Monday 16 - Sunday 22 March 2026 No Discrimination and Harmony Week. The celebration that recognises our diversity, inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for everyone.
As the mystical elephant soars over the world carrying the children, they see breathtaking beauty but also its challenges of war and climate. Children and adults learn about humanity and the core that binds us all together. The elephant is symbolic in many religions, representing courage, hope, endurance and wisdom. The parable of The Blind Men and the Elephant is part of the story-telling of many religions and cultures, making this re-imagining a story for all children to oppose hate and promote harmony.
The riches of tradition, mythology and spirituality are woven into a wonderful tapestry of 'Elephants Have Wings'. It is beautifully captured by illustrator Anna Pignataro's imagination in the outstanding pictures, intertwined with imagery of the Asia and India where the story first originated.
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This is a book for all ages and all times.
D.R. Pattanaik, Professor of English, Department of English, Faculty of Arts, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi India writes:-
'I was simply swept off my feet by the quality of the work and realised that I can't thank you enough for sharing the book with me. The book apart from being a wonderful book for children in its own right militates against many stereotypes around the discourse of children's literature. It proves once and for all that children's literature need not be childish. Great ideas and complex thoughts need not adopt complex mode of polarisation and a grave bearing. The book demonstrates with great power that we can teach our children profound truths and timeless values through a language they can easily access.'
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Susanne Gervay OAM writes for young people of all ages. Awarded the Lifetime Social Justice Literature Award by the International Literacy Association, multiple nominations for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award and an Order of Australia, Susanne Gervay is recognized for her literature on social justice. Her books have received multiple awards from the CBCA, Family Therapist, SCBWI and others. She values creating picture books reaching into creativity, exploration and belief who you are. Her recent books include, Guess How I was Born, The Boy with the Big Blue Glasses, Who's the Gang on Our Street, Parrot Palace.
Anna Pignataro is a best selling and award winning illustrator and author of children's books based in Australia. She has created more than eighty books for children. She has won the Crichton Award for Illustration and many of her books have received Notable Book Commendations and been shortlisted in the Children's Book Council of Australia Book Awards, YABBA, The Book Industry Awards, Speech Pathology Awards, Family Therapy Awards, The Panda Book Awards, Queensland Premier's Literary Awards and WA Premier's Book Awards. Her picture books are published worldwide and are translated into over fifteen languages. Anna's Book The Heart Of A Whale was the winner in the International Book Awards.
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