Dianne Wolfer

Very engaging story about how WW2 effected the people of north -west Australia told through the eyes of a dog. Initially named Princess, and belonging to Elsie on an outback cattle station, the dog is shipped off to some drovers when Elsie is evacuated due to threats that the Japanese will invade Australia. Eventually becoming Flynn, a dog helping patients in a remote Flying Doctor hospital ...including those Dutch women and children who were bombed by the Japanese at Broome (something that I did not actually know happened) ...and flying to remote places where people are scared by the war with the Flying Doc, this is a very captivating story.
Along the way, the dog loses a leg and gets older but SPOILER ALERT...eventually is reunited with its owner.… (más)

A small girl needs a special button to replace her teddy's missing eye so she tips out Nanna's button tin. Together they look through the buttons and Nanna remembers where each button came from. At last the perfect button is found and Nanna sews it on to make Teddy as good as new.
This is a lovely story - not particularly original but nicely told and beautifully illustrated with soft colours and interesting detail. Nannas who remember a time when button tins were common, will enjoy reading this nostalgic story to their grandchildren but modern children may find the idea of repairing something, rather than replacing it, rather novel.… (más)