Digger Digs Down

Johanna Bell, Huni Melissa Bolliger

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Queensland Univ. Press
01 August 2024

Children's & Educational; Picture books; Picture storybooks

From award-winning author Johanna Bell and exciting new illustrator Huni Melissa Bolliger comes a playful story about what's possible when you let your curiosity run wild.

Digger digs down. Digger digs deep, deep into the ground.

Join happy-go-lucky Digger as he ditches the boredom of backyard life for an underground adventure. What will he find? What won't he find?

Packed with hidden treasures, this picture book is perfect for small children who love dogs, digging and discovery.

By: Johanna Bell
Illustrated by: Huni Melissa Bolliger
Imprint: Queensland Univ. Press
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 267mm, Width: 240mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 472g
ISBN: 9780702268656
ISBN 10: 0702268658
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 01 August 2024
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Johanna Bell is an award-winning children's author, poet and Churchill Fellow. Since 2011, she has worked with deaf artist Dion Beasley creating picture books. Their second book won the CBCA Picture Book of the Year (2017) and their third book was shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Literary Award (2020). Digger Digs Down is Johanna's sixth picture book and her first created in nipaluna / Hobart with fellow Tasmanian Huni Melissa Bolliger. Huni Melissa Bolliger is an award-winning animator and artist. Her films have won awards in Australia and internationally, including a prestigious Special Jury Prize at Hiroshima Animation Festival. Huni loves illustrating stories in many different forms. She has created art for feature films, television, documentaries, theatre, and exhibitions. Digger Digs Down is Huni's picture-book illustration debut.