A Job for Kingsley : CBCA Notable Book - Gabriel Evans

A Job for Kingsley

CBCA Notable Book

By: Gabriel Evans

Hardcover | 13 June 2023 | Edition Number 1

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Kingsley has decided to get a job. This is not a decision to be taken lightly. After all, a job is a BIG responsibility.

But finding the right kind of job is much harder than Kingsley expected. Some jobs are tricky for paws. Some jobs are difficult to understand. And some just don’t seem to appreciate a dog's work ethic the way they should. Will Kingsley ever find a job that is exactly right?

A sweet, tender and deeply funny story about the power of friendship, belonging, and one dog’s mission to find the perfect job.

About the Author

Gabriel Evans is an author and illustrator of picture books, including The Cute Penguin. He illustrates his own books as well as illustrating for several acclaimed authors. His books have been sold in Australia and the USA. Gabriel travels around Australia visiting schools in capital cities and remote communities in the Pilbara and the Kimberley, where he offers creative illustration and picture book workshops.

He creates his stories in a messy studio near a river where he drinks tea and grows oak trees.
Industry Reviews
"Kids have a job: to read this book. They'll be great at it, and they'll love the work." --?Kirkus Reviews
"The combination of Evans's action-packed drawings of a dog on a mission and short, sharp language, reflective of a curious dog's thoughts, works brilliantly to emanate humour, warmth and wonderment.A Human for Kingsley leads the reader on a playful journey of finding friendship and understanding reciprocity." --Books + Publishing on A Human for Kingsley

"Delicate earth-toned illustrations rely on fine, sketchy outlines, pale color highlights, and all-white backgrounds to humorously flesh out the spare text. . . . An endearing, visually rib-tickling ode to best friends." --Kirkus Reviews on Ollie and Augustus

"Sweet and spare, the illustrations convey large feelings." --Booklist on Ollie and Augustus

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