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y separately published work icon A Cautionary Tail single work   picture book   children's   fantasy  
Adaptation of A Cautionary Tail Erica Harrison , 2012 single work film/TV
Issue Details: First known date: 2013... 2013 A Cautionary Tail
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'A Cautionary Tail, illustrated with images from the animated short film featuring Cate Blanchett, Barry Otto and David Wenham, is a beautiful, expressive text in rhyming verse about difference and acceptance.

'Born with a wee nub at the base of the spine, as the little girl grows up, so does the nub; into a beautiful, expressive tail. The girl is accepting, her parents encouraging of her difference and her school friends think it's way cool what her tail can do, and express. But it's hard holding on to your individuality as you get older, when you think all you need to do to belong is to conform. Wouldn't she be better off without this freaky feature?' (Publisher's blurb)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Penguin , 2013 .
      image of person or book cover 6980280313629468954.jpg
      Image courtesy of Penguin Books
      Extent: 1vp.
      Note/s:
      • Published 20 November 2013
      ISBN: 9781743481042

Works about this Work

[Review] A Cautionary Tail Katharine England , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 5 October vol. 5 October no. 2013; (p. 20)

— Review of A Cautionary Tail Erica Harrison , 2013 single work picture book
[Untitled] Carole Poustie , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 28 no. 4 2013; (p. 36)

— Review of A Cautionary Tail Erica Harrison , 2013 single work picture book
[Untitled] Carole Poustie , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 28 no. 4 2013; (p. 36)

— Review of A Cautionary Tail Erica Harrison , 2013 single work picture book
[Review] A Cautionary Tail Katharine England , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 5 October vol. 5 October no. 2013; (p. 20)

— Review of A Cautionary Tail Erica Harrison , 2013 single work picture book
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