Award for Andrea Rowe and Hannah Sommerville

Congratulations to author Andrea Rowe and Illustrator Hannah Sommerville on being awarded

Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year

for their book

Jetty Jumping

a picture book for 5-12 year olds published by Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing

2021

Jetty Jumping has been awarded the Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year for 5 to 8-year-olds. The Awards aim to promote quality Australian books that help children get the best, most literate start in life.

Jetty Jumping has been respected as being a captivating book combining a compelling narrative format with themes of bravery and emotion. It has served as an excellent resource for teaching a large range of concepts and higher-level language skills.

Congratulations on the award! This book was also the winner of the 2022 CBCA Picture book of the year early childhood!

Award shortlist for Rebecca Fraser

Congratulations to author Rebecca Fraser on being shortlisted in the

Readings Children’s Prize

for her novel

Sea Glass

A JF novel for 7-12 year olds published by Wombat Books March 2023

Sea Glass has been shortlisted for the 2023 Readings Children's Prize. Now in its 10th year, The Readings Children's Prize is presented to the best contribution to Australian children’s literature from an emerging author.

Congratulations Rebecca and we wish you well with the awards!