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Julie Murphy's Wilderness Society Awards shortlisting

September 24, 2019

Congrats to Julie Murphy on her shortlisting for

The Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children’s Literature (Non-fiction)

for her picture book

My Australia

Illustrated by Garry Fleming

Published by NLA Publishing, in hardback

For ages 4 - 8.

My Australia is a poetic journey across the Australian landscape. Celebrating both the ancient and modern Australia, the book invites readers to travel across the delights of our continent to all the magical places that make up my Australia.

Richly deserved - congrats again Julie!

In Awards Tags Julie Murphy
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Multi shortlistings for Jodie McLeod's picture book

September 17, 2019

Congrats to Jodie McLeod on the huge popularity and success of her wonderful picture book

Leonard the Lyrebird

Which has been shortlisted for the:

2019 REAL Awards, YABBAs (Vic), KOALAs (NSW), CROCs (NT)!!

Illustrated by Eloise Short

For ages 2 - 8.

Leonard is friends with everyone, and boy, can he sing! But will his singing talents impress the one friend he really wants? In a story about friendship, bravery and being yourself, join this charismatic bird as he searches for the song that will change his life …

Voting coming up soon, at the end of this term.

Wow - what an amazing array of honours, and obviously richly deserved! Congrats again Jodie!

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Sonia Bestulic shortlisted for Speech Pathology Awards

August 26, 2019

Congrats to Sonia Bestulic, whose wonderful picture book

Reece Give Me Some Peace

Illustrated by Nancy Bevington

has been shortlisted for the

Speech Pathology Book of the Year Awards 2019, 0 - 3 category

Published by Big Sky Publishing, in hardback

For ages birth - 7.

Richly deserved - congrats again Sonia!

In Awards Tags Sonia Bestulic
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