Congratulations to Kaye Baillie whose picture book
won the 3-5 years category in the Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year 2021. This book was illustrated by Tracie Grimwood and published by New Frontier Publishing in May 2020.
The Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards aim to promote children’s books as literacy tools, as well as raising awareness of the role of speech pathologists play in helping children develop language and literacy skills.
Bravo and congratulations to Kathleen Smart on being awarded the
Rising Star Award in the Australian Game Developer Awards.
Find our more at Joy Everafter Stories.
The Rising Star Award is for people who have made significant contributions to the Australian Games Industry in the past 1 – 5 years. They have become invaluable members to the community and show immense talent in their field.
As Kathleen Smart says:
I make digital storybooks for children which feature diverse characters and are accessible to deaf or blind players. They are designed to increase children's empathy for strangers.
Congratulations to author and illustrator Caroline Magerl. Illustrations from her forthcoming book
will be the main contemporary book at ‘The Illustrators’. This annual exhibition held by Chris Beetles Gallery in London is the largest and most popular annual event worldwide for cartoon and illustration collectors.
This year, the show will be opened by the great Michael Morpurgo and Caroline Magerl has been invited as the guest of honour at the opening weekend 20 / 21 November.
Piano Fingers will be published here in Australia by Walker Books in early 2022.
