Adapted from the popular Morris Gleitzman novel.

A young girl, Rowena, moves to a new country town and school. Although Rowena can hear, she is mute. Her widowed father has a penchant for satin cowboy shirts and embarrassing his daughter in public.

A story about disability, friendship, fitting in, and how children and adults try to co-exist.

1994 AWGIE Awards — Children's Adaptation