The Cleo Stories Book 1: The Necklace and the Present

Illustrated by Freya Blackwood. Published by Allen & Unwin 2015

Cleo is a little girl with a big imagination. First her parents refuse to give her a necklace because that would be a special present and then she has no idea and no money to buy her mother a birthday present. Her wonderfully creative imagination saves the day.

Awards

Children's Book Council of Australia: Younger Readers Category: Winner 2015

Review

Gleeson's prose is perfectly measured. The books works equally well as an independent read and a book to be shared. it is a gem. Judges Report. CBCA