Entries in this category should be outstanding books of the Picture Book genre in which the author and illustrator achieve artistic and literary unity or, in wordless picture books, where the story, theme or concept is unified through illustrations. Ages 0-18 years (NB. Some of these books may be for mature readers).

• Themes: world events, emotion and symbolism, freedom, hope, potential, life and death, expectation, suffering
• look at real feathers (perhaps contrast to a 3D printed one)
• make collages of feathers
• stamp with feathers
• try writing with a feather quill
• Teachers notes via the publisher's website http://www.lamontbooks.com.au/media/114489/publishers-notes-the-feather.pdf

• Themes: refugees, migration, political activism
• Teachers notes available from the publisher https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/books/childrens/The-Mediterranean-Armin-Greder-9781760630959
• match with other stories about refugees including The Journey / Francesca Sanna; Tea cup / Rebecca Young and Matt Ottley; Welcome / Barroux

• Themes: courage, resilience, emotional wellbeing, support, self-esteem
• Review and teachers notes https://childrensbooksdaily.com/book_reviews/review-teachers-notes-girl-on-wire/
• tight rope walking game https://theinspiredtreehouse.com/gross-motor-activities-tightrope-walking/

• Themes: drawing, friendship
• storywalk: pausing to do chalk art along the way
• Mr Squiggle game - turning a squiggle into a drawing
• look at a time lapse of chalk artists at work (eg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yL_YxKc2TM or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLWP8CjjH_A )

• Themes: consumerism and waste, need versus want, creativity and imagination
• Teacher notes: http://www.lamontbooks.com.au/media/120401/june-2018-ps-the-all-new-must-have-orange-430.pdf
• Activity pack from the publisher https://www.penguin.com.au/activities/1915-the-all-new-must-have-orange-430-activity-pack

• Themes: belonging, bullying
• Shaun Tan on the mystery of CICADA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnIs_mMKfoU (video)
• gnis_mmkfou
• Shaun Tan's Cicada: a meditation on belonging and bullying – in pictures https://www.theguardian.com/books/gallery/2018/jun/29/shaun-tans-cicada-a-meditation-on-belonging-and-bullying-in-pictures
• Teachers notes https://www.hachette.com.au/content/resources/9780734418630-teachers-resources.pdf