New JNF for Stephanie Owen Reeder

Congratulations to author Stephanie Owen Reeder for the publication of

Courageous Kids and Their Amazing Adventures.

A junior non-fiction for ages 6 plus, published by NLA Publishing, to be released

01 November 2023.

Illustrated by Liz Duthie

Courageous Kids and Their Amazing Adventures features five true tales of bravery and survival from the multi-award-winning Heritage Heroes series, plus two new stories: Brave Bee and the Castaway Kids and Clever Quong Tart and the New Gold Mountain.  

The book launch will be at the Book Cow in Canberra in early November. Details to come!

True stories about brave kids. Can’t wait to read it!

Fellowship for Andrea Rowe

Congratulations to author Andrea Rowe, recipient of the

May Gibbs Children's Literature Trust Creative Time Fellowship 2024

The May Gibbs Children's Literature Trust promotes the creation of contemporary Australian children’s literature in the belief that children’s books, written and illustrated by Australians, are vital to the well-being, creativity and literacy of our children. See here for details.

What a great opportunity to spend stress free time creating!

New JNF for Frances Mackay

Congratulations to author Frances Mackay on the publication of

Mammals and Birds of Tasmania.

Cover illustration by Carolyn Daly.

This paperback junior non fiction for 5-10 year olds published by Frances Mackay is available September 2023.

A fun fact information book with printable activities exploring the amazing birds animals of Tasmania.

Book launch - to join the book launch team, click here.

So much I didn’t know, and I’m a Tasmanian!