Congratulations to illustrator Peter Baldwin and author Amelia Tonta on the publication of
a hardback picture book for ages 4-8, published by Affirm Press
27 May 2025
On her birthday, Frankie wishes for a puppy—and gets way more than she bargained for! With a python, the fire brigade, and a startled cat in the mix, it’s a wildly funny tale of chaos and optimism.
Be careful what you wish for - you might get it!
Congratulations to illustrator Marjorie Crosby-Fairall for being selected as a Finalist for the Bologna Portfolio Award.
The "Bologna Portfolio Award" aims to recognize the illustrator's portfolio as a fundamental tool for professional development, emphasizing its primary role as a means to access new job opportunities and as a communication tool between the illustrator and key players in the publishing industry.
The purpose of the initiative is to highlight those characteristics of the portfolio, such as clarity of presentation and consistency of language, that make it a professional facilitator between the world of creativity and content production.
After its debut at the Guadalajara fair, the new "Bologna Portfolio Award" had its first Italian stop at the Bologna Children's Book Fair 2025. On this occasion, participation in the award was exclusively dedicated to the finalist illustrators of the 2025 Illustrators Exhibition, as a recognition of their talent.
The qualification phase for the final selection of the winner took place on April 3rd as part of the "Portfolio Marathon 2025" initiative, held within "The Illustrators Survival Corner" program during the Bologna Children's Book Fair.
The much-loved Australian reimagining of Edward Lear’s nonsense poem “The Owl and the Pussycat,” now in board book published by Walker Books Australia.
The croc and the platypus trundled off
in a rusty old Holden ute.
They took some damper and tea in a hamper
and bundled it up in the boot.
Congratulations to author Jackie Hosking and illustrator Marjorie Crosby-Fairall!
