
By Richard O'Neill, Cindy Kang (Illustrator)
A girl transforms an old caravan into a new home using recycled metal.
Janie faces a challenge when her neighbor, Mrs. Tolen, is hospitalized and may lose her caravan home. With creativity sparked by a school trip to a recycling plant, Janie rallies her community to renovate the caravan using recycled metal. Can they turn it into a safe haven before Mrs. Tolen returns? This tale of resilience and community spirit explores the power of imagination and hard work.
When Janie’s neighbour Mrs Tolen goes into hospital with a broken hip, it looks as though she will have to move out of her old caravan and into a house. Janie is desperate to help, but all seems lost until her school visits a local recycling plant. All it takes from there is imagination, a supportive community, and lots and lots of hard work to transform Mrs Tolen’s old caravan into a safe and secure new home! The latest picture book by renowned Romani storyteller Richard O’Neill celebrates the traditional Traveller virtues of resilience, adaptability, loyalty and independence.
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