The Pasta Tree
by Denbigh Sale, artist, author
The Pasta Tree, written and illustrated by Denbigh Sale is a delightful story about an emu called Mango and a little boy called Nino.
They meet and travel to some iconic Australian places including The Devil’s Marbles, Uluru and The Great Barrier Reef.
They climb into the clouds where they have a pasta party. An angel tells them “if you extend your spaghetti ladder, you might arrive in Italy – the country of Nino’s birth.” On the way Mango told Nino “If it’s night-time in Australia, then it’s daytime in Italy.
They visit Rome, Sienna and Venice – “What a strange city!” cried Mango, “All the streets are made of water.” In Pisa, Mango saw the leaning tower. “I must hold it up before it falls,” said Mango.