Patrick Guest Patrick Guest i(8667567 works by)
Gender: Male
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'Patrick Guest was raised in the Melbourne beachside suburb of Seaford. He works as a Physiotherapist by day and a best-selling children’s author by night.' (Amazon)
 

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y separately published work icon Windows Richmond : Little Hare Books , 2020 19681019 2020 single work picture book children's

'Windows is an uplifting story of how humanity has pulled together during the Coronavirus pandemic.

'Written from Patrick's own experience of having to leave the family home due to his son's Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Windows shows how five kids from different parts of the world connect and draw strength from their communities from behind the safety of their own windows.

'Heartwarming, hopeful and surprisingly funny, Windows will resonate with families all over the world and become a valuable time capsule of what life was like in 2020.' (Publication summary)
2022 shortlisted West Australian Young Readers' Book Award — Picture Books
2021 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) — Children's Picture Book of the Year
y separately published work icon Rabby the Brave Richmond : Hardie Grant Children's Publishing , 2018 14735920 2018 single work picture book children's

'Leon and Lily do everything with their best pals Rabby and Snuggles, until one night the unimaginable happens and Snuggles is left outside. Faced with sadness, the others must find a way to save Snuggles from a frightful end. 
 
Heart-warming and playful, compassionate and true-to-life, Rabby the Brave is a story about close bonds and sibling love.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
2019 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Early Childhood
y separately published work icon The Dress-Up Box Richmond : Little Hare Books , 2018 14074222 2018 single work picture book children's

'The Frolleys have to move from their beloved house at 32 Sunshine Avenue to a place with dripping taps, stinky carpets and ants. 

'But they have brought something with them that can turn any house into a home. 

'The Dress-Up Box is a story about childhood, belonging and the power of imagination.'  (Publication summary)
2019 shortlisted CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Early Childhood
2019 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Early Childhood
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