After the Fall

Author(s): Dan Santat

Picture Books

After the fall, Humpty Dumpty is a broken egg. Life is tough: he's so afraid of heights, he can't even bear to climb onto his bed, or reach his favourite cereal on the top shelf at the supermarket. But one day, fuelled by his passion for bird-watching, he decides to conquer his fears and something amazing happens...


'A tender, wryly funny look at trauma and recovery' GUARDIAN

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'More than a nursery rhyme remix, Santat's story speaks boldly to the grip of fear and trauma, and to the exhilaration of mastering it.' - Publishers Weekly

'Santat applies his considerable talent for intertwining visual and textual, whimsy and gravity to his consideration of trauma and the oft-overlooked importance of self-determined recovery ... A validating and breathtaking next chapter of a Mother Goose favorite.' - Kirkus

New York Times bestselling illustrator Dan Santat, a Society of Illustrators' The Original Art Silver Medal winner and the 2015 Caldecott Medal recipient, is the author/illustrator of ARE WE THERE YET?, THE ADVENTURES OF BEEKLE: THE UNIMAGINARY FRIEND, SIDEKICKS and the illustrator of CRANKENSTEIN by Samantha Berger. Dan lives in Southern California with his wife, two kids, and various pets. For more, visit www.dantat.com.

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  • : 9780734418319
  • : Hachette Australia
  • : Hachette Australia
  • : 0.3
  • : September 2017
  • : .3 Centimeters X 21.5 Centimeters X 28 Centimeters
  • : Australia
  • : September 2017
  • : books

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  • : Dan Santat
  • : Paperback
  • : 1
  • : [E]
  • : 40