Olive

Description

Lilah's beloved cat dies and all she's left with is an olive tree to remember her by. Seasons pass and the tree grows but Lilah is too grief stricken to see its beauty and connection to Olive. Until, one day, in the safety of the tree's branches, and with the help of a stray cat, Lilah is ready to remember. When we open our hearts, love finds us.

Edwina Wyatt grew up in Sydney and worked as a lawyer and a high school teacher before becoming a writer of books for young readers. Her debut junior fiction novel The Secrets of Magnolia Moon (Walker Books) was shortlisted for the Readings Children's Book Prize and the CBCA Book of the Year for Younger Readers. She has twice been awarded a CBCA Notable for her picture books. Edwina lives in the Victorian High Country with her husband, two children, a dog and two chickens. Lucia Masciullo is an award-winning children's book illustrator born and bred in Livorno, Italy. She moved to Australia in 2007 and she now lives and works on the beautiful Gold Coast. Lucia has collaborated with several top Australian and English publishers and illustrated fifteen books, such as the CBCA Honour Book and Prime Minister Award shortlisted Come Down, Cat!, written by award-winning author Sonya Hartnett, CBCA shortlisted Family Forest and the best-selling series Our Australian Girl.

"[An] emotional story." -- Foreword Reviews "A sensitive story about the death of a much-loved pet." -- Kirkus Reviews "Clever and uplifting." --Kirkus Reviews on It Took Two Wishes