Jane Godwin (text) and Anna Walker (illustrator), A Life Song, Penguin Australia, October 2023, RRP $24.99 (hbk), ISBN 9781761047640
‘You learn about the world.’ A Life Song is the unique story of each child born, reaching out to experience the world. ‘As you grow older, you add to your song.’ A gentle, quiet rhyming picture book it tracks life like a stream that becomes a river. Your song goes on, ‘For ever and ever.’
Anna Walker’s watercolour illustrations are filled with the joys and sorrows of life’s distinctive song. It traces the hopes and dreams of children. A sensitive and thoughtful picture book, A Life Song gives the reader time for reflection and to engage with the charming metaphor of a unique song. Anna Walker’s cover with a child looking out among the leaves captures the essence of the story.
Recommended for children between 5 and 7 years old.
Reviewed by Susanne Gervay
