Digger

by Mike Dumbleton

When her brother, James, went to war, Annie stitched the name Digger onto her toy kangaroo and gave him to James as a farewell present. 'A Digger for a digger, ' she said, hugging her brother. 'I'll keep him safe, ' James promised. Digger is the story of one toy kangaroo, one Australian soldier and two girls, in two countries on opposite sides of a world at war. It's a quiet reminder of the casualties of war, and a tribute to the French schoolchildren who once tended the graves of Australian soldiers who died on the Western Front in the heroic battle for Villers-Bretonneux in April 1918. A beautiful and heart-warming story set during World War I.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1760296732
• ISBN13: 9781760296735
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Allen & Unwin
• Length: 32 Pages
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3