Ella and the Ocean

This Tasmanian Literary Award-winning book is a very Australian story of drought and renewal, of family, of imagination and of the power of hope.


WINNER: 2022 Tasmanian Literary Awards, Prize for Young Readers and Children


Ella lived in the red-dirt country

where the earth was as dry as old bones

and it hadn't rained 

for years

and years

and years.


One night, Ella dreamt of the ocean...


A captivating picture book from the award-winning author of The Keepers and the CBCA Notable illustrator of Where is Bear?