Heavy
Published on 1. March 2023
Book
Hardback
32 pages
978-1-76111-102-0 (ISBN)
Description
A light-hearted story about carrying heavy loads and the strength to be found when women and girls find ways to lift each other up.
Heavy is an empowering children's picture book about intergenerational and societal patterns of burden carrying for women and girls. It addresses the glorification of business and burden-carrying in today's world in a gentle, age-appropriate, and accessible way, with lightness and humour. It's an anti-multitasking story for 4-8 year olds that advocates for lighter living and focusing on just one important thing at a time to avoid overwhelm and burnout.
At the wild animal rescue center run by her family of incredibly strong women, Nina watches as her older female relatives piggyback polar bears and carry boa constrictors.
Every day, they pick up more and more. The trouble is, they never put anything down!
Seeing her family struggle, Nina is determined to find a way to show them that just because they can carry heavy things around all the time, doesn't mean they have to.
Will Nina's inventions help lighten their loads?
Heavy is an empowering picture book about the value of rest and the lovely lightness one family discovers when the youngest, Nina, suggests they could all do things a little bit differently
Heavy is an empowering children's picture book about intergenerational and societal patterns of burden carrying for women and girls. It addresses the glorification of business and burden-carrying in today's world in a gentle, age-appropriate, and accessible way, with lightness and humour. It's an anti-multitasking story for 4-8 year olds that advocates for lighter living and focusing on just one important thing at a time to avoid overwhelm and burnout.
At the wild animal rescue center run by her family of incredibly strong women, Nina watches as her older female relatives piggyback polar bears and carry boa constrictors.
Every day, they pick up more and more. The trouble is, they never put anything down!
Seeing her family struggle, Nina is determined to find a way to show them that just because they can carry heavy things around all the time, doesn't mean they have to.
Will Nina's inventions help lighten their loads?
Heavy is an empowering picture book about the value of rest and the lovely lightness one family discovers when the youngest, Nina, suggests they could all do things a little bit differently
Reviews / Votes
"Although the message of the book is quiteobvious to older readers, the antics of the animals offer a lot for all
kinds of spin-off stories for 7-year-old readers to think up and the end
papers" - Autumn 2024: The English Association/The English 4-11 UK
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Australia
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 4 to 8 years
Dimensions
Height: 265 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
320 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-76111-102-0 (9781761111020)
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Persons
Dannika Patterson is an Australian children's author with degrees in Psychology and Journalism. After a successful international career using her wordsmithing skills to help businesses tell their stories, Dannika has found her true passion writing stories and presenting workshops for children.
Davilyn was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia, where she would spend most days drawing, escaping into a world of creativity and wonder. She grew up in an inspiring household surrounded by her father's abstract canvasses on every wall. After the distractions of life, it wasn't until her first child came along that she rediscovered her love of drawing and decided to make it a major part of her life. With the help and support of her husband and close friends she was able to make her dream a reality and became a full-time illustrator. Davilyn is self-taught, letting her passion and creativity be her guide in the picture books she works on.
Davilyn was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia, where she would spend most days drawing, escaping into a world of creativity and wonder. She grew up in an inspiring household surrounded by her father's abstract canvasses on every wall. After the distractions of life, it wasn't until her first child came along that she rediscovered her love of drawing and decided to make it a major part of her life. With the help and support of her husband and close friends she was able to make her dream a reality and became a full-time illustrator. Davilyn is self-taught, letting her passion and creativity be her guide in the picture books she works on.