Precious Little by Julie Hunt and Sue Moss

'Take the Hope or the Dream or the Song or the Dance.
You might choose the Joke. You might take the Chance.
Take the Risk or the Scare or the Stunt or the Rip.
What prize will you pick from today's lucky dip?'
Precious Little wants to be a trapeze artist but no one in the circus encourages her - apart from Fat Chance and Tough Luck, who run the lucky dip. Precious Little practises her skills, but it's only when she takes a risk in the lucky dip that she really takes off. A heart-stirring story about the rewards of perseverance, friendship and taking a chance.

Julie Hunt and Sue Moss have collaborated on several artistic projects, and their shared love of poetry brought them together to write the story of Precious Little. Julie is the author of the Little Else series, and The Coat, which is being illustrated by Ron Brooks.
Gaye Chapman is a fine artist who uses various techniques in her artwork. She used sepia ink line drawings, acrylic ink plus tea-stained paintings, and collage to create the Precious Little's world. Gaye's picture book, Little Blue, was the winner of the Children's Book Award in the 2009 Queensland Premier's Literary Awards. She has illustrated other picture books including The Heart of the Tiger and Kaito's Cloth by Glenda Millard, and Breakfast with Buddha by Vashti Farrer. Kaito's Cloth was shortlisted in the 2007 Qld Premier's Awards and was selected in The 2007 White Ravens Outstanding International Books for Children.

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• Precious Little
• Julie Hunt
• Sue Moss
• Allen
• Unwin
• children books
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