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BOLOGNA BOOK FAIR 2020
BOOKS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS
RIGHTS GUIDE
byAsphyxia
View at www.allenandunwin.com/rights
For further information please contact Carey Schroeter at
careys@allenandunwin.com
CONTENTS TASHI TURNS 25!
A whole generation of children around the world have grown up with
PICTURE BOOKS Tashi and his adventures and we’re celebrating with ...
1 CLANCY THE QUOKKA / Lili Wilkinson, illustrated by Alison Mutton
three new early concept picture books,
2 LITTLE NIC’S BIG DAY / Nic Naitanui, illustrated by Fátima Anaya a deluxe hardback 25th Anniversary edition (with an added story),
3 ARE THESE HEN’S EGGS? / Christina Booth and four new bind-ups of the Tashi 1-16 series, collated by theme
4 MONKEY’S TAIL: A TIGER & FRIENDS BOOK / Alex Rance, illustrated by Shane McG
by Anna & Barbara Fienberg, Kim Gamble, Arielle & Greer Gamble.
5 THERE’S NO SUCH THING / Heidi McKinnon
7 TIPPY AND JELLYBEAN / Sophie Cunningham, illustrated by Anil Tortop
8 THE ASTRONAUT’S CAT / Tohby Riddle
9 YELLOW TRUCK ROAD TRAIN / Mandy Tootell
10 GIRL FROM THE SEA / Margaret Wild and Jane Tanner OVER TRANSLATED
11 LANDING WITH WINGS / Trace Balla 1 MILLION COPIES INTO
SOLD 27 LANGUAGES
PICTURE BOOKS NON-FICTION
12 ANZAC GIRL: THE WAR DIARIES OF ALICE ROSS-KING / Kate Simpson,
illustrated by Jess Racklyeft
GRAPHIC NOVELS
13 SHERLOCK BONES SERIES / Renée Treml
ILLUSTRATED JUNIOR FICTION
15 MONTY’S ISLAND SERIES / Emily Rodda, illustrated by Lucinda Gifford
17 HOW TO MAKE A PET MONSTER SERIES / Lili Wilkinson, illustrated by Dustin Spence
MIDDLE GRADE ILLUSTRATED FICTION
18 SHOESTRING, THE BOY WHO WALKS ON AIR / Julie Hunt, illustrated by Dale Newman
19 A CLUE FOR CLARA / Lian Tanner, illustrated by Cheryl Orsini
MIDDLE GRADE FICTION
20 THE CHICKEN’S CURSE / Frances Watts
21 ACROSS THE RISEN SEA / Bren MacDibble
23 THE JANUARY STARS / Kate Constable
24 FROM STELLA STREET TO AMSTERDAM / Elizabeth Honey
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
25 FUTURE GIRL / Asphyxia
27 DEEP WATER / Sarah Epstein JULY 2020
28 UNTWISTED: THE STORY OF MY LIFE / Paul Jennings Contact Carey Schroeter for details, careys@allenandunwin.com
PICTURE BOOKS AGES 3–6 PICTURE BOOKS AGES 3–6
CLANCY THE QUOKKA LITTLE NIC’S BIG DAY
Lili Wilkinson, illustrated by Alison Mutton Nic Naitanui, illustrated by Fátima Anaya
Here’s Clancy the quokka, so friendly and Little Nic’s Big Day is a heartwarming
charming. celebration of all the wonderful ways kids
His innocent face is truly disarming. are truly themselves. It champions diversity,
difference and inclusion.
But don’t be deceived by his grinning and
beaming. Wake up, little Nic. It’s your very first day!
On the inside our Clancy is plotting and Your school clothes are ready. Let’s get on our
scheming. way.
Clancy the Quokka may be super cute – but Mum, I’m not sure. I’m a little bit wary.
he’s also super mischievous! When Clancy Will I make friends? Will it be scary?
spots a magnificent birthday cake, how can he
resist? He ruins the party but does he learn his Nic is nervous about his first day at school …
lesson? An adorable story about a very naughty but with the help of his mum and a whole class
quokka for fans of Pig the Pug and The Very of new friends, it might just be the best day ever.
Cranky Bear. Author Nic Naitanui is a well-known, widely respected and much-loved Australian Football
League player. He advocates strongly and vocally against racism and discrimination both on
Lili Wilkinson is an award-winning author. Her YA novels include The Boundless Sublime, Green Valentine, Pink
and After the Lights Go Out and she established the insideadog.com.au website and the Inky Awards at the
and off the field. He is committed to giving back to the community and travels extensively
Centre for Youth Literature, State Library of Victoria, both of which champion high quality YA literature. to schools, talking to hundreds of kids. For Nic, Little Nic’s Big Day is a way of reframing the
www.liliwilkinson.com.au. Alison Mutton is an illustrator working in the children’s and educational conversation of diversity in a positive and energetic way so that all kids can celebrate and
publishing fields. www.alene-art.com value difference in themselves and others.
Nic Naitanui was born in Sydney to Fijian parents and raised by his mother who he credits with fostering his
strong values and success. Fátima Anaya lives in El Salvador with her family, including Milu, a Siberian Husky.
Down crashes a box
holding eggs and some spoons.
Clancy STOMPS on the parcels,
and POPS the balloons. The kids will be different, They’ll be different from me,
and that’s a good thing. and different from you,
They’ll tell you new stories. and different from
You’ll teach them to sing! each other too.
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He yanks on the tablecloth,
pulling down hard,
scattering gift bags
and presents and cards.
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ARE THESE HEN’S EGGS? TIGER & FRIENDS SERIES
Christina Booth Alex Rance, illustrated by Shane McG
A sweet story of friendship and co-operation, The Tiger & Friends picture books are wonderfully
unconditional love and a surprising egg hunt. entertaining motivational stories featuring an
endearing group of friends, some of whom share their
Hen is counting the days until her eggs hatch.
paths from obstacle through to success. Intended to
facilitate emotional growth and to inspire children to
But one night a wild storm scatters them far
be their best authentic selves, this friendly warm series
and wide.
encourages self-belief, determination, being kind,
The other animals search high and low and supporting others, the importance of family and having
gather them together. fun.
But are they all Hen’s eggs? Monkey’s Tail: A Tiger & Friends book
Howler Monkey is the best at climbing trees until he
Perfect for reading aloud or alone, this injures his tail and has to find a way to restore his sense
simple yet charming picture book encourages of self.
counting, animal identification and a whole
lot more. Its gentle themes include resilience, Rabbit’s Hop: A Tiger & Friends book
Christina Booth is an award-winning author and
illustrator. She has won a CBCA Honour Book perseverance, diversity, friendship, family and Rabbit is invited to Big Island. He’s very excited – and a little bit scared. Does he have the skills
Award for Kip, and the Environment Award for community. It’s also a lovely way to introduce required to get there? Can he overcome his fear, face the challenges, and fulfil his dream?
Children’s Literature for Welcome Home. children to adoption.
Tiger’s Roar: A Tiger & Friends book
Tiger is the champion of the jungle. But one day he falls from a tree and knocks his
confidence. Will Tiger find the courage and strength to climb the tree again?
Alex Rance is a highly successful professional sportsman and author who is passionate about helping kids
achieve their dreams by being the best they can be through persistence and team work, with a focus on
staying true to themselves. www.instagram.com/alexrance. Shane McG is an award-winning picture book
illustrator and author. shanemcgworld.com
‘I’ve always been a climber.
If I can’t climb, am I even a monkey anymore?’
One day, the Oldest Monkey
in the jungle sat beside Howler Monkey.
‘I can see you’ re sad. What’s worrying you?’
Howler Monkey took a deep breath, and told
Oldest Monkey his very biggest secret worry.
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PICTURE BOOKS AGES 3–6 PICTURE BOOKS AGES 3–6
THERE’S NO SUCH THING BAZ & BENZ
A funny and warm-hearted story about a little owl exploring the
Heidi McKinnon boundaries of love and friendship.
Awards:
A funny, warm and reassuring story from the Children’s Book Council of Australia Early Childhood Notable. Shortlists
internationally acclaimed creator of I Just Ate announced 31 March 2020!
My Friend and Baz & Benz. Rights sold:
North American English (S&S Books for Young Readers)
Ted and Bear are camping. Chinese Simp (Chengdu Frientor Technology/Chengdu Chaoyouai Technology)
German (Carlsen)
Bear can’t sleep. Japanese (Ushio Shuppan)
Did you hear that? Did you feel that? ‘Comforting and reassuring; Heidi McKinnon gets right to the heart of true friendship in this simple, enormously enjoyable
story for the very young. The bold, bright illustrations are captivating and the characters with their matching coloured
What was it? lines immediately endearing. A book I envisage being demanded over and over.’ Red Reading Hub, UK.
It wasn’t a hungry giant or a blood-sucking
spider or a fire-breathing dragon because I JUST ATE MY FRIEND
THERE’S NO SUCH THING... A hilarious story about the search for friendship and belonging...
and a little bit about the importance of impulse control...
Is there?
Awards:
Shortlisted for the Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year,
Crichton Award for New Illustrators, 2018
Heidi McKinnon is a graphic designer and Longlisted, Indie Book Awards, Children’s Fiction, 2018
picture book creator. Her titles are published Longlisted, Children’s Picture Book of the Year, Australian Book Industry
internationally including in the US, China, Awards, 2018
France, Germany, Japan and Korea. Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection, Fall 2018
www.heidimckinnon.com
Rights sold:
North American English (S&S Books for Young Readers)
Chinese Simplified (Folio (Beijing) Culture and Media Co)
‘It’s a BLOOD-SUCKING SPIDER French (La Palissade)
crawling around outside!’ said Bear. Japanese (Ushio Shuppan)
Korean (Hanulim Kids Publishing)
‘A humorous and gentle reminder about the give and take of friendship, this wonderfully quirky story is sure to end in a
giggle’ Four and a half stars, Sunday Telegraph
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PICTURE BOOKS PICTURE BOOKS AGES 4–8
TIPPY AND JELLYBEAN THE ASTRONAUT’S CAT
Sophie Cunningham, illustrated by Anil Tortop Tohby Riddle
Based on a heart-warming true story of a brave koala The Astronaut’s Cat is quintessential Tohby Riddle
who saved her baby from a forest fire. – aesthetically engaging, wonderfully whimsical,
Tippy and her baby Jellybean live in a beautiful humorous and thought-provoking.
eucalyptus forest. The astronaut’s cat is an inside cat.
One day, they wake up and sniff the air. It’s smoky, hot And she likes it like that.
and windy.
Inside is comfy.
Kangaroos and wallabies are bounding.
Outside isn’t.
Lizards and snakes are slithering.
From inside Cat’s spaceship, outside looks amazing!
Wombats are heading to their burrows. But it’s not a place for cats.
The cockatoos take off in an enormous flock.
While Cat is inside, Astronaut is often outside. In
Tippy can’t hop. Or run. Or fly. Cat’s dreams, she goes outside too. She leaps and
So she shelters her baby in the only way she can… pounces and glides across the moonscape, she dreams of Earth rising into the ink-black sky.
And in her dream she dreams that she lives on Earth – beautiful Earth – as an outside cat.
Sophie Cunningham is the author of five books, a former publisher and editor, was a co-founder of the Stella When Cat wakes she remembers she’s an astronaut’s cat, an inside cat, in a spaceship on the
Prize and is now an Adjunct Professor at RMIT University’s Non/fiction Lab. In 2019 she was made a Member
of the Order of Australia (AM) for her contributions to literature. Illustrator Anil Tortop also works as an
moon. And that is that.
animator and character designer. She was born and raised in Turkey moved to Australia in 2011. A gorgeous picture book that celebrates the landscapes of the moon, the beauty of Earth and
the wonder of space – by one of Australia’s finest creators.
When the noise gets really loud, Tohby Riddle is the multi-award-winning creator of illustrated books including the CBCA Honour Book
Tippy curls around Jellybean and closes her eyes.
Here Comes Stinkbug, Yahoo Creek, and Unforgotten.
Tippy is a very brave mum.
And in her dream she dreams . . .
Sales from
this book go
to the Bushfire
Emergency Then she dreams a blue ball
rising in the ink-black sky.
Wildlife Fund
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YELLOW TRUCK ROAD TRAIN GIRL FROM THE SEA Margaret Wild won the
2020 Australia Council Award for
Mandy Tootell Margaret Wild and Jane Tanner Lifetime Achievement in Literature!
Uniquely Australian with accurate local A lyrical ghost story with stunning illustrations
vocabulary, Yellow Truck Road Train features from two of Australia’s finest children’s picture
vibrant artwork and a fabulous read-aloud text book creators.
about a truck-driving, cattle-wrangling family
Who lives in that cottage by the sea?
who navigate the roads and changing seasons
in Australia’s Top End. I wish. I wish. I wish it was me.
Dad is waiting for the wet season to end so A girl lost at sea comes ashore in spirit,
Yellow Truck Road Train can get back to work. yearning for family. She finds family, in the
cottage by the sea, and although only the
There are cattle and donkeys to load,
animals can see her, she connects with the
kangaroos to look out for, heat and dust, and
family as best she can.
always plenty to do.
This moving ghost story is rich with themes of
Featuring Australia’s Outback landscape and lifestyle, vast distances, and plenty of big trucks
love, family, loss and remembrance. Filled with
and machines, this beautifully illustrated, fun and captivating picture book encourages
atmosphere, layers of meaning and symbolic
children to think about lives totally different from their own.
imagery, Girl from the Sea is sure to capture
Come aboard Yellow Truck Road Train! hearts and elicit discussion.
Margaret Wild’s children’s books have won many
Mandy Tootell lives in Australia’s Top End with her husband, a road train driver, and her two sons. Mandy awards and have been published with great success
has a Bachelor of Visual Arts and a Bachelor of Education. She is primarily a printmaker: etching, cyanotype, in many countries. They
linocut, monoprinting and ecoprinting but also enjoys painting, illustrating, and keeping visual journals for include Old Pig, Fox, The
inspiration. Mandy’s focus is on natural surroundings including animals, birds and the Northern Territory Dream of the Thylacine, all
Do you see me running across the sands?
culture and environment. Yellow Truck Road Train is her first book. illustrated by Ron Brooks,
and Chalk Boy illustrated
by Mandy Ord. Margaret
Oh no! We’re on our way
has been the recipient of
home when Yellow Truck the Nan Chauncy Award
Road Train gets bogged.
and the Lady Cutler Award
Kelly has to come
and tow us out with
for her contributions to
the loader. Australian Literature. Jane
Tanner is the acclaimed
illustrator of many
bestselling picture books
including There’s a Sea in
my Bedroom, The Wolf,
The Fisherman and the
Theefyspray and Lucy’s Cat
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LANDING WITH WINGS ANZAC GIRL: THE WAR DIARIES OF ALICE ROSS-KING
Trace Balla Kate Simpson, illustrated by Jess Racklyeft
From the multi-award-winning creator of It was 1914 when Sister Alice Ross-King left Australia
Rivertime, Rockhopping and The Thank You for the war. The crowd held coloured streamers and
Dish comes another celebration of the world waved handkerchiefs above their heads.
around us. Presented as a young girl’s nature ‘Don’t go,’ her mother told her.
diary, Landing with Wings explores a joyful
journey of discovery as she spreads her wings ‘I have to,’ Alice said simply.
and puts down roots in an ancient land. Nursing was her passion – all she had ever
wanted to do.
Miri and her single mum have moved house
often. Now they are starting a new life in the Now her country needed her, and she was ready.
country. Miri keeps a nature diary, and in But Alice wasn’t ready. Nobody was.
learning about the plants, animals and places
around her, she shows how gentle observation and engagement with the natural world This is the true story of Anzac girl, Sister Alice Ross-
can have a ripple effect, not only on her own psyche, but on those around her too. She King, who sailed to war in December 1914 unable to
and her mum gradually settle into their new home, make friends and become part of the imagine the horrors that she would see, the dangers
wider community. They also discover and embrace local Aboriginal culture – for which Trace she would face, or the love she would find – and lose.
consulted with Dja Dja Wurrung Elders. For four long years she served unwaveringly through heartbreak, exhaustion and the
atrocities of war. She was brave, humble and endlessly compassionate.
Complete with beautiful artwork, Trace’s distinctive voice, delightful characterisation and
a universal message reminding us to stay in touch with the earth, Landing with Wings is Using extracts from Alice’s actual diaries kept in the Australian War Memorial, this story and
heartwarming and inspiring. its emotive collage illustrations gently capture the danger, the heartache and the history of
the young nurse who would one day become the most decorated woman in Australia. Author
Trace Balla’s previous books are highly acclaimed, having won the CBCA Book of the Year Award, Readings
Children’s Book Prize, and Wilderness Society’s Environment Award for Children’s Literature, as well as being Kate Simpson is the great-granddaughter of Alice Ross-King.
short-listed for the New South Wales Premier’s Literary Awards, Speech Pathology Book of the Year Awards,
and the Adelaide Festival Awards for Children’s Literature.
Rouen, France
Kate Simpson is a picture
August 4th, 1916 book author, podcast host and
I expect I must pick up life again and go bookworm. She loves books
on. I do not know how to face the lifeless
future though. I cannot really believe the about girls who march to the
news yet and each day I long for a letter
telling me he is only wounded. beat of their own drum and
about women who change the
world. Jess Racklyeft is the
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Alice slipped the letter between the pages of her diary.
She would keep it safe. CBCA Notable for Picture Book
of the Year two years running.
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SHERLOCK BONES AND THE SEA-CREATURE FEATURE SHERLOCK BONES AND THE NATURAL HISTORY MYSTERY
Renée Treml Renée Treml
There’s a monster in the museum! Join the A hilariously funny, action-packed mystery
intrepid Sherlock Bones and his oddball starring the intrepid Sherlock Bones and his
partners, for another crazy and very funny trusty side-kick Watts.
expedition as they solve the mystery of the
One’s a frogmouth bird skeleton and the other’s
monster and save the State Natural History
a stuffed parrot, and together they’re the
Museum!
greatest detectives in the whole Museum
Hi there, I’m Sherlock Bones - I’m a frogmouth of Natural History. Can they find the missing
skeleton (really) AND a mystery-solving blue diamond and save the Museum before
superstar! it’s too late?
Together with my trusty partners, silent Watts Quirky and engaging, this mystery story is just
and sassy Grace, we’re here to solve another right for early readers.
mystery. This time there’s a MONSTER!
Plus, we have a new sidekick, but he can be Shortlisted: 2020 Readings Children’s Book Prize
Shortlisted: 2019 Speech Pathology Award, Eight to Ten Yrs
tricky to keep track of...
What an adventure! Renée Treml is the author and illustrator of several
successful and awarded picture books for very young
readers, including Once I Heard a Little Wombat, Ten Little
Owls and Wombat Big Puggle Small. Renee has a degree
in environmental science and a love of natural history.
She’s just pulling your leg,
Well, actually, ya’ll are just or in this case arm... arms.
reading it wrong. Even I
know that. It says
C - A - L—
‘Sherlock Bones and the Natural
History Mystery is a funny and
charming graphic novel for children.
What? No, I’m—
It guides its readers through a
solvable mystery that keeps things
mysterious enough to be genuinely
stimulating. This book will reward
Ha ha! See, it’s NIVLAC.
young readers and please parents
with the way it treats learning
No, I’m not. Right, Grace? Oooh, Nivlac.
Grace is such a He’s totally
jokester. She’s Right.
wrong.
as play, provides education and
just squidding That’s what I
It says — meant.
with you.
Hello, Nivlac.
entertainment in equal measure,
and assumes its audience are
intelligent and curious.’
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MONTY’S ISLAND SERIES BOOK 1: SCARY MARY AND THE STRIPE SPELL
Monty, Tawny and friends receive some startling news:
Emily Rodda, illustrated by Lucinda Gifford Scary Mary and her pirate crew are on their way, looking for a
new island to call home.
On a tiny island far away, in a sea that ripples with
What can they do? There’s no way they can hide – especially
magic, Monty never knows what he might find … An
when Bunchy accidentally turns the whole island stripy with
adventurous and delightful new series from beloved
her new magic wand.
author Emily Rodda.
It’s going to take one of Monty’s best ideas to save them!
Monty and his friends live on a perfect island in the
middle of a magical sea. Each morning Monty and Tawny
the Fearless Lion take Monty’s Pick-up Sled down to the BOOK 2: BEADY BOLD AND THE YUM-YAMS
beach to see what the waves have left behind. There’s Everyone loves Bring-and-Buy Day, when Trader Jolly visits
shells and driftwood and sometimes lost things from the Island with all the supplies Monty and his friends need.
faraway places too – sometimes they discover very But this Bring-and-Buy day is different. Instead of Trader
interesting things indeed! Monty collects them, and Jolly, there’s a sneaky new trader called Beady Bold. And he’s
Rodda expertly weaves them into clever yet fun island arrived with a boatload of trouble. The yum-yams are yummy,
adventures featuring Monty and his delightful friends. but they’re hiding a very scary secret.
With plot twists, chapter cliffhangers, an appealing
setting, loveable characters and well-rounded story arcs, All seems lost until Monty comes up with a daring plan.
this series is sure to please. Girls and boys alike will love it!
BOOK 3: ELVIS EAGER AND THE GOLDEN EGG
The most unexpected things wash up on Monty’s Island. And
a golden egg might be his most amazing find yet!
collects for the Cafe stove. But often there are As usual, Tawny pads behind him, keeping But when a pair of flying monsters and a mysterious explorer
Special Finds, too – lost things that have an eye out for the Hairy Horrible.
floated from faraway boats and beaches to It’s true that the Horrible likes to hunt at arrive, it seems the egg is about to hatch into a very big
make a new home on the Island. Monty can night. It’s also true that the Horrible hates the problem.
always think of ways to use them. On the beach, because the sand gets between its hairy
Island, he’s as famous for having good ideas
as Sir Wise is famous for being wise.
toes. But there’s a first time for everything, and
Tawny’s careful as well as fearless. Besides,
Can Monty find a way to solve it? Surely he can! All he needs
Today, Monty pulls his Sled along the this morning he’s got a prickly sort of feeling is a little help from his friends. And the Hairy Horrible.
beach just as usual, looking for Special Finds that tells him something dangerous
and collecting driftwood along the way. is going to happen.
Emily Rodda is one of the most successful, prolific and versatile writers in Australia. She
has written or co-authored over 100 books, from picture books to YA novels, including the
award-winning Rowan of Rin, Teen Power Inc and Fairy Realm series and the outstandingly
successful Deltora Quest fantasy series (total sales more than 15 million worldwide).
Winner of the Children’s Book Council of Australia’s Book of the Year (Younger Readers)
Award a record six times, Rodda instinctively knows what children want to read. In 1995
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Lucinda Gifford has illustrated numerous well-loved books for kids and in 2014 was
awarded the Five Mile Press Illustrator Prize. www.lucindagifford.com
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HODGEPODGE: HOW TO MAKE A PET MONSTER SHOESTRING, THE BOY WHO WALKS ON AIR
Lili Wilkinson, illustrated by Dustin Spence Julie Hunt, illustrated by Dale Newman
Doesn’t everyone want their very own pet ‘Shoestring loved the sudden intake of breath when
monster? he stepped onto the rope. The upturned faces of the
audience made him think of coins scattered at his feet,
I’m Artie. I’m eleven years old.
more coins than he had ever taken when he was a
I do not believe in ghosts, or monsters. pickpocket.’
I do believe in science.
Twelve-year-old Shoestring is leaving behind his life
I also believe that my new step-sister Willow
of crime and starting a new career with the Troupe of
is kinda terrifying.
Marvels. As their lead performer, he has an invisible
Artie and Willow are thrown together when Artie’s tightrope and an act to die for. But trouble is brewing –
mum and Willow’s dad move them all into a big the magical gloves that caused so much turmoil for the
SPOOKY house. In the attic, Artie and Willow find the musical genius KidGlovz are back.
Big Boke of Fetching Monsters – an ancient monster-
When he’s wearing the gloves, the world is at Shoestring’s
summoning spellbook.
fingertips. It’s so easy to help himself to whatever he likes
The weird old ingredients the book recommends are – even other people’s hopes and dreams. But when he
impossible to find, so they throw in round-the-house steals his best friend’s mind, he’s at risk of losing what he
ingredients instead. Their first monster isn’t quite values most. Shoestring needs every bit of his courage and
what they expected… Hodgepodge brings plenty of daring to conquer the gloves once and for all.
trouble and chaos, but Artie and Willow come to
A companion to the award-winning KidGlovz, or a
love him all the same. Even his farts!
standalone title, Shoestring, the Boy Who Walks on Air
How long can they keep a pet monster secret? is a thrilling, heart-in-the-mouth adventure of ambition,
magic, friendship and the threads that bind.
How to Make a Pet Monster is a gloriously funny and collectable new series with a broad
story arc, yet each title is designed to stand-alone. They’re filled with monsters and magic,
and a touch of science too, making this an entertaining and engaging read for imaginative c
‘Julie Hunt’s storytelling is captivating; she creates dark-edged adventures
‘ I ’ M C O M I N G , M Y S H I N I N G O N E ,’ M A R M
cried, as she ran down the narrow pathway into the mine.
and curious minds!
The pit was not bottomless as some people thought; the
path spiralled twenty-five times before it reached the floor,
with echoes of folklore. A colourful cast of characters and a vivid setting
and although the lights had gone out Marm knew exactly
where she was – she had designed the mine herself. She had
watched it being dug and supervised the construction of the
Book 2 coming in December 2020! transport the reader into a world of circus, music and magic. Illustrator
tunnels that led out from the base. There were thirteen of
them, and each one ended in a shaft. She also knew there were
two winds that blew within the mine – the updraft and the
downdraft. She hoped the downdraft had sucked the pieces
Dale Newman once again brings her unique style to this work, creating a
of the gloves into one of the tunnels and that her guards had
followed them. She couldn’t trust the guards with the Eye of
And one is standing right in front of me. the Dragon. Any one of them could pick it up; even the most
loyal of her men would not resist temptation if they saw the
‘It doesn’t look much like the picture,’
visual narrative that provides another layer to the story, opening it up to a
stone glowing in the dark.
She ran faster. ‘I’m coming, my precious,’ she called.
says Willow, staring down at the little
creature. ‘It’s ... cute?’
Lili Wilkinson is an award-winning author of picture broader readership. The marriage of Hunt’s text and Newman’s images is
I look over at the
of fetc hing mon ste r s .
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BOK E books and YA novels, including The Boundless Sublime, comparable to the work of Brian Selznick.’
and is a strong advocate for Australian YA literature. She
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a Rigorous Scientific Methodology,’ I tell
Willow.
The creature stares at us, then farts
the Centre for Youth Literature, State Library of Victoria. Julie Hunt is the author of many award-winning books, including the picture book The Coat, illustrated by
gently.
‘This monster is definitely NOT
She has a PhD in Creative Writing. Dustin Spence is an Ron Brooks, the middle grade adventure titles KidGlovz, Shine Mountain, Song for a Scarlet Runner and the
a hobgoblin,’ I say. ‘More of a ... a illustrator with a background in animation and games. junior illustrated series, Little Else. www.juliehunt.com.au. Dale Newman has been engaged in creative life
hodgepodge?’
He loves creating playful, whimsical and colourful for over thirty years, as a newspaper artist, a printmaker, a musician and songwriter, a youth arts worker and a
illustrations that explore the depths of his imagination. freelance illustrator. KidGlovz was her first graphic novel. www.dalenewman.com.au
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17 18MIDDLE GRADE ILLUSTRATED FICTION AGES 8–12 MIDDLE GRADE FICTION AGES 8–12
A CLUE FOR CLARA THE CHICKEN’S CURSE
Lian Tanner, illustrated by Cheryl Orsini Frances Watts
Can a scruffy chicken crack a crime? Perhaps, if The Chicken’s Curse is a classic escapade story
she’s a genius like Clara. From the highly-acclaimed complete with whimsical humour, talking animals
author of Ella and the Ocean and The Keepers and a magic carpet.
series comes this egg-cellent stand-alone funny
tale about a small chicken and a big crime. Felix and Livia are two runaway children who are
being pursued across the Roman empire, from
A Clue for Clara, a much pecked and picked-on chicken, learnt the darkest, dampest corner of Gaul to the desert
CLARA
all about being a detective from watching television sands of Tadmor (Palmyra) via Lutetia (Paris) and
with the Boss and thinks it’s her ticket out of the Alexandria. They’re accompanied by a delightfully
chicken yard. She just needs a girl genius partner self-absorbed sacred chicken – who can talk!
(like her favourite TV detective, Amelia X) and an
important case. They must reach Rome by the Ides of April to rescue
Livia’s brother before he is sent into the arena to do
Clara might not be able to speak English (beaks battle with lions (and perhaps a vicious ostrich or
are no good for this) but she is awfully clever two), but events conspire to send them off course
and it doesn’t take much to learn how to use a – bandits, a shipwreck, a false accusation. They
smartphone when she meets Detective Olive in the are helped (and hindered) by the chicken, a foolish
LIAN back seat of a police car: camel, and a grumpy magic carpet – until they
TANNER finally come face to face with Julius Caesar himself!
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‘GREETINGS I AM A DETECTIVE I WISH TO WORK WITH
YOU ON AN IMPORTANT CASE A JEWEL HEIST OR A Funny, well-plotted and impeccably researched,
MURDER’ The Chicken’s Curse is perfect for adventure lovers,
Little Dismal is a country town with a real problem. fans of Horrible Histories and for classrooms
Monday Times are hard and livestock is going missing. studying Roman history.
Twelve-year-old Olive has a big problem too. She A classic adventure of friendship, fate and fortune,
5.45 AM
I have groomed my feathers as
misses her mum, and her dad, the local sergeant, from the winner of the Prime Minister’s Literary
carefully as I can. I have laid my
egg, though it was not yet Egg
O’Clock, so the shell was still
seems to have given up on work and life. Award for Children’s Fiction.
a bit soft. I have tucked the
So, when a small scruffy chicken comes up with a
note under my wing and
am standing ready.
My aunts, sisters and
cousins are scattered
around the yard,
scratching for earwigs and
great plan to find out what’s happening in the town, ‘The Chicken’s Curse is an epically funny, original and exciting journey through the superstitions and landscapes
chatting to their friends.
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Olive’s keen to help. After all, solving the case might of Ancient Rome. It made me want a sacred chicken of my own!’ Jaclyn Moriarty
help save her dad too. ‘An epic adventure that made me gasp and laugh out loud - sometimes at the same time. Fabulous fun!’
Lian Tanner is a highly acclaimed, multi-award winning children’s author and playwright and her work is sold Katrina Nannestad
and loved around the world. Lian has also worked as a teacher, tourist bus driver, journalist, juggler, editor
and a professional actor. She has been dynamited while scuba diving, arrested while busking and once spent Frances Watts is an award-winning author of more than 25 books for children. Her first picture book, Kisses
a week in the jungles of PNG searching for a soldier. She now realises this was preparation for becoming a for Daddy, illustrated by David Legge, was a Children’s Book Council of Australia Honour Book and has been
writer. www.liantanner.com.au. Cheryl Orsini is a highly sought illustrator for books and magazines alike. She’s published in 20 languages. Her next book with David Legge, Parsley Rabbit’s Book about Books, was a CBCA
studied Visual Communications and has illustrated over 20 books. www. cherylorsini.com Book of the Year and Goodnight, Mice!, illustrated by Judy Watson, won the Prime Minister’s Literary Award.
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19 20MIDDLE GRADE FICTION AGES 9-13 MIDDLE GRADE FICTION AGES 9-13
ACROSS THE RISEN SEA THE DOG RUNNER
Bren MacDibble Complete with MacDibble’s revered original voice and strong female
protagonist The Dog Runner is set in an intensely believable future, in
which vegetation pathogens have created a dry harsh landscape devoid
Across the Risen Sea is another original and of growth, green and food. It’s a menacing environment but it’s the
heartfelt middle-fiction adventure, exploring starving people that pose the biggest threat.
themes of loyalty, resilience, courage and the If Ella and her brother Emery are going to survive, they must get away
environment, from the multi-award winning author from the city and go upcountry, to find Emery’s mum. But how can
of How to Bee and The Dog Runner. two kids travel such vast distances across such a menacing landscape?
When Emery is injured, Ella must find a way to navigate them and their
‘It’s one of them days when everything is off. A
dry-land dogsled through rough terrain and dangerous encounters with
hot sweaty night in Rusty Bus means we kids is all desperate people.
grouchy-tired. Me and my best friend, Jaguar, is
Rights sold: Awards:
trying to cool down by taking turns at dipping in UK English (Old Barn) Notable: 2020 Best Book for Younger Readers, Childrens Book Council Australia
the sea pool. Him standing on the sea wall made Korean (Prunsoop) Awards – shortlist announced late March
from car frames and rocks on lookout for crocs, me Shortlisted: 2020 Readings Children’s Book Prize – winner announced late April
swimming, then we’ll swap places. We’s always Longlisted: 2020 Best Designed Children’s Fiction Book, Australian Book Designers
Association – shortlist announced early April
doing things as a team, him and me. We’s gonna be Nominated: 2020 CILIP Carnegie Medal (UK)
the best fisher people and the best salvagers on the Winner: 2019 NZ Children’s Book of the Year, Esther Glen Award for Junior Fiction
whole of the inland sea one day.’ Shortlisted: 2019 Red Magazine Big Book Award (UK)
Neoma and Jag and their small community are HOW TO BEE
‘living gentle lives’ on high ground surrounded by How To Bee is a beautiful and fierce novel set against in a future where
the risen sea that caused widespread devastation. real bees are extinct and the quickest, bravest kids climb the fruit trees
When strangers from the Valley of the Sun arrive to pollinate the flowers by hand.
unannounced they find themselves drawn into a web of secrecy and lies that endangers their
whole way of life. Soon daring, loyal Neoma must set off on a solo mission across the risen Peony lives with her sister and grandfather on a fruit farm outside the
city. All Peony really wants is to be a Bee – to use her strength and agility
sea, determined to rescue her best friend and find the truth that will save her village.
to pollinate the flowers and ensure a bumper fruit crop. Life on the farm
is a scrabble, but there is enough to eat and a place to sleep, and there
On How to Bee: is love. Then Peony’s mother arrives to take her away from everything
‘This story has a passion and energy both in the characters and in the writing that sets it apart. …MacDibble has created she has ever known to help her make money in the city, and all Peony’s
a vivid unusual world … her dialogue is colourful and snaps with energy.’ Mia Macrossan, Magpies grit and quick thinking might not be enough to keep her safe.
‘a must read for all ages – for the adults who shape the world we live in and for the children who will guide the future.
How to Bee is an engaging read; a story of challenging concepts offered within a heart-warming tale’ Jennifer Mors, Rights sold: Awards:
Reading Time, CBCA Nth Am English (Groundwood) Winner: 2018 Children’s Book Council Book of the Year Award for Younger Readers
‘A highly original novel in a unique and authentic voice. Peony is fierce, flawed and absolutely endearing – a girl power UK English (Old Barn) Winner: 2018 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children’s
model in the best, most subtle way. She and my Nim would be kindred spirits – I wish they could meet!’ Wendy Orr Korean (Namubooks) Literature
French (Helium) Winner: 2018 NZ Book Awards, Wright Family Foundation Esther Glen Award for Junior
Film (Lisa Hoppe) Fiction
Bren MacDibble was raised on farms all over New Zealand, so is an expert about being a kid on the land. After Shortlisted: 2018 Long Work, Norma K Hemming Award
20 years in Melbourne, Bren sold everything, and spent two years living and working in a bus travelling around Shortlisted: 2018 Adelaide Festival Awards, Children’s Literature
Australia. She recently parked her bus on the beautiful west coast of Australia, where she now manages a Shortlisted: 2017 Best Children’s Novel, Aurealis Awards
holiday villa. Bren also writes for young adults under the name Cally Black. www.macdibble.com Shortlisted: 2017 Queensland Literary Awards, Griffith University Children’s Book Award
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21 22MIDDLE GRADE FICTION AGES 9–15 MIDDLE GRADE FICTION AGES 10–14
THE JANUARY STARS FROM STELLA STREET TO AMSTERDAM
Kate Constable Elizabeth Honey
Full of warmth and humour, wonderful family A brand new Stella Street adventure from Elizabeth
relationships and highly appealing characters, Honey! When Henni goes to Amsterdam with her
The January Stars is a compelling adventure that elderly Dutch neighbour, she discovers a long-
journeys through heart and place. held family secret. But this puts Henni in a terrible
dilemma – should she tell the Dutch family what she
When fourteen-year-old Tash and her twelve-year knows?
old sister Clancy are left alone for a weekend,
they accidentally kidnap their wheelchair-using When stubborn old Wilhelmina, ‘Willa’, insists she
grandfather from his aged-care facility. Pa has return to Holland for a wedding, Henni is chosen to
suffered a stroke and can’t talk but he’s clearly very accompany her. ‘Lucky duck! Fantastic opportunity!’,
happy about leaving! They visit Pa’s former home ‘Oh boy, chance of a lifetime.’ That’s what everyone
in a nearby bushland suburb and it brings Pa such in Stella Street said. But if they only knew the Stella
delight that they decide to find him a new home Street Willa. She was a big old mystery.
with family members. But where, and with whom?
On the long flight to Amsterdam they hit terrible
They break into the (empty) house and squat for
turbulence and Willa, convinced she will die, tells
the night but an early knock on the door sees them
Henni the real reason for her journey — a terrible
on the run!
family secret, going back to the Second World War.
A taxi-train-car road-trip ensues as they journey But now Henni knows, and when she makes friends with Willa’s family she must decide if they
through city, country and coast, escaping police, should know the truth...
searching for their aunties, and new home for Pa.
‘A warm-hearted tale of the complications and The Stella Street series stories, 45 & 47 Stella Street, Fiddle-back, The Ballad of Cauldron Bay,
They face many challenges en route but Tash and
magic of famliy life’ Wendy Orr and To the Boy in Berlin, are funny, exciting, fast-paced and unputdownable! Each one is
Clancy discover their resourcefulness, resilience,
illustrated throughout with sketches, doodles and letters. This intriguing new Stella Street
courage and voice. Together they demonstrate their
adventure, From Stella Street to Amsterdam, contributes to their 25th anniversary celebration!
heartfelt love for their grandfather and find him a
new way of life.
Elizabeth Honey an award-winning and internationally popular author, loved for her irreverence and funny
Kate Constable was born in Victoria but spent much of her childhood in Papua New Guinea. Her titles include take on life. Her playful humour, originality and energy strike a chord with children everywhere. Her other
The Chanters of Tremaris series, the highly acclaimed Cicada Summer and CBCA and NSW Premier Literary titles include Don’t Pat the Wombat!, What do you think, Feezal?, Remote Man and picture book I’m Still
award-winning Crow Country (sales over 42,000). Awake, Still! which toured the US and Australia in 2014 as a musical theatre production.
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23 24YOUNG ADULT FICTION AGES 13–16 YOUNG ADULT FICTION AGES 13–16
FUTURE GIRL
Friday 19 June
Asphyxia
M y hand flies, the pacer I’m holding scribbling grey lines loose
Future Girl is a captivating own-voice and fast across the plastic sheet. I glance in the mirror. My
picture needs to be darker around my eyes. I work back and
coming-of-age novel that bursts with passion,
forth around the eyelids, my face coming into focus. It doesn’t
look much like me, I don’t think, but I’ve finally done a face
with the right proportions!
resilience, optimism and joie-de-vivre. Now, how to capture my skin? It’s pale, with a few freckles.
When I try to draw the freckles, they look just that: drawn
Presented as 16-year-old Piper’s stunning on. I ignore my school uniform and sketch in my favourite top
instead. I’ll add red paint later. My nose isn’t quite right, so I
check the mirror again and nearly jump out of my skin. Mum’s
visual-art journal, author Asphyxia deftly right behind me.
‘Hey,’ I say.
weaves her detailed insight into Deaf culture She gestures for me to put my hearing aids in. Sigh. The
desperate must-get-a-cotton-bud-now itch has only just worn
and what it feels like to be d/Deaf throughout
off my ears. Not that a cotton bud ever satisfies that itch.
Reluctantly I plug them back in and turn to Mum. ‘I didn’t
realise you were home.’
this compelling story set in the near future. ‘Piper, you should be wearing your hearing aids. What if
there’s a fire? How will you hear the alarm? What if someone
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comes to the door?’
My eyes throb. Mum’s easy for me to understand, but the
Piper’s mum wants her to be ‘normal’, to headache is arcing up again anyway. Right now, I just want to
pass as hearing and get a good job. But when
peak oil hits and the city lurches towards Draft pages
environmental catastrophe, Piper has more
important things to worry about, such as how
to get food.
When Piper meets Marley, a CODA (child of
Deaf adult), a door opens into a new world
in which Deafness is something to celebrate
rather than hide, and where resilience is
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than it being delivered on a truck. As Piper dives into learning Auslan, a sign language that is exquisitely beautiful and
expressive, she finds herself falling hard for Marley. But Marley, who has grown up in the
Deaf community but is not Deaf, is struggling to find his place betwixt the Deaf and hearing
worlds. How can they be together?
Offering an authentic window into the world of the Deaf, Future Girl is also rich with
romance, a fraught and complicated mother–daughter relationship, inspiration to live more
sustainably, and guidance for those interested in art-journaling. It’s absorbing, interesting,
motivating and important – all in one.
Asphyxia is an artist, writer, public speaker, avid art-journal creator and the author of the much-loved
junior fiction Grimstone series. Deaf since the age of three, Asphyxia learnt to sign when she was eighteen,
which changed her life. She is now a Deaf activist, sharing detais of Deaf experience. She raises awareness
of oppression of Deaf people and what we can do to change this. Her free online Auslan course has had
over 15,000 students. Asphyxia also loves to share her art-journaling processes, helping others benefit
from its powers for self-expression, problem-solving, planning, goal-tracking and self-esteem (see Pinterest:
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Asphyxia1974). She lives on a small farm where she combines food-growing with art. Future Girl combines all
these passions. www.asphyxia.com.au
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DEEP WATER UNTWISTED: THE STORY OF MY LIFE
Sarah Epstein Paul Jennings
A gripping mystery about a missing boy and Honest, insightful, funny – a brilliant creative
a group of teenagers, one of whom knows memoir about writing and teaching and life
something but isn’t telling, from the award- from one of Australia’s most loved children’s
winning author of Small Spaces. authors.
HENRY WEAVER IS MISSING When you write fiction, you can do whatever
Three months ago, thirteen-year-old Henry you like with the plot and make sure that it ends
disappeared from The Shallows during a violent up with a twist or a surprise.
storm, leaving behind his muddy mountain bike at But with a memoir like this one, you don’t have
the train station. the freedom to twist the plot, because real life
MASON WEAVER IS TRAPPED follows a random path and things don’t always
While Mason doesn’t know who he is or what he’s work out the way you would have liked ...
capable of, he knows the one thing binding him to In the telling of his own tale, children’s author
this suffocating small town is his younger brother, and screenwriter Paul Jennings demonstrates
Henry. how seemingly small events can combine into a
CHLOE BAXTER WANTS ANSWERS compelling drama. As if assembling the pieces
of a jigsaw puzzle, he puts together fragments,
Why would Henry run away without telling her?
memories and anecdotes to reveal the portrait
One of Chloe’s friends knows something and she’s
of a complex and weathered soul.
determined to find out the truth.
Paul Jennings has crafted perhaps his most
As Chloe wades into dangerous waters and Mason’s
masterful story yet ... the story of his life.
‘Epstein is an expert in the well-paced unravelling past emerges, a chilling question ripples to the
Untwisted is revealing, moving and very funny.
of a mystery, and this novel is filled with edge-of- surface: how far would you go to keep a secret?
your-seat tension.’ Books+Publishing
‘Cleverly plotted and compelling, with characters so vivid you can almost hear their hearts beating, Deep Water will get
under your skin. I loved this book.’ Rebecca James author of Cooper Bartholomew is Dead, Beautiful Malice and
Sweet Damage
‘A captivating mystery about small-town secrets and the lies that protect them.’ Ellie Marney, author of the Every series
and White Night
‘Absolutely thrilling. A truly complex and brilliantly written puzzle.’ Fleur Ferris, author of Black, Risk, Wreck and Found
Sarah Epstein is a writer, illustrator and designer. She grew up in suburban Sydney and now lives in Melbourne
with her husband and two sons. Her first novel Small Spaces, a YA psychological thriller, won Best YA Crime Paul Jennings has written over one hundred stories and has won every Australian children’s choice book
Novel at the Sisters in Crime Davitt Awards and the Adelaide Festival Award for Young Adult Fiction, and was award. Since the publication of Unreal! in 1985, readers all around the world have loved his books. The top-
an Honour Book at the Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards. It was also short-listed rating TV series Round the Twist and Driven Crazy were based on a selection of his enormously popular short-
for another six awards including the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards, the Queensland Literary Awards and the story collections such as Unseen! In 1995 he was made a Member of the Order of Australia for services to
Australian Book Industry Awards. children’s literature and he was awarded the prestigious Dromkeen Medal in 2001.
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