Gillian Mears had been long loved for her novels and short
stories, including the 2012 multi-award-winning novel for adults
Foal’s Bread. She wrote The Cat with the Coloured Tail while camped
in the South Australian mallee, in her converted ambo camper, Ant
and Bee.
Dinalie Dabarera is a freelance illustrator based in Sydney. She
specialises in pencil sketches of imaginary worlds and strange
occurrences. The Cat with the Coloured Tail is her first book. See
what she’s up to at dinalie.com.
It’s a story that will appeal to all ages and especially to anyone
who loves fairytales… The finely detailed coloured-pencil
illustrations on each page enhance the mood of the story and,
together with the elegant typesetting, give this book a timeless
feel.
*Books+Publishing*
A beautiful reminder of the kindness and hope within us.
*Boomerang Books*
The book will make a great birthday or Christmas gift
*103.1FM Grafton*
A sweet tale about the human qualities of kindness, love and
hope.
*Magpies*
With its dreamy illustrations, the book explores how love and
empathy have their own healing power.
*Sydney Morning Herald*
This is a joyful, lovely little book, beautifully designed in
hardback and offering a rewarding environmental message
*ReadPlus*
This is a beautiful parable about kindness and love and how these
virtues can restore the world. Award-winning author Gillian Mears
has created a story as sweet and delicious as ice cream on a warm
summer’s day. Utterly gorgeous illustrations by Dinalie Dabarera
complete the package.
*Readings*
A beautiful story about seeing the best in life and to be always on
the lookout for love.
*Creative Kids Tales*
Aimed at the 8+ year age groups, this beautifully presented book
combines prose interspersed throughout with lyrical poetry. It will
surely be used to generate discussions on kindness and hope in our
world. Its stunning illustrations created with pencil are striking
and unique in style. They exude the calm felt by the lonely in the
cat’s presence.
*Buzz Words*
This poignant, delicious, heart-felt fable will actually appeal to
a much wider reader range than 6-8 yr olds…Some of Mears' cat
descriptions are so perfect you can almost feel the cat curled up
in your lap or poking his head out through the top of your jumper.
His kitten-like way of chasing his own tail of happiness is an
image that I will cherish for a long time to come.
*Brona's Books*
The Cat with the Coloured Tail is a fable for all ages
*Sydney Morning Herald*
This is a melancholy story at times, an effect enhanced by
Dabarera’s gorgeous but muted pencil illustrations. It explores
challenging concepts including death (reading it one cannot but
think of the author’s own serious illness) and so is one for older
readers, say 10 and up. But it’s a book we’ve talked about a
lot.
*The Australian*
The pictures are mostly black and white, with pops of colour. While
I expect children will be attracted to her drawings of the amazing
moon-cream flavours, like firecracker and double-scoop stars, my
favourite is her depiction of the elderly lady’s lively step
following her first lick of the “fragrant old-fashioned rose” pink
moon-cream.
*Reading Time*
Best Books of 2015
*The Australian*
Best children's books of 2015
*Sydney Morning Herald*
The Cat with the Coloured Tail is a moving, whimsical fable about
the power of hope and of love. Readers of all ages will love the
mysterious, joyful cat and his kindly companion, and the joy they
bring each other and those they meet.
*Aussie Reviews*
I was drawn to this gorgeous hardback for children with its
porcelain-green cover and wonderful drawings (by Dinalie Dabarera)
the moment I saw it in Gleebooks.
*A Bigger Brighter World*
The Cat with the Coloured Tail is a moving, whimsical fable about
the power of hope and of love. Readers of all ages will love the
mysterious, joyful cat and his kindly companion, and the joy they
bring each other and those they meet.
*Aussie Reviews*
The Cat with the Coloured Tail is poetic and lilting, with a lovely
whimsical quality brought to life by Dabarera's lovely
illustrations
*Magpies Magazine*
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