Glenda Millardová čerpá inspiraci z krajiny a komunit australského regionu Goldfields, kde celý život žije. Její tvorba se ponořuje do hlubin lidské zkušenosti, často s dojemným a humorným nádechem. Millardová se vyznačuje schopností zachytit autenticitu pocitů a vztahů, což čtenářům přináší poutavé a nezapomenutelné příběhy.
A mother and baby, a boy and a dog run for their lives. A polar bear, too, has come adrift. When will they find land? Who will welcome them in? In all the wide world we each need a safe place to call home. Words sing over the pictures in this evocative story: a beautiful lullaby about what we can be for each other.
Two of Perry Angel′s favourite people are Grandma Nell and his good friend Jenkins. One night, while listening to Nell play the beautiful Tennessee Waltz, Perry thinks of the perfect way to bring his two favourite people together: he wants to put on a dance - a proper one with petticoats and posies and a real band. Perry shares his idea with his sisters, and before long the dance turns into a wonderful winter festival. But when something happens to Nell, will Perry′s wish come true? Glenda Millard has won many prestigious awards for her Kingdom of Silk series, including CBCA Book of the Year for Younger Readers for Perry Angel′s Suitcase, and the Queensland Premier′s Children′s Book Award for Layla, Queen of Hearts. Now this stunning series about the very ′uncommon′ Silk family has its glorious finale in Nell′s Festival of Crisp Winter Glories.
Book 6 of the Kingdom of Silk series. Saffron Silk has a talent for pretending to be someone else but Saffron barely has the energy to be herself. But her brother Perry Angel has learnt to read hearts and recognise tender moments. It reminds us that true happiness is found in the simplest things. -- LIBRARY MICE
The fourth book in the Kingdom of Silk series. Since his arrival at the Kingdom of Silk, Perry Angel has learned a lot about love. But Mr Kadri from the Colour Patch Cafe understands that sometimes there are no words to describe our feelings, so he gives Perry all the colours of Paradise, just in case he needs them.
The third book in the Kingdom of Silk series. It has taken Perry Angel almost seven years to find the place where he belongs. He arrives in the Kingdom of Silk one day on the ten-thirty express, carrying only a small and shabby suitcase embossed with five golden letters. *WINNER - BOOK OF THE YEAR - Children's Book Council of Australia
The kitchen at the Kingdom of Silk is warm and sweet with the smell of buttery shortbread and steamed plum puddings. And in the kitchen of the Colour Patch Cafe, Scarlet Silk, the eldest of the Rainbow Girls, has made a new friend, Anik. When Anik tells Scarlet about the war in his home far away and of all the things he has lost, Scarlet is determined to make a difference. And so she decides to declare peace on Cameron's Creek, and maybe even the world."
Two young boys, an old tramp, a beautiful lost dancer and her baby - rag-tag survivors of a sudden war - form a fragile family holding together in the remnants of a fun fair. This is a vivid, poetic story about life in the margins and the power of empathy and imagination to triumph over adversity.
Book two in the award-winning Kingdom of Silk series. A friend like Layla comes along once in a lifetime. Poignant and lovely. Millard has that rare gift of making you feel in a few pages that you've known these characters, and this place, always. -- INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY (BEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS)