Listen to illustrator Lisa Kennedy, tell the beautiful and award-winning story of ‘Sea Country’ this Children’s Book Week at Hive.

Hive invites you to a special reading of Sea Country by the book’s illustrator, Lisa Kennedy. There will be an opportunity following the reading to ask questions and learn about the book, sea country and the process of creating and publishing stories.
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Sea Country

In this delightful children’s picture book, Aunty Patsy Cameron generously shares the stories and traditions from her family’s seasonal island life in Tasmania. With evocative text and stunning illustrations, Sea Country lets the reader know when to pick ripe wild cherries, when the moon (mutton) birds fly home and how the nautilus shells smell like the deepest oceans.

Aunty Patsy Cameron, who is a descendant of the Pairebeenne Trawlwoolway clan in Tasmania, weaves a cultural homage to life on Flinder’s Island, with stories of collecting shells, fishing in wooden dinghies with long oars, and watching clouds snake their way down Mt Munro. Alongside this tender story, Lisa Kennedy reveals the love and connection to sea and Country through her intricate collages and delicate illustrations that sing country alive.
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Details
The Sea Country book reading will take place in the circulation space on Level 1 at Hive.
Please check-in at Visitor Service on the ground floor on arrival.

Two sessions
This is a Free Event - Please Register for your required time slot

11:30am - 12.00pm Book Reading: ‘Sea Country’ | Session 1

2:30pm - 3.00pm Book Reading: ‘Sea Country’ | Session 2