2023 CBCA Picture Book of the Year description
After reading A Leaf Called Greaf by Kelly Canby, our Year 1 students reflected on the story’s powerful message about feelings, friendship and finding light in dark moments. Inspired by the gentle bear character, each student created their own bear drawing and brought it to life using soft watercolour paints. These artworks show how creativity […]
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We enjoyed reading and talking about both “A Leaf called Grief” and “These Long Loved Things” during one session. We especially liked the shadow illustrations of Bear’s lost family in “A Leaf called Grief” showing their care. Then how the seasons passing made Bear feel better until he could let go of leaf but the
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After reading We Live in a Bus by Dave Petzold, our Year 3 students were inspired to imagine their own adventures on a bus. Each student designed and created a vibrant collage of a place they’d love to visit by bus. As part of their creative process, they explored the use of onomatopoeia—words that imitate
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A recreation of the cover of The Truck Cat
The Truck Cat cover reimagined Read More »
Year 3 students read and analysed A Leaf Called Greaf by Kelly Canby. Their visual responses to the text shows alternative Book Covers created by the students in Canva.
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We have been reading We Live in a Bus by Dave Petzold. The students continued the story and adventure, creating a final page in response to Dad asking, “Where should we go next?” We had some very creative and imaginative ideas! Students also explored the impact of perspectives and re-created the scene in which the
“Kelly Canby’s artwork in The Leaf Called Greaf inspired the class to create their own colourful settings for him. They used colour slicks, pastel crayons, textas, water colour and paint blocker to create a similar image.
Ardtornish PS Room 17 Year 3/4’s are inspired artistically by ‘A Leaf called Greaf’ Read More »
A group of Stage 2 students used an old basket to weave and create something together and transform it into a basket of hope.
A reimagined cover for The Truck Cat
A new cover for The Truck Cat Read More »
The Truck Cat was a favourite with the Stage 2 OPS group! Another reimagined cover.
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A Leaf Called Greaf made for a lovely diorama project with the leaves and trees featuring beautifully alongside Bear.
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A digitally reimagined cover of The Truck Cat.
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