Tashi Picture Books
80pp., hbk., RRP $A19.99
9781760525293
32pp., hbk., RRP$A14.99
9781760877323
32pp., hbk., RRP $A14.99
9781760525286
Anna & Barbara Fienberg
Kim, Arielle & Greer Gamble
Allen & Unwin, 2020
Coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the publication of the original Tashi story, are three early childhood books which introduce the very youngest readers to the characters and settings while also helping with those basic concepts of number, colours and the alphabet.
Because the original stories are perfect family read-alouds at bedtime, this collection will be ideal for introducing younger readers to that magical world that carries the stories along, or to assist those who are learning English as an additional language to learn the basic words using titles that are not as babyish as more traditional concept board books. The original stories were illustrated by Kim Gamble, but since his passing his daughters have assumed the mantle and there is a seamless transition between the old and the new bringing the traditional monochromatic drawings to life in vivid colour.
With his own website and television series, Tashi is a perennial favourite who deserves his place in the legends of Australian children’s literature.
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