This is an epic adventure for children and is based on the old tales of the Hairy Peruvians, a community of tiny fisherfolk, who centuries ago sprang to life from sacrificial Inca dolls on the coast of Peru. The Hairy Peruvians had lived on this coast for generations often at the mercy of El Nino, the temperamental sea god. Over the years, many expeditions set out in flimsy reed boats to see a more hospitable land across the ocean to the west, but none returned.
Robert Ingpen's books 'The Voyage Of The Poppykettle' and 'The Unchosen Land', have enthralled Australian readers for two decades. Now young readers around the world are able to enjoy his fabulous saga retold in 'The Poppykettle Papers' by Michael Lawrence with wonderful illustrations by Robert Ingpen.
'The Poppykettle Papers' recounts the exploits of Andante the Whistler, Astute the Wise, and their grandfather Don Avante. This book has all the ingredients - adventure, danger, bizarre situations, tragedy, triumph, strong characters, and more than a sprinkling of humour - to make it popular with children the world over.
