Author(s): Russell Smith; Milan Samadder (Illustrator)

Picture Books

This is a rhyming, children's picture book. It follows the story of Holly, a Holstein dairy cow who lives in Far North Queensland. She is bored with the daily milking routine, until 'Farmer Col' takes her to the local Show, where she discovers her face on all the dairy products. She learns the importance of her milk and is crowned Champion cow. She returns to the farm, 'to tell the herd what she had done, to explain what she'd learnt and what she had won.' So rather than follow, Holly now led the herd each day to the milking shed. She finally understood the purpose of her life and in the process, became a Holstein herd leader.