Olga the Brolga

by Rod Clement

Book Overview

Not since Edward the Emu (and its sequel Edwina the Emu) has Rod Clement created such beautifully detailed and exuberant artwork

'I want to dance NOW,
I want to flap, kick and jump '

'Well, don't jump on me '
said a small brown lump.

Olga the brolga is in a terrible mood. She desperately wants to dance -- but no one will dance with her. Her parents have other things to do, Ellie the crocodile doesn't feel...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 020719758X
• ISBN13: 9780207197581
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 11.4"
• Age Range: 3 years and up
• Grade Range: Preschool and higher

Customer Reviews

Sensational Illustrator Decides to Write The Story as Well for the First Time!

There's no doubt Rod Clement's sensationally detailed colour illustrations lifted the average storylines of Edward the Emu and its sequel Edwina the Emu to the classic great book status they now enjoy. So it is no wonder he thought I might as well write the story myself rather than carry someone else's work to great heights which is exactly what he's done with Olga the Brolga. Unfortunately his talents do lie in illustrating and the story alone is nothing memorable, the rhyming even seems forced at times. However like he does for other authors, his illustrations lift Olga the Brolga to a must read level and even make this book a classic. Olga the Brolga is the tale of a young female Brolga who wants who wants to everyone in her family and the community to dance with her. Everyone else (a crocodile, turtle and other wetland bird are either too busy or not in the mood. Olga soon learns that nagging and annoying everyone else is not pleasing them or letting her reach her objectives so decides to do what she should have just done all along which greatly pleases the other inhabitants of this Australian wetland habitat which include sensationally detailed illustrated black faced cormorants, pelicans, water hens, frogs, various types of snakes and other waterbirds. Buy it for the great illustrations alone!

A Book That Will Grace The Shelves For a Long Time

Hands down, my son loves it. The rhyme, illustrations and characters are all so wonderful. He asks for this book all the time- it was every night for several weeks! I'll get the others in this series.

Dancing delight

Outstanding illustrations. An array of northern Australian birds, mammals and reptiles populate this story, told in amusing and clever verse.