Award-winning author Tessa Duder's lovely story comes to life with Mark Wilson's beautiful illustrations. When Sara goes to stay with her grandmother she never imagines that the old Turkish carpet in the spare room would reveal quite so many secrets and teach her so much about her Turkish grandmother's past life. The Whispering Carpet is a delightful story that explores and celebrates the fantasy world of a young child. It also embraces the power of family love and the very special relationship that exists between grandparents and their grandchildren, no matter what their heritage or background. Ages 4+

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2008 by HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd .

Tessa Duder's literary career spans 28 years. Internationally acclaimed for her multi-award-winning Alex Quartet and Tiggie Tompson trilogy and two picture books, A Book of Pacific Lullabies and Carpet of Dreams, her awards include the Margaret Mahy Medal, the Meridian Energy Katherine Mansfield Fellowship, the coveted Storylines Gaelyn Gordon Award, Artist to Antarctica in 2007 and an honorary PhD in 2008. Tessa is also a journalist, editor, non-fiction author and biographer, with Margaret Mahy: a writer's life. Mark Wilson has taught Geography at Harrison College and Queen's College, Barbados, and at The College of The Bahamas.