![]() ![]() A powerful book , Mirror illustrates how our lives reflect each other and that we are all, even in some small way, connected. At the book’s conclusion, the family in Sydney can be seen enjoying their new purchase together while the Moroccan family are surfing the internet. Yet with the journey of a home-made Moroccan carpet into the Australian boy’s home, we can see how these separate lives become intertwined. ![]() ![]() From busy motorways to desert landscapes, these worlds couldn’t be further apart. Page by page, we experience the lives of two little boys – one from an urban family in Sydney, Australia, the other from Morocco. This innovative picture book comprises two stories designed to be read simultaneously – one from the left, the other from the right. ![]() She says herself that she works very slowly with projects often taking three or four years to complete but they are also designed as travelling exhibitions of artwork, and several projects have also been short animated films which she has directed. The Australian environment has had an enormous impact on her work, and since Where the Forest Meets the Sea all her projects have had an environmental focus. Her unique and distinctive style is instantly recognisable and she is well known for her use of mixed media to create detailed and elaborate collages. Jeannie Baker is a multi-award-winning author and illustrator of a number of children’s picture books, including Window, Belonging and Where the Forest meets the Sea. ![]()
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