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Carina Jooste - Author
CC BY 4.0Originally published by Book Dash. Writer: Carina Jooste. Illustrator: Emma Bosman. Designer: Nadene Kriel. Editor: Melissa Fagan.
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Original Book on Book Dash: An unexpected adventure (opens in a new tab)This is a wordless visual adventure in which opening a book leads the boy into vividly imagined worlds, before he returns to the library.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is a wordless visual adventure in which opening a book leads the boy into vividly imagined worlds, before he returns to the library.
The adventure includes a dinosaur, a large shark-like silhouette underwater, and a boy riding on a bird; these striking images may prompt questions about danger or what is real.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the book’s treatment of its main themes is not yet firm enough.
Book Dash — An unexpected adventure
Complete story and illustrations · ISBN 9781776231997
Checked: 8 October 2026.
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