Blossom is a possum. Although not a very big possum, in fact she was little.
Being little never held her back. She has a dream to be a full-forward for the local footy team.
Although when Blossom turns up to try out for the team the coach says, NO.
‘Sorry squirt. You’re just too small.
You’re barely bigger than the ball!’
Blossom tells the coach she is fast and fierce. She knows the rule book back to front, She tackles like a snake!
Okay, relents the coach, ‘we’ll let you … bring the halftime oranges.’
Blossom is there every game, wildly enthusiastic, always ready in case she gets a go.
The girls play well at every game, and get into the granny! It’s the possums versus the goannas!
Will our plucky Blossom get a run and help win the day?
Nicki Greenberg seems to be able to turn her hand to anything from graphic novels, picture books, fiction for kids. Whether it’s writing or illustrating her combined talents are always a winner for readers.
Nicki’s illustrations fill every page of this book to the brim with bright colours, matching the enthusiasm of Blossom and all the players.
It’s a super fun rhyming story reminding us that no matter your size you can be just as good as everyone else. Heroes can come in any size.
It made me want to go to the footy and cheer Blossom on!
Reviewed by Merle Morcom
Age Guide 3+
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Nicki Greenberg is a writer and illustrator based in Melbourne, Australia. Her first books, ‘The Digit’s’ series, were published when she was 15 years old. They sold more than 380,000 copies in Australia and New Zealand.
When Nicki was 17, two big things happened to her. She started drawing comics. And she read The Great Gatsby for the first time.
Eight years and lots of comics later, those two big things came together when she embarked on the mad venture of adapting The Great Gatsby in graphic form. This labour of love took her six years, while she worked as a lawyer to support her scribbling habit. The result was a very unusual book.
Nicki’s innovative adaptation of Gatsby was widely acclaimed and was selected as a White Raven at the Bologna Book Fair. She then went on to tackle Hamlet in a lavish 425-page ‘staging on the page’. Hamlet was joint winner of the 2011 Children’s Book Council of Australia’s Picture Book of the Year award.
Nicki’s elder daughter was born one month after she finished drawing the final page of Hamlet, and her younger daughter two years later. Inspired by their delight in picture books, Nicki returned to working in this form. Her recent picture books include The Naughtiest Reindeer, Monkey Red, Monkey Blue and BOM! Went the Bear. She has also written and illustrated non-fiction for children, and her book, It’s True! Squids Suck! was shortlisted for the 2006 Aventis Prize for Science Books.
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