New PB for Sally Barns and Noémie Gionet Landry

Congratulations to author Sally Barns and illustrator Noémie Gionet Landry on the publication of

How to Train a Dad

a hardback picture book for ages 4-8 years published by Affirm Kids

29 July 2025

CLICK HERE to purchase the book.

We'll start with the basics, like tea parties and bear hugs. Soon you will be unlocking trickier features, like dad jokes. By the end of this manual, you'll be equipped with a fully trained dad. Good luck!

Book Launch
A book launch will be held at the Launceston Library on Saturday 9 August, 2025. CLICK HERE to register.

Finalist Award for Loraine Rushton, Adele Vincent and Andrew McIntosh

Congratulations to authors Loraine Ruston and Adele Vincent and illustrator Andrew McIntosh!

Their book

Shout It Out! Yoga Therapy for Emotional Resilience

was a finalist in the

Mind, Body and Spirit Category of the 2025 Next Generation Indie Book Awards.

‘Shout It Out! Yoga Therapy for Emotional Resilience’ is a hardback picture book for ages 3-10, published by Little Steps Publishing.

CLICK HERE to purchase the book.

Award Shortlisting for Vaughan Duck

Congratulations to Vaughan Duck for his short-listing in the

I Am Writing Picture Books Competition

Vaughan’s picture book manuscript ‘Pigeon the Chicken,’ was short-listed (top 10) in the ‘I Am in Print Competition.’ The competition was judged by editors from Little Tiger books in the UK and had 595 entries.