Mr Crundell's cow

I found this gorgeous 'cow' book in the collection which encouraged some research about the author. Eve Garnett wrote and illustrated this book, published in 1966. Garnett was a visionary English author who broke all children's literature mores with the publication of her book 'Family from One End Street', about a UK working class family in the '30's. Awarded the Carnegie Medal in 1937, children's literature pundits were initially horrified that an author had written a book detailing the social conditions of the time. The book was later seen as a pioneering work in the genre.

I'm sure there are other really fascinating cow books in the collection which I'll discover!

The journey begins..

The online journey has begun! Web 2.0 and all its glories are under the microscope via the State Library of Queensland online tutorials. I wonder where we will go, and what wonderful information we will discover? What fabulous online community will stimulate our learning opportunities? So many questions, and so little time!