Molly and her Dad by Jan Ormerod

Name: Molly and her Dad by Jan Ormerod
Brand: Little Modern Reader
SKU: 2025JUL-0297
Price: 12.0 AUD
Availability: InStock

Illustrated by Carol Thompson

Description Description

Molly’s dad lives a ‘whole plane ride away’ and she hasn’t seen him since she was a baby. In lieu of real information about what he’s really like, Molly creates elaborate fantasies about him. When the other dads make visits to Molly’s classroom she explains that her dad is a famous artist, a jungle exporer, a tightrope walker and a brilliant carpenter. Molly’s mum is going away for a week and her dad is coming too look after her. He arrives, guitar and suitcase in hand, and is gregarious, noisy and smiley. Molly is unsure how she feels about him at first, but when the other children are enchanted by his storytelling when he visits the school, Molly realises how great her dad is and how proud she is of him. They begin to bond closely and have fun together, and her dad tells her loving stories about their time together when she was a baby. When mum returns, dad flies home, but their bond remains strong and they keep in touch with letters and phone calls.

Condition: Ex-library in very good condition with library stickers and stamps.
Format: Hardcover
Age: 3-7

About the Author/Illustrator About the Author/Illustrator

Jan Ormerod was an Australian illustrator of children's books. She produced work for more than 50 books throughout her career. Ormerod began her illustrative career in Britain after moving to England in 1980, but she returned to themes connected to her home country with Lizzie Nonsense (2004), Water Witcher (2008) and the award-winning Shake a Leg (2011) for Aboriginal writer Boori Monty Pryor.

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Acknowledgement of Country

Little Modern Reader acknowledges the Gadigal people of Eora nation, the traditional custodians of the land where we work and live. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We celebrate the stories, culture and traditions of Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander Elders of all communities who also work and live on this land.

Sydney, NSW

Molly and her Dad by Jan Ormerod

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