![]() Bruce and Rosie live on the south coast of New South Wales. Tin Toys, The Watchmaker Who Saved Christmas and Ruben are classic examples of his search for new ways to create images. Bruce uses a variety of illustration mediums including gouache, pen and ink, pencil, oils, watercolour and more recently CGI software. A Long Way Home tells the story of Saroo Brierley, an Australian man who was adopted from India when he was a child.At five years old, Saroo boarded a train from his hometown in rural India with his older brother, Guddu. He often writes with his wife Rosie Smith and has also had much success with the Diary of a Wombat series created with Jackie French. His internationally award-winning titles include his first two books, The Ugliest Dog in the World and Looking for Crabs. Bruce Whatley (Illustrator) Since 1992 Bruce Whatley has written and/or illustrated more than 90 children's picture books. Since publication his books continue to be bestsellers and have been published in multiple overseas territories. The film stars Nicole Kidman, Dev Patel and David Wenham. The film Lion, based on his autobiography, was released in November 2016 and nominated for four Golden Globe and six Academy Awards, and won many other international awards. After the world premier at the Toronto International Film Festival the movie received 6 Oscar nominations and 5 nominations at the 70th British Academy Film Awards, winning two for Best Supporting Actor (Dev Patel) and Best Adapted Screenplay. His full story is recounted in his internationally bestselling autobiography, A Long Way Home, young readers' edition Lion- A Long Way Home and picture book Little Lion- A Long Way Home. In 2016, Saroos story made it into the cinemas Lion is a biographical film based on the non-fiction book A long way home by Saroo Brierley. Saroo's virtual odyssey of his homeland and search for his home town and his mother made headlines across the world in 2012. He grew up with his new parents in Hobart, Tasmania for the next 25 years. Not knowing the name of his family or where he was from, he survived for weeks on the streets of Calcutta, before being taken into an orphanage and adopted by a family in Australia. When Saroo Brierley used Google Earth to find his long-lost birthplace half a world away, his story made global headlines. It celebrates the importance of never letting go of what drives the human spirit: hope. In 1986, when he was aged only five, he lost all contact with his family when he became lost and was separated from his older brother at a train station in India. 'A Long Way Home' is a moving, poignant, and inspirational true story of survival and triumph against incredible odds. ![]() ![]() Saroo Brierley (Author) Saroo Brierley was born in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, India. ![]()
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