Hairy Holes
Trade Paperback
LONGLISTED, 2025 ASLA DANZ CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARDS
SHORTLISTED, 2024 COMICS ARTS AWARDS OF AUSTRALIAEver wonder about the shadows lurking in the bush at night?Yawuru creator Brenton E McKenna brings you a superb storytelling experience of the outback supernatural, in his new black-and-white graphic novel, Hairy Holes.Begley and Redley Hole are two hairy hole people living ordinary lives in the bush - that is until their world is lifted up and tossed on its rear when a lost tourist named Joplin stumbles upon them with promises of friendship and help to search for their parents.Featuring some of Australia's toughest animals, suspiciously hairy holes in the desert and a crash course on the wonderful world of the internet, this hilarious graphic novel will crack you up and take you on a 'kray-zay' ride - one the whole family will enjoy, hairy or otherwise.Buy now!
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- ISBN: 9781922613189
- Author: Brenton E. McKenna
- Pub date: 01.04.23
- RRP: $21.99
- Format: Paperback / softback
Author
Brenton E. McKenna
Brenton McKenna is a respected Yawuru artist based out of Broome, WA, who is the first ever published Indigenous graphic novel author in Australia. In 2011 Magabala Books published Brenton s first work Ubby s Underdogs: The Legend of the Phoenix Dragon. The Ubby s brand has gone on to become an iconic three-part series and affirmed Brenton's place as an exciting voice in the Australian literary scene. Additional published works to date include notable Penguin and Allen & Unwin titles. Brenton also has a weekly comic strip in The West Australian called Old Champ.
When he s not drawing, Brenton dedicates his time to educating young people through creative storytelling workshops. Using his you can be anything you want mantra, he takes learning into a fantastical, exciting and visual space through his innovative and imaginative teachings.