Once a Shepherd

A book that offers more with every reading. -- The Bottom Shelf * The Bottom Shelf *
This is a tragic story for very young children to read or hear but it is so beautifully told, in a finely designed and finished publication. -- Reading Time * Reading Time *
Just as Millard weaves, so too does Lesnie with details like the little boy's flower garland echoing the strands of barbed wire in the picture of the trenches. -- Susan Stephenson * Book Chook *
Not shying away from the sadness of death, and the loss during war, this uplifting book treads carefully and well in its subject matter of death and the circle of life continuing. * Children's Book Council of Australia *
Taken together, the folkloric simplicity of the text and the quiet beauty of the illustrations pack a powerful punch for those families that want-or need-to confront wartime violence with their little ones. * Kirkus *