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FRANKFURT 2020 RIGHTS GUIDE
NEW RELEASES
C H I L D R E N ’S & YO U N G A D U LT
CONTENTS PICTURE BOOKS JUNIOR & MIDDLE GRADE YOUNG ADULT GENERAL ENQUIRIES If you are interested in any of the titles in this Rights Guide or would like further information, please contact us: Elizabeth O’Donnell International Rights Manager HarperCollins Publishers (ANZ) t: +61 2 9952 5475 e: elizabeth.odonnell@harpercollins.com.au HarperCollins Publishers Australia Level 13, 201 Elizabeth Street, Sydney NSW 2000 PO Box A565, Sydney South NSW 1235 AUSTRALIA
PICTURE BOOKS
PICTURE BOOKS PICTURE BOOKS
POO AND OTHER WORDS CAN YOU DO THIS?
T H AT M A K E M E L A U G H MICHAEL WAGNER &
FELICE ARENA & TOM JELLETT H E AT H M C K E N Z I E
AGES: 3+ AGES: 3+
In the grand tradition of The Book with No From the bestselling author of Why I Love Footy
Pictures and This Is a Ball, comes a brand-new and the superstar illustrator of Do Not Open
read-aloud to get everyone laughing This Book comes a hilarious new book, where
sibling rivalry is the name of the game.
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Manuscript Available
January 2021 | 40pp | 244x244mm
Hardback | ISBN 9780733341427 February 2021 | 32pp | 244x244pp
Hardback | ISBN 9780733335723
WARNING: Reading this book out loud may cause fits of giggles. Sometimes, when you’re the littlest in the family, you can feel a bit second-rate.
If symptoms persist, read it again to appreciate our weird and wonderful language. I mean, everyone knows that big kids are better at everything.
And whatever you do, don’t say POO! Like, EVERYTHING! I mean, they are … aren’t they?
Sibling rivalry reaches dizzying new heights in this action-packed picture book from two of
Australia’s best-loved storytellers.
Felice Arena is one of Australia’s much-loved children’s writers. He is the author of many Michael Wagner is the author of more than 70 books for children including the much loved, 20-
popular and award-winning children’s books for all ages, including the acclaimed historical book Maxx Rumble series (still in print after 15 years), the bestselling The Undys series, and the
adventures The Boy and the Spy, Fearless Frederic and The Great Escape, the bestselling Specky CBCA Notable picture books Why I Love Footy and Bear Make Den (co-written by his partner
Magee books and the popular Andy Roid, Sporty Kids and The Besties series. Jane Godwin).
Tom Jellett is an Australian illustrator based in Sydney. Tom has been an editorial illustrator Heath McKenzie lives and works in Melbourne, and has illustrated many books for children (most
for News Limited, working on The Australian, The Weekend Australian and The Daily Telegraph. recently the Do Not Open This Book series by Andy Lee and Tim Cahill’s Tiny Timmy series).
He has also illustrated a number of books for children, including Australia at The Beach by Max When he’s not drawing, Heath is busy helping to raise a little family with his lovely wife, collecting
Fatchen, Why I Love Footy for Penguin Books, The Gobbledygook is Eating A Book by Justine unnecessary masses of toys, books and DVDs, indulging in a spot of Doctor Who and attempting
Clarke and Arthur Baysting, My Dad Thinks He’s Funny by Katrina Germein and the follow up ambitious culinary feats in the kitchen. He also enjoys possibly a bit too much tea.
My Dad Still Thinks He’s Funny for Walker Books.
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PICTURE BOOKS PICTURE BOOKS
RUBY RED SHOES: THE UNWILLING TWIN
MY WONDERFUL F R E YA B L A C K W O O D
GRANDMOTHER
AGES: 3+
K AT E K N A P P
A charming and beautiful new picture book
AGES: 3+ from the multi-award-winning creator
Freya Blackwood.
Let Ruby welcome you into her world as
she tells you all the wonderful things about Manuscript Available f r e ya b lac kw o o d
her grandmother.
November 2020 | 32pp | 216x267mm
Manuscript Available Hardback | ISBN 9781460757536
April 2020 | 32pp | 225x225mm
Hardback | ISBN 9781460758885
Jules and George are the same in every way.
It is quite impossible to tell them apart.
What’s wonderful about my grandmother is she wears x-ray spectacles. But after a long day at the beach, even twins sometimes disagree …
She can see deep inside me and knows just what I’m feeling.
From Kate Greenaway medallist Freya Blackwood comes a cheeky and charming story about the
Ruby Red Shoes is an aware hare who lives in a colourful caravan with her grandmother, ups and downs of sibling love.
Babushka Galina Galushka.
Ruby loves her grandmother very much and thinks she is wonderful for all sorts of very
special reasons.
What’s wonderful about your grandmother?
and jump waves! watch seagulls,
George doesn’t like waves.
There is so much for twins
to do at the beach.
They collect shells,
go snorkelling,
Illustrator and artist Kate Knapp is a graduate of the Queensland College of Art. Her design Freya Blackwood is a multi-award-winning illustrator and writer. Her picture books are beloved
studio, Twigseeds, produces cards, prints, stationery and books. for her warm and perceptive drawings. Since publishing her first picture book in 2003, Freya has
worked with writers such as Libby Gleeson, Margaret Wild, Jan Ormerod, Nick Bland and Danny
Rights Held: World English and translation Parker. In 2010, Freya won the UK’s most prestigious prize for illustrators, the Kate Greenaway
Ruby Red Shoes will be published in the US (Doubleday PRH) in 2020, and has been selected Medal, for her book Harry and Hopper. And in 2015 she did what no other creator has ever done,
for the ‘Winter 2019 Kids Indie Next List’; also published by Macmillan UK, Goraebook taking out three CBCA Book of the Year awards in a single year.
Library, Korean; Edelvives, Spanish and Catalan; Jiangsu Phoneix FA, Simplified Chinese
characters; Vivat, Ukrainian. Rights Held: World English and translation
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SELF-HELP FOR BABIES RUDIE NUDIE CHRISTMAS
B E C K & M AT T S TA N T O N E M M A Q U AY
AGES: 0-2 YEAR OLDS AGES: 0-3
A N D T H E I R PA R E N T S !
A delightful Rudie Nudie celebration of the
Self-Help for Babies: if you don’t laugh, you’ll cry. joy of Christmas from award-winning creator
Emma Quay.
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September 2020 | 24pp | 180x180mm | Hardback Manuscript Available
ISBN 9780733341151 & 9780733341168 October 2020 | 24pp | 230x252mm
Hardback | ISBN 9780733338342
One, two Rudie Nudie,
Rudie Nudie, where are you?
It is very nearly Christmas Day …
If you’ve had a baby, you’ve no doubt had some well-meaning parent smugly say, ‘You know, For Rudie one … and two.
babies don’t come with a manual.’
It’s Christmas Eve and two little rudie nudies are on the run again!
Well, now your newborn can READ the manual with Self-Help for Babies, a hilarious new
series from bestselling Australian authors Beck and Matt Stanton. From bestselling author-illustrator Emma Quay comes the perfect book for your rudie nudie
this holiday season.
BOOK 3 - BOOK 4 - BOOK 5 - BOOK 6 -
d and round
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Deck the halls in red and green,
for a Rudie Nudie king
and a Rudie Nudie queen.
Rudie Nudi
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one
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Matt Stanton is a bestselling children’s author and illustrator, with over 930,000 books sold in Emma Quay is an illustrator and writer of many award-winning picture books; her memorable
Australia alone. He is the co-creator of the mega-hit picture books There Is a Monster Under My characters for Rudie Nudie, Baby Bedtime, Shrieking Violet, Bear and Chook, Daddy’s Cheeky
Bed Who Farts and This Is a Ball. He launched his much-anticipated middle-grade series, Funny Monkey, Good Night, Me and Scarlett, Starlet are favourites on children’s bookshelves all over
Kid, in 2017. The first book in the series, Funny Kid for President, debuted as the #1 Australian Australia. Her most recent title, for very young children, is My Sunbeam Baby. Emma grew up
kids’ book, and Funny Kid is fast winning legions of fans around the world. in the English countryside, and has wanted to illustrate children’s books for as long as she can
Beck Stanton is the acclaimed co-creator of the bestselling picture books This Is a Ball, Did You remember. She works from a studio in her home and sometimes feels like she barely leaves it, but
Take the B from My _ook?, The Red Book, Wait! and The Book That Never Ends. Before her career her illustrative work is held in collections around the world, including the Victoria and Albert
in children’s books, Beck worked as a primary school teacher. She lives in Sydney with her Museum, London.
husband, bestselling author-illustrator Matt Stanton, and their three young children.
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W H AT D O Y O U C A L L THE POLAR BEAR IN
Y O U R G R A N D PA ? SYDNEY HARBOUR
ASHLEIGH BARTON & BECK & ROBIN FEINER
MARTINA HEIDUCZEK
AGES: 3+
AGES: 3+
A polar bear in Sydney Harbour?
An inclusive picture book for grandfathers
everywhere. Manuscript Available
Manuscript Available September 2020 | 32pp | 244x244mm
Hardback | ISBN 9780733339400
July 2020 | 32pp | 244x244mm
Hardback | ISBN 9780733340864
In every country around the world are grandpas short and tall. When Hannah spots a polar bear in Sydney Harbour, she knows something isn’t right … But even
Though they go by different names, we love them one and all. worse, none of the adults seem to notice him at all.
From brilliant new talents Ashleigh Barton and Martina Heiduczek, comes a charming and Can Hannah help her new friend find his way back home?
heart-warming book that celebrates the many different ways we say grandpa. From the creators of If I Was Prime Minister comes an empowering and inspiring new picture book
What Do You Call Your Grandpa? is a love letter to grandfathers and families from every corner about standing tall and shining bright.
of the globe.
ALSO FROM
BECK & ROBIN
Here’s the world’s most dapper chap,
in his vest and driving cap.
Every week he’s at the barber.
Levi calls his grandpa Saba.
He plays trumpet in a band.
Sell-out shows in halls so grand.
Silence please, here comes his solo.
FEINER
Kaya calls her grandpa Lolo.
Ashleigh Barton is a communications professional with a background marketing and promoting BONDI PAVILION
LIFEGUARD
children’s books from board books to young adult novels. She works as a freelance content
writer and copywriter, crafting countless website content, blog articles, marketing materials and
social media marketing for clients in various industries all over the world. She also runs a food
Hannah and Rodney
were an unlikely
pair, but she’d
always wanted
Hannah’s ferry docked and so did the a pet.
blog and Etsy store, just for fun.
polar bear’s iceberg.
Running over as fast as she could, she wasn’t
prepared for quite how enormous polar bears are.
But down on the sand, everyone ‘What’s your name?’ Hannah asked. But the polar
was too busy relaxing to notice bear just gazed at her. ‘Well, if it’s up to me,
the girl with the polar bear. I think I’ll call you Rodney.’
Martina Heiduczek grew up in a small village on the Baltic Sea in Germany. Here you could
find her mostly galloping through the forests with flying piggy tails on her Shetland pony,
drawing or reading. These days she is an illustrator and graphic designer and lives in Australia. Beck Feiner is an art director, graphic designer and illustrator. Her first book, Aussie Legends
Martina’s illustrations are a mixture of digital and traditional media. With a passion for colour Alphabet, was released in 2017. Her second book, If I Was Prime Minister, created with her
and textures she works with layers of scanned materials, coloured pencils, watercolour and husband Robin, was released in 2018. Beck lives in Sydney with her family.
gouache. Her works are inspired by nature, people, places, and the emotionally moving and silly Robin Feiner is a lover of communication with originality and craft. As an advertising creative, he’s
things she sees out there … Magic is everywhere! written campaigns that Australians talk about. Now, with two young children, Robin writes books
Rights Held: World English and translation that he thinks they would love.
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F I R E W O M B AT P E A A N D N U T:
JACKIE FRENCH GO FOR GOLD!
& DANNY SNELL M AT T S TA N T O N
AGES: 3+
AGES: 3+
As the bushfire swallowed up the world
they knew, a wombat shared his burrow Meet Pea and Nut: best friends and
with other animals. also ... best rivals!
Manuscript Available Manuscript Available
November 2020 | 24pp | 244 x 244mm August 2020 | 24pp | 250x240mm
Hardback | ISBN 9781460759332 Hardback | ISBN 9780733340680
When a chilled-out panda and a hyperactive flamingo go head to head, there can be only one winner.
As the flames of the bushfire approach, one small wombat is bravely followed by other animals
Pea the panda relaxes by the pool. Nut the flamingo doesn’t do relaxing. It’s time for a race, and
to the safety of her underground burrow.
this time Nut is going for gold!
From best-selling author and Australian Children’s Laureate, Jackie French, and award-winning
The second book in the hilarious bestselling series featuring two adorable oddballs by bestselling
illustrator, Danny Snell, comes a story of survival, courage and friendship.
author Matt Stanton.
PRAISE FOR MATT STANTON’S BOOKS
‘Humour is injected into every page’ – Children’s Book Council of Australia’s Reading Time
‘Witty, silly, and interactive ... A rollicking read for children and adults alike’ – Kirkus Reviews
ALSO BY JACKIE FRENCH: ALSO BY DANNY SNELL: ALSO IN THE SERIES:
Jackie French AM is an award-winning writer, wombat negotiator, Australian Children’s
Laureate and the 2015 Senior Australian of the Year. Her books have been translated into many
languages, and sold over 4 million copies internationally.
Matt Stanton is a bestselling children’s author and illustrator, with over 930,000 books sold in
Danny Snell has worked as an illustrator for 20 years creating work for ad agencies, design Australia alone. He is the co-creator of the mega-hit picture books There Is a Monster Under My Bed
studios, newspapers and magazines. Danny also illustrates children’s books, and working in Who Farts and This Is a Ball. He launched his much-anticipated middle-grade series, Funny Kid, in
a variety of media and with a focus on simple compositions he brings a gentle whimsy to his 2017. The first book in the series, Funny Kid for President, debuted as the #1 Australian kids’ book,
characters and settings. His book Jeremy won 2014 CBCA Eve Pownall Award for Information and Funny Kid is fast winning legions of fans around the world.
Books and the 2016 Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children’s Literature – Picture
Fiction for Seagull, which he wrote and illustrated. Danny’s most recent book with Working Rights Held: World English and translation
Title Press is Ozzie Goes to School by Jocelyn Crabb.
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PICTURE BOOKS PICTURE BOOKS
PINK! W H AT A L O T O F
MARGARET WILD NONSENSE
& JUDITH ROSSELL SHEENA KNOWLES
& J O N AT H A N B E N T L E Y
AGES: 2–5
AGES: 3+
Pink was born to stand out.
From the author of the internationally
Manuscript Available bestselling Edward and Edwina the Emu, comes
July 2020 | 32pp | 244x244mm a book that presents readers with a puzzle – to
Hardback | ISBN 9781460757499 find the anagrams hidden on every page.
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March 2020 | 32pp | 244x244mm
Hardback | ISBN 9781460756140
Pink is a small dinosaur who stands out from the crowd. Hide-and-seek is her favourite game,
but her colour means she’s always the first one to be found. She doesn’t want to be pink Dear reader, please take time to note
anymore ... until her difference helps her friends find their way home again. Two ways to read this book I wrote.
An adorable new picture book about accepting yourself and finding your strengths, from award- The first way is for everyone,
winning author Margaret Wild and award-winning illustrator Judith Rossell. Just read the book, enjoy the fun.
The second way will challenge those
Who like to look beyond the prose.
Who’d like to ACT just like a ‘cat’
(And that’s an anagram, in fact).
Join in the fun with a host of quirky animals, and find out why a bear doesn’t want to be bare, a seal
goes to a sale, and a dingo is doing a dance.
Margaret has written more than 40 books for children. Her books are published around the Sheena is the author of Edward the Emu and Edwina the Emu, both illustrated by Rod Clement,
world and have won numerous awards. and What a Lot of Nonsense, illustrated by Jonathan Bentley.
Judith Rossell is the multi-award-winning author-illustrator of the bestselling Stella Jonathan has illustrated over forty books and written four of his own, including Where is Bear? and
Montgomery series. Judith has written thirteen books and illustrated more than eighty. Her Cat and Dog. He counts himself very lucky to worked with so many wonderful authors including
work has been published in the US and UK, and translated into more than twenty languages. Margaret Wild, Andrew Daddo, Shaun Micallef, Patrick Guest, Lian Tanner and even the Wiggles.
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TELL ‘EM! MY SUNBEAM BABY
K AT R I N A G E R M E I N , E M M A Q U AY
R O S E M A R Y S U L L I VA N
& KAREN BRIGGS AGES: 0–3
From the bestselling creator of
AGES: 5+
Rudie Nudie comes another irresistible
A joyous and exuberant picture book about life picture book for the very young
in a remote community.
Manuscript Available
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32pp | 230x252mm
June 2020 | 32pp | 250x240mm Hardback | ISBN 9780733333552
Hardback | ISBN 9781921504921
See my bouncing baby, jigging on my knee.
Then snuggling for a story, just baby, book and me.
Tell ‘em how us kids like to play.
We got bikes and give each other rides. A gorgeous picture book about how much we love our babies, from Emma Quay, the creator of
Tell ‘em about the dancing and singing, the bestselling and award-winning Rudie Nudie.
And all the stories the old people know.
PRAISE
In this book, written in conjunction with children from Manyallaluk School in the Roper River
region in the Northern Territory, the voices of Indigenous children sing out across the land to ‘A great present for expectant parents’ – Books+Publishing
tell us about their life in a remote community. ‘...bright and fun, yet tender and sensitive. It reminds us how special babies are to us, showing
the genuine joy a baby brings and the power of the love you feel for that baby... This is such a
charming book that will make for a special reading experience between parent and child. It would
be a perfect gift for any new parent!’ – Kids’ Book Review
Emma Quay is an illustrator and writer of many award-winning picture books; her memorable
Rosemary Sullivan’s first picture book, Tom Tom, was nominated as a Honour Book in the 2009 characters for Rudie Nudie, Baby Bedtime, Shrieking Violet, Bear and Chook, Daddy's Cheeky
CBCA Book of the Year Awards for Early Childhood and has sold more than 28,000 copies. Monkey, Good Night, Me and Scarlett, Starlet are favourites on children's bookshelves all over
Australia. My Sunbeam Baby is a Children's Book Council of Australia Notable Book for 2019.
Katrina Germein is a bestselling author whose books are published worldwide. Her first book,
Big Rain Coming, has remained continuously in print since 1999 and her popular title My Dad Emma grew up in the English countryside, and has wanted to illustrate children's books for as
Thinks He’s Funny was Highly Commended in the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards. long as she can remember. She works from a studio in her home and sometimes feels like she
barely leaves it, but her illustrative work is held in collections around the world, including the
Karen Briggs’s first picture book, Kick with My Left Foot, written by Paul Seden, was published
Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
in 2014, and shortlisted for the CBCA Crichton Award in 2015.
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DIPPY AND THE TOP KOALA
DINOSAURS JACKIE FRENCH AND
JACKIE FRENCH, BRUCE M AT T S H A N K S
W H AT L E Y & B E N W H AT L E Y
AGES: 3+
SMITH
This koala just has to be on top!
AGES: 3+
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An 'Ice Age' meets Diary of a Wombat story.
December 2019 | 32pp | 244x244mm
Manuscript Available Hardback | ISBN 9781460754818
February 2020 | 32pp | 210x280mm
Hardback | ISBN 9781460754092
Dippy the diprotodon is the BIGGEST and friendliest wombat who lived 100,000 years ago. I am top of every tree!
Dippy has dug a new hole. A BIG hole, which leads him to a strange new world - and even Top is always best to be.
stranger new friends. But do these giant creatures really just want to play? And this koala is determined to be at the very top of EVERYTHING. From a mast in the
Based on a concept by Ben Smith Whatley and brought to life by the creators of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race to the Parliament House flagpole in Canberra, this koala travels
internationally bestselling Diary of a Wombat, this is an hilarious story of prehistoric daring and around Australia and tops it all!
chaos set in the fascinating world of ancient Australian megafauna. The sequel to the delightfully funny Koala Bare, internationally renowned author Jackie French
and talented illustrator Matt Shanks have created another ... top-notch book.
ALSO IN THE SERIES: ALSO IN THE SERIES:
Jackie French AM is an award-winning writer, wombat negotiator, Australian Children’s Jackie French AM is an award-winning writer, wombat negotiator, Australian Children’s
Laureate and the 2015 Senior Australian of the Year. Her books have been translated into many Laureate and the 2015 Senior Australian of the Year. Her books have been translated into many
languages, and sold over 4 million copies internationally. languages, and sold over 4 million copies internationally.
Bruce Whatley is one of Australia’s most highly regarded and talented authors and illustrators Matt Shanks's early fascination for the combination of words and pictures saw him complete
for children, both here and internationally. Since 1992 Bruce has written and/or illustrated over a Bachelor of Design at the University of Sydney in 2003. It took him 10 years though, while
70 picture books. working as a Creative Director at some of Melbourne's best design agencies, to realise that this
'watercolour hobby' of his needed to be shared with more than just his wife and cat. Matt has
Rights Held: World English and translation now illustrated several picture books and lives in Melbourne.
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DUCK, APPLE, EGG G O O D N I G H T, L I T T L E
GLENDA MILLARD & TOUGH GUY
MARTINA HEIDUCZEK MICHAEL WAGNER &
TOM JELLETT
AGES: 0+
AGES: 3+
A new picture book for the very young from
multi-award-winning author Glenda Millard. The bestselling creators of Why I Love Footy
team up again to bring us a bedtime story
Manuscript Available for all the little toughies out there.
March 2020 | 24pp | 244x244mm
Hardback | ISBN 9780733340185
Manuscript Available
32pp | 244x244mm
Duck on the green, Hardback | ISBN 9780733339356
sun in the sky,
egg in the nest, The superheroes are settling down.
apple on the tree, The firefighters are fitting in forty fabulous winks.
and me. And the cowboys and cowgirls are completely cactus!
From multi-award-winning author Glenda Millard comes a delightfully simple story about the After a long, hard day of being very strong and powerful, it's time for all the tough guys in the
joys of playing in a garden. Beautifully illustrated by Martina Heiduczek, this poetic book will be world to settle down for a peaceful night's sleep ...
treasured by families everywhere. From the bestselling creators of Why I Love Footy comes a bedtime story that'll help sweet little
toughies head off to the land of Nod.
Glenda Millard is a writer of great talent who has the ability to write across all genres and age Michael Wagner is the author of more than 70 books for children including the much loved, 20-
groups - from picture books to junior fiction to YA novels. Her first novel about the Silk family, book Maxx Rumble series (still in print after 15 years), the bestselling The Undys series, and the
The Naming of Tishkin Silk, was published in 2003 by ABC Books. It was shortlisted in the CBC CBCA Notable picture books Why I Love Footy and Bear Make Den (co-written by his partner Jane
Book of the Year Awards and for the NSW Premier's Literary Awards. She has also had numerous Godwin).
picture books and children's novels published.
Tom Jellett has been an editorial illustrator for News Limited, working with The Australian, The
Martina grew up in a small village on the Baltic Sea in Germany. Here you could find her mostly Weekend Australian and The Daily Telegraph. He has also illustrated a number of books for
galloping through the forests with flying piggy tails on her Shetland pony, drawing or reading. children, including Australia at The Beach by Max Fatchen, Why I Love Footy, The Gobbledygook
These days she is an illustrator and graphic designer and lives in Australia. Martina's illustrations is Eating A Book by Justine Clarke and Arthur Baysting, My Dad Thinks He's Funny by Katrina
are a mixture of digital and traditional media. With a passion for colour and textures she works Germein, and Why I Love Summer by Michael Wagner.
with layers of scanned materials, coloured pencils, watercolour and gouache. Her works are
inspired by nature, people, places, and the emotionally moving and silly things she sees out there... Rights Held: World English and translation
Magic is everywhere!
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BUMBLEBUNNIES: ALL OF US
THE BALLOON JACKIE FRENCH, VIRGINIA
GRAEME BASE HOOKER & MARK WILSON
AGES: 8–14
AGES: 3+
A stunning non-fiction picture book that
From the creator of the internationally
explores the history of Southeast Asia.
acclaimed picture book, Animalia.
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October 2019 | 48pp | 280x260mm
February 2020 | 24pp | 220x220mm
Hardback | ISBN 9781460750025
Hardback | ISBN 9781460754030
Another exciting BumbleBunnies adventure! Join two children as they journey through the history of Southeast Asia – the fascinating lands
Wuffle the puppy, Lou the kitten and Billington the duck are looking forward to a quiet linked to each other and Australia by the seas and monsoon winds. Share with them the discovery
afternoon in the garden. of a world filled with traders, adventurers and conquerors, the struggles for independence they
witness, and the exciting arrival of the new millennium with its hopes and challenges.
But a stray balloon is heading for the rose bush. Oh no!
This is a story that started 200,000,000 years ago – a history that includes all of us. Written by
When disaster strikes, who will save the day?
former Australian Children’s Laureate Jackie French and social historian Emeritus Professor Virginia
From the award-winning, bestselling creator of Animalia comes a new series to delight young Hooker, this fascinating book has been exquisitely illustrated by award-winning artist Mark Wilson.
readers.
A beautifully illustrated book that will engage both children and adults alike and provides
insights into the intriguing region of Southeast Asia.
ALSO IN THE SERIES:
Jackie French is an award-winning writer, wombat negotiator, Australian Children’s Laureate
and the 2015 Senior Australian of the Year. Her books have been translated into many
languages, and sold over 4 million copies internationally.
Professor Virginia Hooker is Emeritus Professor of Southeast Asia at the ANU. She is
Graeme Base has been writing and illustrating for children for over thirty years, with worldwide acknowledged nationally and internationally by Australian and Southeast Asian governments as
bestsellers Animalia, The Eleventh Hour and The Waterhole known and loved by millions around the pre-eminent scholar in her field and in high demand as a consultant.
the world. The recipient of numerous Australian and international publishing awards, and Mark Wilson is a respected painter and children’s book illustrator, who exhibits regularly. He
with global sales exceeding six million copies, he has established himself as one of Australia’s also plays drums in a number of bands and is a long-time supporter of the Wilderness Society.
preeminent creators of imaginative works for children. He lives in Melbourne.
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Rights Licensed: US, UK and Canada (Harper360) Rights Licensed: UK (Harper360)JUNIOR & MIDDLE GRADE
JUNIOR & MIDDLE JUNIOR & MIDDLE
F U N N Y K I D B E L LY F L O P THE ODDS
M AT T S TA N T O N M AT T S TA N T O N
AGES: 7+ AGES: 7+
Laugh your head off with the Funny Kid series, They’re invaders from another world.
from million-copy bestseller Matt Stanton! Your imagination.
Manuscript Available Manuscript Available
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Every kid wants to laugh, but Max is the boy who can make it happen. Kip is a quiet kid in a loud city. She’s easy to miss and that’s the way she likes it.
Max and Abby hardly ever agree on anything … until now! They are both desperate to get out Then, one day, Kip’s quiet life is suddenly interrupted. Ten of her favourite characters have
of this Friday’s swimming carnival. stepped out of their worlds and into hers.
Max is the funny kid, and there’s a swimming carnival that needs cancelling! But what happens when a dragon-hunting rabbit leaves his comic strip? When an old man leaves
A sea-monster, the maths olympiad, spotty rashes, good twin vs bad twin and a swimming his picture book? When a ninja leaves her TV show, a race-car driver leaves their video game, and
instructor named Chad are just some of the things in store for Max and his friends in this a dinosaur turns up from Kip’s nightmares?
brand-new Funny Kid adventure.
From million-copy bestseller Matt Stanton comes the start of a hilarious and heart-filled
graphic novel series about identity, imagination and discovering who you are.
Meet The Odds … because fitting in is overrated.
ALSO IN THE SERIES: Yeah, it looked Terrible?
Someone has
drawn on
But look! What you
had wasn’t to code.
What? I was tryin’
to be different.
You know her? I know
you!
You’re
like that one my plans! Someone’s fixed Lance!
from that your mistake.
terrible comic.
I can never
remember
its name.
This is no time
for silliness! I am freaking out! You’re my
I am being serious! dad’s cartoon
This is a
It was a rooster in overalls! character!
nightmare! Where
am I Cartoon
right character?
Come on, Dad!
now?
Dad makes
graphic novels.
You’re in his
Uhhh ... books.
You’re the scary
dinosaur
from my
Did you steal the bottom nightmares!
off my mannequin?
Um, no!
You’re the
scary kid from
my nightmares!
And I’m not
just a dinosaur,
thankyouverymuch.
Matt Stanton is a bestselling children’s author and illustrator who has sold more than one million
I am ... Diana.
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books worldwide. His middle-grade series Funny Kid debuted as the #1 Australian kids’ book and I N T E R N A L F I L E S AVA I L A B L E I N B & W O R C O L O U R
has legions of fans across the globe. He has published such bestselling picture books as There is a
Monster Under My Bed Who Farts, This Is a Ball and Pea + Nut!, and produces a daily YouTube show
Matt Stanton is a bestselling children’s author and illustrator, with over 930,000 books sold in
for kids. He lives and works in Sydney, Australia, with his wife, bestselling author Beck Stanton,
Australia alone. He is the co-creator of the mega-hit picture books There Is a Monster Under My
and their children.
Bed Who Farts and This Is a Ball. He launched his much-anticipated middle-grade series, Funny
Rights Held: World English and translation Kid, in 2017. The first book in the series, Funny Kid for President, debuted as the #1 Australian
kids’ book, and Funny Kid is fast winning legions of fans around the world.
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White Horse), Brazilian Portuguese (Editora Fundamento), Czech (Euromedia), Dutch Rights Held: World English and translation
(HarperCollins Holland)
Rights Licensed: North America (HarperCollins)JUNIOR & MIDDLE JUNIOR & MIDDLE
T R U LY TA N S H O C K E D ! H AV O C ! : T H E U N T O L D
JEN STORER & MAGIC OF CORA BELL
CLAIRE ROBERTSON REBECCA MCRITCHIE &
SHARON O’CONNOR
AGES: 8+
AGES: 7+
Tan is cool, courageous and clever. But she’s in
for a shock! From the talented author of Whimsy & Woe
comes a series about Cora Bell, who is magical -
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Dear Diary
I am writing to you with the aid of my Ballerina Panda pen. You know, the one that makes your When magic darkens …
words dance across the page. Guess who is number one on my Secret Spy Watch List?
Cora Bell has discovered she is full of magic. But without her protection bracelet, she is
Go on. Guess! It’s Miss Dragone. struggling to hold onto all the powers she has gained, especially the dark magic she took from the
Miss Dragone has always been an ordinary, boring, Grade Four teacher with no surprises and a warlock, Archibald Drake.
loud voice. But not anymore. When Cora begins to have nightmares and visions, and unusual cracks appear on her skin, it is a
These days she is acting weird, strange and highly suspicious. I’ve been watching her very closely. race against time for Cora and her fairy friends to not only find a way to fix her magic, but also
Conclusion: Miss Dragone is in danger. I just know it! escape the hunters now chasing Cora, and search the magical world for her family.
Truly Tan Can Cora do it all before her magic takes control? Will she find her family? Or will she
become … a Havoc?
ALSO IN THE SERIES:
ALSO IN THE SERIES:
Jen Storer has written many acclaimed books for children, including the best-selling Truly Tan
series, illustrated by Claire Robertson. Jen is the author of the children’s fantasy novels, Tensy
Farlow and the Home for Mislaid Children, The Accidental Princess, illustrated by Lucia Masciullo
and The Fourteenth Summer of Angus Jack, illustrated by Lucinda Gifford. Her Danny Best series, Rebecca McRitchie would love to tell you that she was raised by wolves in the depths of a snow-
illustrated by Mitch Vane, includes Danny Best: Full On and Danny Best: Never Wrong. Jen is also a laden forest until she stumbled upon and saved a village from the fiery peril of a disgruntled
picture book creator, whose titles include Clarrie’s Pig Day Out with illustrator Sue deGennaro. dragon. But, truthfully, she works as a children’s editor and lives in Sydney. Whimsy and Woe and
Claire Robertson is an Australian artist and illustrator based on Salt Spring Island, British the sequel, Whimsy and Woe: The Final Act, are her first fiction titles.
Columbia, Canada. She weaves the whimsy of her island life into her work, incorporating the local Sharon O’Connor is a freelance illustrator who lives in Melbourne with her husband and triplet
flora and fauna in her characteristic style. She is well known for her much loved (prehistoric!) blog sons. After graduating from RMIT Graphic Design, sharon has spent many years designing and
loobylu.com for which she has won many awards and accolades. illustrating in publishing, textiles and packaging with a particular love of character design. In her
spare time she likes to paint, bake, hang out with animals and take lots of photos.
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Rights Licensed (series): Brazilian Portuguese (Editora Fundamento) Rights Held: ANZ + UK English languageJUNIOR & MIDDLE JUNIOR & MIDDLE
T H E VA N I S H I N G AT T H E W E A R E W O LV E S
VERY SMALL CASTLE K AT R I N A N A N N E S TA D
JACKIE FRENCH
AGES: 10+
AGES: 10+
Bestselling author Katrina Nannestad returns
It’s 1932, the height of the Depression, and with her most masterful novel yet – a book to
Butter O’Bryan and his friends have another crack open your heart, a book to light you up
mystery to solve. inside, a book to love.
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The Very Small Castle is home to Butter O’Bryan, his father, three aunts, friends Gil, Olive and Sometimes it’s good to be wild.
Tish, and their dog, Woofer.
Sometimes you have to be wild.
But now there’s also a monster at the castle!
When the Russian Army marches into East Prussia at the end of the war, the Wolf family must
When glamorous film actress Delilah Divine vanishes in the middle of filming on Howlers Beach, flee. Liesl, Otto and their baby sister Mia find themselves lost and alone, in a blizzard, in the
the police suspect her co-star, the war-hero actor behind the movie’s villainous monster … middle of a war zone. Liesl has promised Mama that she will keep her brother and sister safe.
But soon more strange disappearances begin to occur, leaving the police baffled. But sometimes, to survive, you have to do bad things. Dangerous things. Wild things.
It’s up to Butter to solve the mystery of the vanishing film star, but can he crack it before it’s Sometimes to survive, you must become a wolf.
too late?
PRAISE FOR JACKIE FRENCH: PRAISE FOR WE ARE WOLVES:
‘Jackie French has a passion for history, and an enviable ability to weave the fascinating minutiae ‘An instant classic. We Are Wolves will stay with you for a lifetime.’
of everyday life into a good story’ – Magpies Magazine - Favel Parrett, award-winning author of Past the Shallows
‘This is quite simply one of the most beautiful books I’ve read for a long time … I feel so much
ALSO IN THE SERIES: better for having read it, uplifted in the truest sense, and I’m sure it will be a story that is read for
many, many years to come.’
- Karen Foxlee, award-winning author of Lenny’s Book of Everything
‘It’s the small acts of human kindness that make this book sing. Heart-swelling, and with
characters that won’t be forgotten.’
- Zana Fraillon, award-winning author of The Bone Sparrow
Katrina Nannestad is an award-winning Australian author. Her books include The Girl Who
Jackie French AM is an award-winning writer, wombat negotiator, the 2014–2015 Australian Brought Mischief, the Girl, the Dog and the Writer series, the Olive of Groves series, the Red Dirt
Children’s Laureate and the 2015 Senior Australian of the Year. Her books have been translated Diaries series, the Lottie Perkins series and Bungaloo Creek.
into many languages and sold over 4 million copies internationally. Rights Held: World English and translation
Rights Held: World English and translationJUNIOR & MIDDLE JUNIOR & MIDDLE
EVIE AND POG: THE GHOST OF
PA R T Y P E R F E C T ! HOWLERS BEACH
TA N I A M c C A R T N E Y JACKIE FRENCH
AGES: 6+ AGES: 10+
In the bestselling tradition of Ella and Olivia, Butter O’Bryan has been told there are ghosts
comes a further book in a new series for early on Howlers Beach, but are there?
readers about best friends, Evie and Pog.
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High in a tree house live two very best friends. Evie and Pog. A ALSO IN Howlers Beach, 1932
girl and a dog.
THE SERIES: Butter O’Bryan lives in a Very Small Castle with his father and three aunts – Aunt Elephant, Aunt
Evie is six years old. She likes reading and baking and rolling on Cake and Aunt Peculiar. These aren’t their real names, of course, just as Butter’s father isn’t really
the daisy-spot grass. called ‘Pongo’.
Pog is a pug. He is two and likes to drink tea and read the And even though Butter is only twelve years old, and the grandson of one of Australia’s most
newspaper. He also likes fixing things. successful Jam Kings, he is very aware of the hardship many people are experiencing.
But most of all, Evie and Pog love to have fun – especially at Butter has been told there are ghosts at the nearby isolated Howlers Beach, but are there? And how
parties! Join them for three further adventures – Book Parade, can the children Butter plays cricket with on the beach simply vanish? Who are these children and
Art Show Muddle and Party Time! why do they refuse his help?
Butter is certain they’re hiding a secret and he’s determined to uncover it.
PRAISE FOR JACKIE FRENCH
‘Jackie French has a passion for history, and an enviable ability to weave the fascinating minutiae
of everyday life into a good story’ – Magpies Magazine
ALSO IN THE SERIES:
Tania McCartney is an author, illustrator and editor with experience in magazines and book
publishing. Tania’s books have won awards and shortlistings, and have been released in Australia,
NZ, the UK, the US, Canada and China. Recent awards include several CBCA Notable books,
the Laurie Copping Award for Distinguished Service to Children’s Literature 2017, and the
SCBWI Crystal Kite Award 2017 for Smile Cry. Tania is the author-illustrator of Mamie and lives
in Canberra with her family. Jackie French AM is an award-winning writer, wombat negotiator, the 2014–2015 Australian
Children’s Laureate and the 2015 Senior Australian of the Year. Her books have been translated
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into many languages and sold over 4 million copies internationally.
Rights Held: World English and translationJUNIOR & MIDDLE JUNIOR & MIDDLE
THE SCHOOLMASTER’S DANNY BEST
DAUGHTER W AT C H T H I S !
JACKIE FRENCH J E N S T O R E R & M I T C H VA N E
AGES: 10+ AGES: 7–11
Drawing on her own family history, this is a story For fans of Funny Kid and Weirdo, comes the
from Jackie French about education in Colonial fourth hilarious book about a legend named
Australia – and how women once had to fight for Danny Best. Best by name, best by reputation ...
their right to it.
Manuscript Available
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Paperback | ISBN 9781460757710
January 1901 Watch this!
Sharks circle a stranded ship as a young girl and her family stagger from the waves … No.
Hang on.
Rescued by a Pacific Islander boy named Jamie, Hannah’s family begin a new life in Port Harris, Read this!
which at first seems a paradise for the schoolmaster’s daughter. But local fortunes are built on Seriously. You will be dazzled by EVERYTHING in this book.
slavery and the whip.
Including:
As the new Federal Parliament passes a law that will force Pacific Islanders from their homes, The boy with the musical bum
Hannah and her mother risk everything to run a secret school, while Hannah and Jamie must fight Rampaging dead dinosaurs.
for their rights to education and equality. Can friendship and love win against prejudice and power? Freaked-out Ninjas in outer space.
Inspired by real events, this powerful new novel brings to life the bravery and battles of the past, And sooo much more!
and gives us courage for the challenges of today. Four new awesome stories from the genius who always, without fail, brings you The Best stories!
PRAISE FOR DANNY BEST
‘The Danny Best book is great! ... I loved all the drawings throughout. My favourite part about
this book was how he overexaggerated everything!’ – Lucas, age 11 on Danny Best: Me First!
‘If there’s a message in this book it’s this: kids like having fun when they read. Let them. A daft,
diverting new series for kids 7 and up.’ – Readings on Danny Best: Full On!
ALSO
IN THE
SERIES:
Jackie French AM is an award-winning writer, wombat negotiator, Australian Children’s Laureate Jen Storer has written many acclaimed books for children, including the best-selling Truly Tan
and the 2015 Senior Australian of the Year. Her books have been translated into many languages series, illustrated by Claire Robertson.
and, and sold over 4 million copies internationally.
Mitch Vane has had a long career as an illustrator and artist. Her distinctive loose energetic style
Rights Held: World English and translation can be seen in many of the children’s books she has illustrated including The Deep End (Ursula
Dubosarsky) and Bed Tails (Meredith Costain).
Rights Held: World English and translationJUNIOR & MIDDLE JUNIOR & MIDDLE
HEROES OF THE H I S N A M E W A S W A LT E R
SECRET UNDERGROUND E M I LY R O D D A
S U S A N N E G E R VAY
AGES: 9+
AGES: 10+
From Australia’s favourite storyteller comes
A timely and powerful timeslip story inspired a story, within a story, that shows us the
by the story of the author’s family in Budapest extraordinary power of true love and solves a
during the Holocaust. decades-old mystery.
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Twelve-year-old Louie lives with her two brothers, Bert and Teddy, in a hotel run by their Once upon a time, in a dark city far away, there lived a boy called Walter, who had nothing but his
grandparents. It is a grand building, rich in history, mysteries … and secrets. name to call his own …
The sudden discovery of a rose-gold locket once thought lost, and the reappearance of a girl from The handwritten book, with its strangely vivid illustrations, has been hidden in the old house for
the past, sends Louie and her brothers spinning back in time. Back to a world at war: Budapest in a long, long time. Tonight, four kids and their teacher will find it. Tonight, at last, the haunting
the winter of 1944, where their Jewish grandparents are hiding secrets of their own. story of Walter and the mysterious, tragic girl called Sparrow will be read - right to the very end …
In a desperate race through the bombed streets of Budapest, the children must find the locket and From one of Australia’s most renowned children’s authors, comes an extraordinary story within a
unravel the mysteries of the past. story - a mystery, a prophecy, a long-buried secret. And five people who will remember this night
for the rest of their lives.
And in doing so they must become heroes themselves.
From bestselling author Susanne Gervay comes a heart-racing timeslip story inspired by her ‘Another magnificent book from Emily Rodda’ – Readings
family’s escape from Budapest during the Holocaust. ‘Imaginative and creative readers will be entranced’ – Junior Books+Publishing
PRAISE AWARDS
‘A story of light and love and exceptional courage’ – Ursula Dubosarsky, best-selling, award- Winner - 2019 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards (Children’s Literature)
winning author and Australian Children’s Laureate 2020 – 2021 Winner - 2019 Australian Book Design Awards (Children’s Fiction Book)
‘Impossible to stop reading. The insights and compassion of her characters will stay with you always’ Winner - 2019 CBCA Book of the Year Awards (Younger Readers)
– Jackie French, best-selling, award-winning author and Australian Children’s Laureate 2014 – 2015
Shortlisted - 2019 Davitt Awards (Children’s)
You’ll find Susanne planting 3000 mangroves in Kiribati; in Istanbul speaking to 1000s of kids Shortlisted - 2019 QLD Literary Awards (Griffith University Children’s Book Award)
about NO bullying; in remote indigenous schools bringing literacy to kids; touring with her I Am Shortlisted - 2018 Aurealis Awards (Best Young Adult Novel)
Jack play adapted by Monkey Baa Theatre across Australia and the USA. An advocate for libraries,
literacy, reading and kids, her acclaimed books are widely endorsed by many associations including
Emily Rodda’s first book, Something Special, was published with Angus & Robertson in 1984.
the Cancer Council NSW, Variety the children’s charity, The Children’s Hospital Westmead, anti-
It marked the beginning of a career that has seen her become one of the most successful children’s
bullying organisations. An ambassador for Room to Read bringing education to the children of the
authors in Australia and around the world. Since then, Emily has written or co-authored over
developing world, Role Model for Books in Homes taking books to disadvantaged and indigenous
ninety books for children. Her books range from picture books to YA novels, and include the
children in Australia, literacy ambassador for many campaigns, she is also Regional Advisor for the
phenomenally successful Deltora Quest series, which has sold nearly 15 million copies worldwide,
Society of Children’s Writers and Illustrators SCBWI promoting the community of writers and
across 25 different languages, and is one of the most popular children’s fantasy series everwritten.
illustrators in Australia and internationally. As the child of refugees, books were a safe and special
She has won the Children’s Book Council of Australia’s Book of the Year (Younger Readers) Award
place to explore the world and ideas. She wants that for all young people. She has been awarded
a record five times.
the Lifetime Social Justice Literature Award by the International Literacy Association, an Order of
Australia and nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. Rights Held: World English and translation
Rights Held: World English and translation Rights Licensed: Japanese (Asunaro Shobo)YOUNG ADULT
Y O U N G A D U LT Y O U N G A D U LT
HOW TO GROW T H E L O N G D I S TA N C E
A FA M I LY T R E E P L AY L I S T
ELIZA HENRY JONES TA R A E G L I N G T O N
AGES: 13+ AGES: 12+
From the author of P is for Pearl comes a heart- Told primarily in emails, instant messenger
warming book about family, friendship and conversations, Skype, notes and texts, this is Jaclyn
what home can mean. Moriarty’s Feeling Sorry for Celia for the modern teen.
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Stella may only be seventeen, but having read every self-help book she can find means she knows
Taylor and Isolde used to be best friends - before THAT FIGHT, 18 months ago. It’s been radio
a thing or two about helping people. She sure wasn’t expecting to be the one in need of help,
silence ever since - until Taylor contacts Isolde to sympathise with her breakup: the breakup that she
though.
never saw coming; the breakup that destroyed her confidence and ended her dreams of joining the
Thanks to her father’s gambling addiction, Stella and her family now find themselves living at National Ballet School.
Fairyland Caravan Park. And hiding this truth from her friends is hard enough without dealing
Taylor’s had his own share of challenges, including a life-altering accident that has brought his
with another secret. Stella’s birth mother has sent her a letter.
hopes of competing at the Winter Olympics to a halt.
As Stella deals with the chaos of her family, she must also confront the secrets and past of her
Isolde responds to Taylor, to be polite. But what starts out as heartbreak-themed Spotify playlists
‘other’ family. But Stella is stronger than she realises.
and shared stories of exes quickly becomes something more.
PRAISE FOR HOW TO GROW A FAMILY TREE And as Taylor and Isolde start to lean on each other, the distance between them begins to feel not so
distant after all ...
‘… a complex and sincere reminder that life doesn’t need to be perfect to be beautiful’
– Books+Publishing A boy. A girl. A one-of-a-kind friendship. Cross-country convos and middle-of-the-night playlists.
With big dreams come even bigger challenges.
AWARDS
Shortlisted - 2020 Queensland Literary Awards (Griffith University Young Adult Book Award)
Eliza Henry Jones was born in Melbourne in 1990. She was a Young Writer-in-Residence at the Tara Eglington grew up in Byron Bay, NSW surrounded by crystals, chakras and sound-based
Katharine Susannah Prichard Writers’ Centre in 2012 and was a recipient of a Varuna residential healing. Tara’s only option for teen rebellion was to complete a non-arts degree and move to
fellowship for 2015. She has qualifications in English, psychology and grief, loss and trauma Sydney for a ‘normal’ career, but she ended up in a creative industry anyway. Tara is the author
counselling. She is currently completing honours in creative writing - exploring bushfire trauma - of four YA novels: How to Keep a Boy from Kissing You, How to Convince a Boy to Kiss You, My
and works in community services. She lives in the Dandenong Ranges with her husband and too Best Friend is a Goddess and The Long-Distance Playlist. Her hobbies when she’s not writing
many animals. include watching endless cat videos on YouTube, planning pretend holidays to the Maldives,
and daydreaming about who would play Hayden Paris in the film adaption of How to Keep a
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Boy from Kissing You.
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