blue Mountains, near Sydney, Australia. Caroline Magerl is a fine artist, printmaker and children's book illustrator. She is the author-illustrator of Hasel and Rose and Rose and the Wish Thing and the illustrator of Grandma's Shoes by Libby Hathorn, which won the Children's Book Council of Australia's Crichton Award for Illustration. Born in Germany, Caroline moved to Australia at the age of two, and grew up on a boat her father built in the backyard. You'll find her now in Queensland, Australia, living with her husband and teenage daughter. Find Caroline online at carolinemagerl. com, on Twitter as @c_magerl and on Instagram as @carolinemagerl.