Tomato Sandwich

A wordless picture book from an award-winning master storyteller, Caroline Magerl. Every page weaves a spell of magic, warmth, humour and love. And sandwhiches. * julieannegrasso_books via Instagram *But today this gem of a book, my friends, completely obliterated all that. It made my heart leap, made me laugh out loud, made me go ‘awwwww’ and, as always, rendered me awe-struck at the sheer talent of Caroline Magerl. Caroline’s art is superbly evocative always, even when it’s of seemingly everyday scenes or snippets of life. * Just So Stories *Magerl is a staunch believer in the power of creativity to develop our sense of selves, and inviting the reader to be an active part of the storymaking in this way leans into that. At many stages of the plot it would be possible to pause and reflect on what is likely to happen next – or what you wish might happen. * Story Links *

Caroline Magerl was born near Frankfurt in Germany and came to Australia when she was two. She lived on the yacht her family built until she was fourteen. In 2001 Caroline won the Children’s Book Council of Australia Crichton Award for new talent in children’s book illustration for her picture book Grandma’s Shoes (written by Libby Hathorn). Since then she has been awarded a May Gibbs Fellowship and received an ASA children’s picture book grant to work on her book Hasel and Rose. Nowadays she is a full-time artist, illustrator and printmaker.