Corinne Fenton’s been extra busy!

Congrats to Corinne Fenton, former head of SCBWI Vic, Tas and SA for no less than 3 wonderful bits of news:

 Chasing Shadows

illustrated by Hannah Sommerville, came out this month.
Published by Ford Street Publishing
ISBN 9781925000153
For ages 5+

Everyone feels sad sometimes, but when sadness lingers, shadows appear. Will a wriggly, mischievous surprise help Beth chase her shadows away?

plus

Hey Mum, I Love You

will be released in April by Black Dog Books (Walker Books Aust)
ISBN9781922244581
For ages 0+, it's in the same series as the popular "Oh Baby!" and "Hey Baby!"

Hey Mum, do you know how much I love you? With gorgeous photos of baby animals – bound to be another winner!  

plus

Corinne has been announced as the 2014/15 Judge of the Junior Categories, Dorothea MacKellar Poetry Awards

What a year – triple congrats Corinne!

Toni Brisland's new junior novel

Congrats to Toni Brisland on the release of the print version of the second in the popular DemiChat series: 

DemiChat and the Lost Mummy

With digital illustrations by Cheryl Cruz

Published by Dragonpencil, Georgia,
ISBN 9781601311733 
Print version $12.95 available from the author  
Book $USD2.99 available on Amazon    
For junior readers 9 – 11  

After their escapades in Italy, Himalayan cat DemiChat and Lord Flannery Beagle find themselves whisked to Egypt to search for a lost mummy. Surviving grave robbers is hard enough, but when an evil Mau, Sera, and her motley cat gang lead them into a trap, Demi realises the past and present are entertwined. Flannery is willing to risk everything to save Demi. With a Sherlock Holmes style code and Egyptian hieroglyphic  Readers will be kept guessing till the very end – thrilling!  

 

Hazel Edwards writes a travel story with her son Trevelyan Quest Edwards

A great story here:
Hazel Edwards and Trevelyan Quest (real name) Edwards have co written

Trail Magic

Published by Brolga Publishing, distributed by Pan Macmillan
ISBN 9781922175359. $20 print, Ebook coming.

Launch coming up – Sunday Feb 23 5 pm, Nightcliff Aquatic Centre, 259, Casuarina Drive, Nightcliff, Darwin, NT

This is the easy to read, candidly humorous memoir of Trevelyan's (at 4 he was the inspiration for 'There's a Hippo on Our Roof Eating Cake') epic walk along the Appalachian trail – 2184 miles from Georgia to Maine! He wore out 2 pairs of shoes in 5 months. Great for young male readers in particular.

And the photo on the cover isn't photoshopped!