Cockatoo

Kaye Baillie, Max Hamilton

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Windy Hollow
01 September 2024

Picture books; Picture storybooks; Wildlife (Children's&YA); Kids Australian

ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- A simply told story about yellow-tailed black cockatoos.

A nestling lives in a hollow of an old tree, and as time goes on, grows from a ball of fluff into a majestic bird.

The text is uncomplicated, and rather than end rhymes is full of internal rhyme, so it sounds quite lovely when read out loud. Gentle watercolour and pencil illustrations convey the majesty and beauty of the cockatoo. Perfect for pre-schoolers. Lindy

In the hollow of an ancient tree, a black cockatoo chick relies on its parents for survival. But as spring turns to summer, only the young cockatoo can save itself from the deadly heat.

A story about the magnificent black cockatoo, how they begin their life sheltering in tree hollows and how eventually they must learn how to fly out of the hollow to survive.

By: Kaye Baillie
Illustrated by: Max Hamilton
Imprint: Windy Hollow
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 255mm,
ISBN: 9781922081100
ISBN 10: 1922081108
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 01 September 2024
Recommended Age: From 3 years
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Kaye Baillie has been fascinated by yellow-tailed black cockatoos ever since she first saw them feeding in a tall banksia tree near her home on the Surf Coast in Victoria. She loves watching them lope across the skies and the unique sounds of their calls. From her research, Kaye has written a poetic and vivid story portraying the first vulnerable months of life for a young yellow-tailed black cockatoo and how he overcomes life and death challenges with help from his protective parents. Kaye's previous picture book with Windy Hollow Books, When the Waterhole Dries Up illustrated by Max Hamilton, was shortlisted in the 2022 CBCA Book Awards. She's thrilled to be creating another book with Max and Windy Hollow. Max Hamilton is a CBCA and Whitley award winning illustrator, a graphic designer and most enthusiastically a maker of children's books. She enjoys noticing the little details in things and loves to get lost in the world of illustration and stories. Max lives with her family and their cuddly dog in Sydney, Australia.