Author(s): Anna Pignataro

Children's Picture Books

Deep in a snowy forest Owl and Frida live happily together. Each night they look out their little window at the moon and wonder what lies beyond the snow. Then one midwinter day Owl starts to change, his dreams begin to fill with magic and nothing is ever the same again. AUTHOR: Anna Pignataro is the award winning author and illustrator of many picture books including the very successful Princess and Fairy series. She is also the author of a junior fiction series, The Butterfly Bunnies. Anna lives in Melbourne. Anna was the winner of the Crighton award for illustration in 1988 and has since been shortlisted for the CBCA Picture Book of the Year. SELLING POINTS: * Explores the themes of love and loss, temptation and loyalty. * Fairytale like style makes it a great resource for creative writing. * Can be used in a study of fairytale, fables and also when exploring symbolism in texts.