
Jeanne Willis, illustrated by Tony Ross
Koala Books [Scholastic Australia]
ISBN: 9781742760957 RRP: $14.99
Boa’s friends bring along excellent birthday presents - in their view - but have they thought it through? What can Boa do with sunglasses, mittens, a hairbrush, even a grand piano? Think about it. Then Dung Beetle rolls in his gift and it proves to be perfect. The illustrations are slap-dash watercolour with ink outlines, colourful, deceptively spontaneous and filled with vitality and humour. There’s a surprise twist in the tail which readers will find amusing.