Crew, Gary (text) Susy Boyer (illus.): Finding Home.
George, Howard
** CREW, Gary (text) Susy Boyer (illus.) Finding Home Ford St, 2009
unpaged $26.95 ISBN 9781876462871 SCIS 1420291
Once again Gary Crew has written about man's destructive acts
in the pursuit of the 'good' life. The harsh portrayal of the
parents, who are striving as new settlers to build and expand their farm
makes them very unlovable characters whereas their son is the opposite.
His love of books and the tree with the cockatoos is movingly shown and
the ultimate end to the story is inevitable. The soft illustrations
complement the story except the position of the tree, with its apparent
proximity to the house, is at odds with the denial by the parents,
especially the mother, of the presence of the cockatoos (very noisy
birds!). Both text and pictures seem to contradict themselves and leave
unanswered questions despite the book's obvious message.
** Book by an Australian author or illustrator