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The Flower Garden: A Changi Secret (Claire Saxby, illus Lucia Masciullo, Walker)

Tuesday, 3 February 2026    Books+Publishing
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Complex history becomes accessible to young readers when told through intimate, human stories; The Flower Garden: A Changi Secret uses this technique elegantly. CBCA-winning author Claire Saxby (Iceberg) and illustrator Lucia Masciullo (Go Home, Cat!) centre their book on a group of children in the World War II Changi camp who...

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