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Issue Details: First known date: 2006... 2006 Amy and Louis
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"Amy and Louis live next door to each other, and their lives are closely intertwined. Theirs is a life rich in imagination. But when Amy's family move to another country, the children are separated, and the colour drains out of their lives... that is until Louis discovers how to rebuild their special bond." (Source: Trove)

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Unit Suitable For:

AC: Year 1 (NSW Stage 1)

General Capabilities

Intercultural understanding, Literacy, Personal and social

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Affiliation Notes

  • This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has been translated into Japanese and Korean.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • New York (City), New York (State),
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,
      :
      Arthur A. Levine Books ,
      2007 .
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      Alternative title: Half a World Away
      Extent: 32p.
      Edition info: 1st American ed.
      Note/s:
      • Published: 01 March 2007
      ISBN: 0439889782 (trade paper : alk. paper), 0439889774 (hbk)
    • c
      India,
      c
      South Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
      :
      Scholastic India ,
      2019 .
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      Extent: 1v.p.
      Edition info: Indian English-language ed.
      Note/s:
      • Published May 2019.
      ISBN: 9789352757732, 9352757734
Alternative title: Anni ja Lasse
Language: Finnish
    • Hameenlinna,
      c
      Finland,
      c
      Scandinavia, Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Karisto ,
      2006 .
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      Extent: 1v.p.
      ISBN: 9789512347988, 9512347989

Works about this Work

The Whole World in a Bedroom : Seven of the Most Imaginative Picture Books for Lockdown Life Celina Ribeiro , 2020 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 23 April 2020;
Worth a Thousand Words : The Top 10 Best Australian Children’s Picture Books Nicholas Reece , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 20 December 2013;

'The academics and the “mummy bloggers” are in furious agreement – reading picture books to children is one of the best things you can do for a child’s development.

It also happens to be, in the opinion of this humble author, one of the best things an adult can do for their own development. A reminder that the greatest joys in life are often the simplest.' (Introduction)

CBC Awards - Acceptance Speeches 2007 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 51 no. 4 2007; (p. 3-6)
The Children's Book Council of Australia Judges' Report 2007 2007 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 51 no. 3 2007; (p. 5-12)
Untitled Kevin Steinberger , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of The Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 50 no. 4 2006; (p. 41)

— Review of Amy and Louis Libby Gleeson , 2006 single work picture book
Untitled Katherine Lyall-Watson , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , September vol. 86 no. 3 2006; (p. 22)

— Review of Amy and Louis Libby Gleeson , 2006 single work picture book
Kids' Lit Jodie Minus , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 28-29 October 2006; (p. 10)

— Review of Amy and Louis Libby Gleeson , 2006 single work picture book ; Carpet of Dreams Tessa Duder , 2006 single work picture book ; Rose By Any Other Name Maureen McCarthy , 2006 single work novel
Untitled Frances Atkinson , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 24 December 2006; (p. 32)

— Review of Amy and Louis Libby Gleeson , 2006 single work picture book
Untitled H. M. Saxby , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 21 no. 5 2006; (p. 26-27)

— Review of Amy and Louis Libby Gleeson , 2006 single work picture book
Untitled Kevin Steinberger , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of The Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 50 no. 4 2006; (p. 41)

— Review of Amy and Louis Libby Gleeson , 2006 single work picture book
The Children's Book Council of Australia Judges' Report 2007 2007 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 51 no. 3 2007; (p. 5-12)
CBC Awards - Acceptance Speeches 2007 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 51 no. 4 2007; (p. 3-6)
Worth a Thousand Words : The Top 10 Best Australian Children’s Picture Books Nicholas Reece , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 20 December 2013;

'The academics and the “mummy bloggers” are in furious agreement – reading picture books to children is one of the best things you can do for a child’s development.

It also happens to be, in the opinion of this humble author, one of the best things an adult can do for their own development. A reminder that the greatest joys in life are often the simplest.' (Introduction)

The Whole World in a Bedroom : Seven of the Most Imaginative Picture Books for Lockdown Life Celina Ribeiro , 2020 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 23 April 2020;
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