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Biographical note
Elizabeth Pulsford is a big fan of her 2-year-old daughter Harriet, overnight hiking and nachos (and not always in that order). She works as a high school English and Performing Arts teacher and spends far too much time correcting students’ pronunciation of the word ‘hyperbole.’ Prior to teaching and motherhood, she worked for a variety of Children’s Theatre Companies, locally and internationally, as an actor, script writer and director of Children’s Theatre. She has some experience writing satirically for television. She is the author of the picture book But Why, published with Ethicool Books. Krista is a freelance illustrator, fine artist and art teacher who lives in Sydney, Australia. She primarily uses traditional methods for her art, including watercolour, ink and oils.“Moving and relatable, the tale Pulsford and Brennan have created is a rich one that celebrates life and one unique part of the Australian identity”.
<br />- <i>Books+Publishing</i>
Set in the Australian outback, the reader is shown the many facets of living on a property through the eyes of the boots. Horse riding and rounding up cattle, helping give water to parched animals, and dancing are some of the activities. <br />- <i>Blue Wolf Reviews</i>
“This story is timeless – it could be about Grandpa’s
boots or it could be about a pair purchased by a young farmhand today
underlining the regular routines of rural life regardless of extraneous events,
ruled by the seasons. It is an entertaining and engaging way to focus the
reader’s thinking on the differences between city and country life, as it
celebrates that sense of community and connectedness that is unique to small
towns and surrounds.
Maybe this will be among the award winners in
the future, but for me, and the memories it evoked, it is already a winner.” <br />-<i>The Bottomshelf Teacher Librarian Blog </i>
“The expectations,
joys, and sorrows of life are gradually revealed through the growth of the
farmer’s family, in this moving and deeply meaningful reflection on the cycle
of life.
Beautifully presented, this publication is a
dream. Every page is divine, with gorgeous colour spreads depicting the lives
and background of the characters including the animals and the landscape.”
<br /><i>-Kids’ Book Review </i>
“This
story, written with love, was created for early primary readers. It celebrates
one aspect of the Australian identity, though it could be translated to all
walks of life. It’s an ideal precedent for discussing the importance of our
family stories, how they inform how we live now and why we should preserve
these memories. A delightful book.”<br /><i>-Story Links </i>
“It’s the illustrations, rather than the minimal text, which mainly tell
the story, simple and dignified as it is. Boots would be an interesting
‘read-aloud’ for lower primary grade students and would provide lots of
discussion topics about the different country experiences of this young outback
farmer, showing the harsh reality of outback life” <br /><i>-Magpies Magazine </i>