Bush Magic

by Kylie Howarth

Jarrah loves bush adventure day with Grandpa. It is her favourite day of the week. But on one of their special days, the sun forgets to shine and the two embark on a most magical adventure.

A story for the young and the young at heart from an award-winning creator!

Genres: Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

Published May 4, 2022

About the author

Kylie is an award-winning, internationally published children's book author and illustrator from Western Australia. She was raised in the country alongside her brother, dog, sheep, several orphaned kangaroos and one very cheeky echidna. Her obsession with animals also extends underwater as she has braved lionfish in Egypt, piranha and pink dolphins in the Amazon, marine iguanas and hammerhead sharks in the Galapagos Islands and swum with whale sharks, manta rays and humpback whales at Ningaloo, Western Australia. The textures in Kylie's picture book illustrations are created with her two adventurous young boys during their backyard art sessions.

Reviews

[Cristy Burne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another gorgeous picture book by author-illustrator Kylie Howarth. This is a beautiful story of love, imagination and the wonder of the Australian bush. You'll want to read it over and again...especially on a rainy day ☺️

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lovely story of a grandfather spending time with his granddaughter.

[Dianne Wolfer]

A beautiful story about the power of imagination

[Dimity Powell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Joyous fantasy fuelled romp through the imaginations of a small girl and her grandfather with plenty of Aussie creature companions to heighten the sense of wondrous adventure.

[Teaching Little Fishies · Rating 4 out of 5]

Let your imagination go wild! What a beautiful book to explore the wonderful ways in which our imagination can flourish. The scene is set through the heart-warming relationship between Grandpa and Jarrah and their weekly catch-up. This is such a beautiful text for those wanting to escape into a land of dreams and adventure!

Teaching Point:
SEED WRITING! This is a great example of how a small seed idea can be used to generate an entire piece of writing. Jarrah begins with leaves, feathers and reeds in which she makes a crown. From this, she pulls a leaf out and the adventure begins.