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Leo and Ralph

By: Peter Carnavas
Narrated by: Nic Davey-Greene
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Ralph sat up. His voice was croaky. ‘If a shooting star zoomed past right now, what would you wish for?’

‘To find another friend like you.’

Leo and Ralph have been best friends ever since Ralph flew down from one of Jupiter's moons. But now Leo's older, and Mum and Dad think it’s time to say goodbye to Ralph. When the family moves to a small country town, they hope Leo might finally make a real friend. But someone like Ralph is hard to leave behind ...

2024, Queensland Literary Awards Children's Book, Short-listed

2025, Australian Book Industry Award (ABIA) Small Publishers' Children's, Winner

2025, NSW Premier's Literary Awards Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Literature, Short-listed

©2024 Peter Carnavas. First published by University of Queensland Press (P)2024 Bolinda Publishing Growing Up & Facts of Life Literature & Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy

Critic Reviews

'‘Achingly beautiful and life-affirming.' (Your Kid’s Next Read)
'The writing is deceptively simple, each scene a masterpiece of understatement and restraint, but suffused with warmth and humour.' (StoryLinks)
'This gentle story is light and fun, and brimming with creativity that can spark magical things.' (The Book Muse)
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