Jenny Hughes Jenny Hughes i(A151567 works by)
Gender: Female
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y separately published work icon A House of Her Own Richmond : Hardie Grant Children's Publishing , 2014 7581175 2014 single work picture book children's (taught in 1 units)

'Audrey is bigger than she was yesterday. Now she needs a bigger house. So she tells her dad to build her one.

'At the top of a tree.

'It is an ideal house. It has a bathtub for snorkeling, a place to drink tea, and somewhere to hide the dirty cups.

'The house is perfect in every way.

'Except for one thing …


'This is a gently humorous story that explores the clash between a quest for independence and the longing for security. Emerging author Jenny Hughes is once again paired with internationally acclaimed illustrator Jonathan Bentley to create a picture book of outstanding warmth, sensitivity and insight.' (Publication summary)

2015 shortlisted CBCA Book of the Year Awards Book of the Year: Early Childhood
2015 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Picture Book
2015 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Early Childhood
y separately published work icon Lilac Ladies Richmond : Hardie Grant Children's Publishing , 2013 Z1913533 2013 single work picture book children's 'The Lilac Ladies have always been the best of friends - every week they play bowls, swim, sip sodas, dance the tango and eat cake together. But Lilac Ladies sometimes need a bit of looking after, and it is always Nelly who fixes things when they go wrong. So what happens when Nelly is no longer there?' (Publisher's blurb)
2013 shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards Best Language Development Book for Young Children (2005-2013)
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