Another new book for Victoria Mackinlay!

It’s a bumper month for Victoria Mackinlay as we celebrate the fact that not one but two picture books written by her are being published in July. See the previous blog post for the first title. Here we congratulate her on the publication of

The Lion Who Came to Stay

illustrated by Ronojoy Ghosh and published by Omnibus, Scholastic.

When Francis writes a letter to his parents in India, it results in a remarkable Christmas gift - a lion cub. They become the closest of friends, exploring the city, searching the sky for stars and learning to ROAR!

This is the true story of my beloved grandfather who was gifted a lion cub by a Maharajah when he was 8 years old. My grandfather is now 96 and still remembers his adorable and playful lion, Singh.

Book launch: Saturday 24th July, 2pm at Glee Books
Come along for lion face painting, meet the author and the illustrator and hear a very special reading of this remarkable true story.

New book for Victoria Mackinlay

Congratulations to Victoria Mackinlay on the publication of

The Bark Book

a picture book for 3-8 years illustrated by Beth Harvey and published by Harper Collins.

Dog bark. Tree bark. Let's go see bark.
A charming new picture book, full of barks and plenty of heart.
The perfect story for animal-lovers and nature-lovers everywhere from rising stars Victoria Mackinlay and Beth Harvey.

Book launch: Saturday 10th July, 10am at Where The Wild Things Are (Brisbane).
Join us for craft, live doggie drawing with Beth and a very special story time to mark the launch of their barking brilliant new book.
Register via their Facebook.

New book for Jane Smith

Congratulations to Jane Smith on the publication of

The Lady with the Lamp

a junior fiction book for 7-12 illustrated by Pat Kan. This is book 4 of the Carly Mills, Pioneer Girl series and is published by Big Sky Publishing.

Thrust back into London of over a hundred years ago, when women were not allowed to have real careers, Carly meets one woman who is about to change it all: Florence Nightingale.

Each book in this series has a historical note and mock Q&A with the historical figure at the end.