Hope Is The Thing

Author(s): Johanna Bell, Erica Wagner

Hard Cover Picture Story Book | 2024 Short List

A highly original, beautiful and deeply meaningful picture book that sees the marvellous and inspiring world of birds through the eyes of a child and celebrates birds' adaptability and ingenuity.


Hope is a kookaburra singing the sun Hope is the emu learning to run ... Let your imagination soar in this joyful ode to the world of birds and the healing power of nature.


Sparked by the Emily Dickinson poem 'Hope is the thing with feathers', this lyrical text accompanied by glorious mixed media collages reflects and celebrates the diversity, ingenuity and wonder of birds.

General Information

  • : 9781761180026
  • : Allen & Unwin
  • : Allen & Unwin
  • : 542.0
  • : 31 July 2022
  • : {"length"=>["30"], "width"=>["25"], "units"=>["Centimeters"]}
  • : books

Other Specifications

  • : Johanna Bell, Erica Wagner
  • : Hardback
  • : Erica Wagner
  • : English
  • : 32
  • : YBC