ACT Literacy Award 2026 - Winner!

Huge congratulations to author, Stephanie Owen Reeder and illustrator, Ingrid Bartkowiak on winning the ACT Literary Award for

Peculiar Parents

a hardback PB, for readers aged 6-12 years, published by NLA Publishing

Peculiar Parents explores the weirdly wonderful mating and parenting behaviours of sixty Australian native animals. It won the Children's Nonfiction Award in the ACT Literary Awards 2026, run by MARION Writers.

Peculiar Parents is also shortlisted for the Eve Pownall Award in the CBCA Book of the Year Awards 2026 and can be purchased HERE.

New PB for Angie Cui and Anna Wilson

Congratulations to author, Angie Cui and illustrator, Anna Wilson on the publication of

The Festival of Ice and Snow

a hardback PB, for readers aged 5-8 years, published by UQP

Based on the author’s treasured childhood memories of attending the Harbin Ice and Snow Festival in China, this bilingual picture book is a spectacular celebration of family, cultural traditions and wintertime splendour.

Book Launch - Sunday 16 August, 2.00pm at Readings Kids.

Tickets are free but please book HERE.

This beautiful and charming book helps to celebrate cultural traditions and can be purchased HERE.