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Robin Morrow

H2O edited by Margaret Hamilton & And the Roo Jumped Over the Moon edited by Robin Morrow, illustrated by Stephen Michael King

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April 2005, no. 270
Sherryl Clark reviews ‘H2O: Stories of Water’ edited by Margaret Hamilton, ‘And the Roo Jumped Over the Moon: Australian Stories and Poems for Children’ edited by Robin Morrow & illustrated by Stephen Michael King and Poems By Young Australians Vol.2

Putting together a collection or anthology is not as easy as it looks. There are decisions to be made about theme, order and intent, which are often based on the intended audience. Three recent anthologies for children show that, in children’s literature at least, originality and diversity are achievable.

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