Award Shortlist for Deborah Abela

Congratulations to author Deborah Abela

Speech Pathology Australia: Shortlisted Book of the Year

The Book of Wondrous Possibilities

A paperback junior fiction for 8-12 year olds published by Penguin Random House

2022

Arlo lives with his mouse and uncle above their bookshop. When a girl called Lisette begs him to hide her from a murderer, he’s swept into a world of kidnappings, dragons and an enemy determined to destroy everything he loves.

This is the third award for the novel, having previously been shortlisted for the CBCA Book of the Year Awards and the KOALA, KROC and YABBA awards.

Congratulations Deborah. A fantastic book!

New PB for Lauren Mullinder

Congratulations to illustrator Lauren Mullinder on the publication of

Birdie Lights up the World

written by Alison McLennan

a hardback picture book for 4-8 year olds published by EK Books

June 2023

Birdie thinks her song is a gift that lights up the night sky. But when she loses her voice and the moon rises without her, Birdie sets out to find a new purpose.

Book Launch - Saturday 24th June 2-4pm, Burnside Library. Book here

New PB for Julie Thorndyke

Congratulations to author Julie Thorndyke on the publication of

Alice's Shoe

illustrated by Jennifer Harrison

A hardback non fiction picture book for ages 4+ published by MidnightSun Publishing. Available for preorder here.

July 2023

Alice’s Shoe tells the childhood story of Alice Betteridge, deafblind after an illness aged two years. A country child, Alice hated shoes—but shoe was her first breakthrough word in tactile sign language. She became known as “Australia’s Helen Keller”.

Such a beautiful book!