Praise for Gone

But what happens when we die? Gone presents several possibilities in response to the question posed within the text. Although there is no definitive answer to conclude the story with neatly, it arrives at a gentle and satisfying ending with a sense of hope and continuity... much like the forward upward stream of birds seen flying across the following two end pages. A beautiful, poetically cohesive and understated book.
Buzz Words

Gone is a masterpiece in thought, prose, illustration and design. It is poetic and profound, and brave enough to raise unanswerable questions about life's biggest sorrows and biggest joys. From the wonderfully conceptual front cover to the dazzling final pages, it represents everything a good picture book should be - something that provokes deep thought in the reader.
NSW Literary Awards



About the Author

Michel Streich started his artistic career in his native Germany. He worked as a freelance illustrator in London for several years, finally basing himself in Australia in 2000. Michel works mainly as an editorial and book illustrator. Hundreds of his drawings have featured in numerous German school books, and his work has been published in newspapers and magazines such as The Times, The Financial Times, The Sydney Morning Herald and the Financial Review, Australian Gourmet Traveller, GQ Magazine, The Big Issue and many others. Michel lives in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney.

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