This is the Mud

This is the Mud by Kathryn Apel Illustrated by Wayne Crossett Hachette Children’s Books rrp $28.99 hardback, $16.99 softcoverSometimes with a picture book, I find it hard to decide where to begin. Do I talk text or illustration? Do I tell the story? With This is the Mud, the answer is obvious. I start right…

This weekend’s OZ Lit Profile is debut picture book author Kathryn Apel. This is the Mud was published in May 2009 by Hachette Children’s book. A primary school teacher who lives on a farm in Queensland, Kathryn knows all about cows and mud! To find out more about Kathryn (and to read some wonderful poetry…