Every week we plan to spotlight one book from the CBCA Shortlist for 2020.
Here is the first one!

When Billy was a Dog by Kirsty Murray, illustrated by Karen Blair.

We think many children who desire to own a pet will relate to this delightful story. The author writes that the inspiration for this book was her own son Billy who desperately wanted to own a dog, “Every playful puppy moment in When Billy Was a Dog is based on things Billy did during his “dog phase”.” This picture book covers themes of family, pet ownership and responsibility, neighbours and imagination. The beautiful illustrations and endpapers from Karen Blair perfectly complement Kirsty Murray’s imaginative text. We anticipate that there will be many conversations in your classrooms about pet ownership that arise from this book.