The Girl in the Painting by Dee White - ISBN: 9781761603426
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A girl unseen, a masterpiece unseen, a painter’s gaze.
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    32 pages

  • Release Date

    1 October 2026

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Summary

The surprising truth behind one of Australia’s most iconic paintings, Tom Roberts’ Shearing of the Rams.

Susie lives on a sheep station and does all she can to help out alongside her sister and her rowdy brothers - collecting firewood, feeding the chickens and helping make the bread. But nobody - not the stockman nor the shearers nor the swaggies - ever notices Susie.

Until one day, a painter arrives at the sheep station - the famous Tom Roberts - and…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781761603426
ISBN-10:1761603426
Author:Dee White, Sarah Anthony
Publisher:Walker Books Australia
Imprint:Walker Books Australia
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:32
Release Date:1 October 2026
Weight:180g
Dimensions:270mm x 240mm
Audience Age:5-9
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Critics Review

The artwork and illustrations were exquisite and so real - Susie and her sister, Sophie, particularly leapt off the page! * Zoe, @idreamofallthebooks *
Through narrative non-fiction like this, the hidden stories of history are uncovered and shared with a new, modern audience, breathing life into little-known, sometimes long-forgotten back stories that are not only fascinating in themselves but offer insights that spark interest and inspiration decades, if not centuries, on. * Barbara Braxton, the bottom shelf *

About The Author

Dee White

Dee White is the award-winning, international author of more than 25 books for children and young adults. She has a passion for history and uncovering stories from the past like The Girl in the Painting, which she discovered on a family holiday. She is cofounder of Author Pen Pals and a strong advocate for literary and young writers. She has presented author talks and writing workshops throughout Australia and overseas, including the SCBWI Europolitan Conference in Amsterdam and the Sharjah International Book Fair.

Sarah Anthony is a painter and metalsmith. She completed six years of art study in the UK, culminating in a BA Joint Honours in Fine Arts and Metalsmithing from Camberwell College of the Arts in London, in 1994. In 2009 she graduated from La Trobe University with a Masters in Art Therapy. Her early artworks were small metal sculptural pieces and contemporary jewellery; these were exhibited in Dublin, London, Auckland, Melbourne and Sydney. After a substantial break from art-making due to raising her young family, she has recently returned to artmaking and exploring the medium of oil painting. Drover was her first picture book.

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