{"id":919341,"date":"2019-03-04T17:05:17","date_gmt":"2019-03-04T17:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=919341"},"modified":"2019-03-08T08:03:28","modified_gmt":"2019-03-08T08:03:28","slug":"digger-by-mike-dumbleton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2019\/03\/04\/digger-by-mike-dumbleton\/","title":{"rendered":"Digger by Mike Dumbleton"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Digger<\/a>
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Digger is the story of one toy kangaroo, one Australian soldier,\u00a0 Annie and Colette, set in two countries engaged in a world at war. <\/strong><\/p>\n

It is an amazingly poignant story and beautifully portrayed in text and illustration.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is\u00a0 a tribute to the French school children who tended the graves of Australian soldiers and a quiet reminder of the casualties of the battle for Villers-Bretonneux in April 1918.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

James goes off to war, leaving his homeland Australia behind and takes with him Digger, a toy kangaroo which Annie,\u00a0 his sister, has lovingly repaired and named just for him. The pages turn over to show images of a soldier who is keen to help and fight for his own country and for others. He faces everything with courage.<\/p>\n

Digger is always with him and\u00a0 they both even survive a blast in the trenches.<\/p>\n

Colette in France, helps to repair Digger and one day he is brought to Colette without James. He is sent back to Australia repaired and with a note for Annie...<\/p>\n

Mike Dumbleton<\/a> is the author and illustrated by Robin Cowcher<\/a> another great book from publishers Allen and Unwin,<\/a> Australia.<\/p>\n

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With tears in my eyes on the last page, I believe this book is truly amazing and will be a sad but good read for anyone, whether they are coping with loss, learning about the effects of war or just as a brilliant picture book.<\/p>\n

Sue Martin<\/em><\/p>\n

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Digger is the story of one toy kangaroo, one Australian soldier,\u00a0 Annie and Colette, set in two countries engaged in a world at war. It is an amazingly poignant story and beautifully portrayed in text and illustration.\u00a0 It is\u00a0 a tribute to the French school children who tended the graves of Australian soldiers and a ...continue reading \"Digger by Mike Dumbleton\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
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