by Lachie Hume

 

Clancy belongs to a herd of Belted Galloways, but he doesn't have a belt. He is totally black. The other cows are mean to him.

 

What good is a Belted Galloway without a belt? But being black all over can be useful, especially on moonless nights when the big, bossy Herefords in the paddock next door are guarding their lush grass.

 

This book won the Speech Pathology Australia book of the year for young children. It was also shortlisted for the 2007 Chrichton award (for illustration).

 

Lachie Hume first wrote this story when he was 12 for a school assignment. It was published when he was 18. Lachie lives in country Victoria.

 

Paperback. 32 pages.

 

Age 3-6