Description

Nancy wants so much to be the centre of attention at school that she makes up a story – a wish, really. But with the help of stories from both sides of her family – white Australian and Aborginal – she learns something about what is true for her, and what she herself has to offer. BOORI MONTY PRYOR: AUSTRALIA’S CHILDREN’S LAUREATE 2012-13. Nancy is worried. She’s said she has a Venus Flytrap, but she hasn’t really got one, and now the teacher wants her to bring it in to show the class. It wasn’t really a lie, it was more like.a wish. At home Nancy is grabbing stories out of the air. Maybe the flytrap ate so many blowflies it got sick? She pesters Mum and One-two-three Gee, and their stories help her find something special of her own. What will Nancy tell her class in the morning? Flytrap is a playful and inspiring book about what stories can do.