Goldie Alexander's new novel

Congrats to Goldie Alexander on the release of her new junior novel

Hanna

Published by Scholastic Australia in hardcopy and ebook.
isbn 9781743629675

for ages 9+

Hanna Kaminsky loves gymnastics, her best friend Eva, Elza's chicken soup with dumplings, and reading. But in 1939 her happy life disappears. To avoid being herded with the other Jews into the Warsaw Ghetto, she and her family are forced into hiding in the countryside. But who can they trust? Eventually they're rounded up and sent the Ghetto, where they must use whatever skills they have to survive.

Sounds like a can't-put-down one - congrats again Goldie!

Michelle Vasiliu's thought provoking new picture book

Michelle Vasiliu's new picture book has a subject that is very topical.

My Happy Sad Mummy

is an engaging and sensitive picture book about a mother who has bipolar disorder, written from the point of view of a young child. It's an invaluable resource for parents, teachers and mental health workers.

Illustrated by Lucia Masciullo, it's published by JoJo Publishing

For ages preschool to early primary.

Mental heath is an area which really needs to be sensitively explained to children - congrats Michelle! 

Cathy Lane's picture book becomes an iPad app

Congrats to Cathy Lane, on the release of her iPad app picture book

Butterfly Kisses

Originally published as a hardcover book by Margaret Hamilton Books in 1995, Cathy has now published her book under her own imprint

Find it on iTunes

For ages 4 - 8 

Butterfly kisses, those gentle fluttering of eyelashes on cheek, are the ultimate focus of this playful bedtime romp through the animal kingdom. With the tap of a finger, animal movements and sounds are activated. Cicadas chirping, birds calling, tigers roaring!

Sounds like the perfect picture book to be made into an app. Inspirational Cathy - a lot of us should probably be doing the same thing with our out of print titles!