New picture book for Anne Morgan

Congratulations to author Anne Morgan on the publication of

The Way of the Weedy Seadragon

a hardback non-fiction picture book for 6 - 9 year olds illustrated by Lois Bury and published by CSIRO Publishing.

Can you imagine a strange and colourful fish that looks like a dragon? It can't fly or breathe fire, but it is an excellent dancer. This enchanting story takes you under the sea to meet this mysterious sea creature.

Real dragons - magic!

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Gay McKinnon and Anne Morgan win Wilderness Society Award

Congrats to Tassie members Anne Morgan (author) and Gay McKinnon (illustrator) - our Tassie rep - on winning (shared for first place)

The Wilderness Society's 2014 Environmental Award for Children's Literature, Young Readers' category, with:

The Smallest Carbon Footprint in the Land
and other eco-tales

In this delightful collection of organically-grown eco-tales, a prince wants to marry the girl with the smallest carbon footprint in the land; Space Cadet finds out why a planet is like a bowl of porridge; a girl in a little green hoodie tries to save an endangered wolf; and Chicken Licken warns the sea is rising.
Times have changed in Fairytale Land!

What novel twists - great stuff Anne and Gay!