Tashi (Tashi #1)

Author: Anna Fienberg; Barbara Fienberg; Kim Gamble (Illustrator)

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General Fields

  • : $11.95 AUD
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  • : 9781741149654
  • : Allen & Unwin
  • : Allen & Unwin Children's Books
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  • : 0.0816466
  • : July 2006
  • : 200mm X 131mm X 10mm
  • : Australia
  • : 11.95
  • : June 2013
  • : June 2018
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  • : books

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  • : Anna Fienberg; Barbara Fienberg; Kim Gamble (Illustrator)
  • : Tashi Ser.
  • : Paperback
  • : New edition
  • : Kim Gamble
  • : English
  • : FIC
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  • : 64
  • : Adventure stories
  • : Illustrations
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Barcode 9781741149654
9781741149654

Description


In the first book of the much-adored Tashi series, children are introduced to Jack’s extraordinary imaginary friend Tashi, a gnome-like character from a place far away. Brave Tashi tells adventurous tales of being sold to a warlord and escaping on a swan. This little hero has to be clever to outsmart giants, ghosts, demons, and witches that stand in his way. Young readers will be captivated by Tashi’s tall tales of courage and daring.

Reviews

Kim Gamble's gray pencil sketches are simple but evoocative. They augment the sparse information given in the text, but leave the reader space to dream up the fuller picture. As a recent immigrant in a country of settlers, Tashi's situation may be seen as typically Australian, likewise his sassy attitude. This is a highly original, funny and unpredictable series. -- Julia Eccleshare 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up

Author description

Anna and Barbara Fienberg write the Tashi stories together. When Anna was a child, Barbara read bedtime stories to her and they would travel to all the secret places in the world through books. They started making up the Tashi stories when Barbara remembered how, when she was a child, she used to tell stories, creative fibs...whoppers! And kids would crowd around, dying to hear her latest tale. Anna and Barbara talked about a character like her - someone who told fantastic stories - and over many cups of tea they cooked up Tashi! Kim Gamble is one of Australia's leading illustrators for children. Barbara Fienberg writes the Tashi stories in collaboration with her daughter Anna Fienberg.