He likes to work with a range of materials including acrylics, oils, and line and watercolor. When he was about eight years old he realized that he might not be good enough to play soccer professionally and so he concentrated on drawing instead.

She then moved to Canberra, Australia, where she currently resides and writes.Īs a little boy, illustrator Jonathan Bentley liked soccer and drawing. Following a Graduate Diploma in Education, she worked as a teacher-librarian in a primary school. After completing an Arts Degree at the University of Western Australia, Janet worked as a research assistant. Holmes was born and grew up in Perth, Western Australia.

Hardcover picture book with dust jacket.Īuthor Janet A.

But will Daisy be able to right her wrong? Now having the treasured kite just doesn't seem as important.

Later, Daisy's elation over the kite turns to guilt, a feeling that keeps her awake all night.

But before she knows it, Daisy is running away, back to her home - with William's kite!

William shares the kite with Daisy and shows her how to fly it.

It leads her to a young boy, William, who lives on the other side of the hill.

Daisy sees a yellow kite flying in the sky and is immediately taken with it.

Blue Sky Yellow Kite by Janet A. Holmes