2020 Publication Catalogue

Catalogue 2020

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Welcome / Publishing Info ...... 4 Parmesan, the Reluctant Racehorse...... 18 Index The World’s Worst Pirate...... 19 Lola & Grandpa ...... 5 New ! Clover’s Big Ideas ...... 20 Monkey Mind ...... 6 New ! A House of Mud ...... 7 New ! Johnny’s Beard...... 21 Join The Armidale Parade! ...... 8 New ! Six Sleepy Mice...... 22 See Monkey...... 9 Yes! No...... 23 New ! Bigger Than Yesterday, Smaller Than Tomorrow...... 10 The Tiger Who Came to Tea at Raffles Hotel ...... 24 New ! Tissywoo and the Worry Monsters...... 11 The Christmas Garden...... 25 Window of Hope...... 12

Future Books 2020 ...... 26 Where’s Lucky?...... 13 Future Books 2021 ...... 27 In the Shadow of an Elephant.. 14 Future Books 2022 ...... 28 The Big Old Rambutan Tree...... 15 New ! Ziggy’s Zoo ...... 16 Notes To Self ...... 29 Evie is all Ears ...... 17 New ! Purchasing Details ...... 30-32

2 3 Lola and Grandpa Family, Relationships, Loss Welcome to Little Pink Dog Books! ASHLING KWOK & We pride ourselves in publishing the YVONNE LOW works of new and emerging authors & illustrators. Publication date 1st April 2020 New ! Every Sunday Lola visits her

LPDB Partner & Publisher Pos tal: LPDB Publishing Grandpa. They spend the day Kathy Creamer PO Box 2039 Armidale, exploring the universe and teaching [email protected] NSW 2350, Aus tralia each other about the world. But LPDB Partner & Publisher Rights then one day everything changes. Dr. Peter Creamer Lucy Wawrzyniak Grandpa isn’t there anymore. Lola struggles to deal with the loss. [email protected] [email protected] But as time goes by Lola realises that her Grandpa will always be with her - in her heart and in the memories they made.

Exisle Publishing are the official distributor for Little Pink Dog Books. A beautiful and gently Teacher’s notes and classroom resources are available from www.LittlePinkDogBooks.com reassuring story of love, All titles, specifications and prices are subject to change. loss, and the value Australia New Zealand of memories. Togetherness, Memories Media Relations General & Production Manager Alison Worrad Carole Doesburg | [email protected] [email protected] ABOUT THE AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR... Media Relations, Sales & Marketing Enquiries Renee Hollis Ashling wrote her first picture book when she was 14 years [email protected] [email protected] old, Although it never saw the light of day, Ashling knew Ph: +61 2 4998 3327 from that day onwards that she wanted to spend the rest of Enquiries her life creating stories and playing with words. Ph: +64 3 477 1615 USA & Canada [email protected] Publicity Yvonne is an illustrator, writer and award-winning Nathan Thomas artist. She enjoys playing with words and colours and [email protected] United Kingdom is particularly inspired by nature. Her work is whimsical, Media, & Sales Enquiries often has a dash of humour and always tries to tell a USA Sales & Distribution Nathan Thomas Quarto Publishing Group USA story. She works mainly in pencil and watercolour, but also [email protected] ISBN 978-0-6486528-0-9 [email protected] dabbles in acrylic, pen and ink, pastel, digital media and Ph: +44 7487 222216 Ph: 800 328 0590 / 612 344 8100 Chinese brush painting. [email protected] Canadian Manda Group Distribution RIGHTS AND DISTRIBUTION: USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand [email protected] Hachette UK | Ph: 01235 759555 Ph: 416 516 0911 ISBN 9780648652809 | Hardcover | 245 x 245mm, 9.8 x 9.8 [email protected] Fax: 416 516 0917 9 780648 652809 > inches | 32 Pages, Colour | Target Range: 3-8 years | RRP AU $24.95 | NZ 24.95 | UK £12.95 | USA $18.95 | CAN $24.95 4 - words and pictures by new and emerging talent - 5 Monkey Mind A House of Mud Family Activities REBECCA J PALMER SOPHIE MASSON & KATRINA FISHER Publication date 1st August 2020 New ! Piper wants to try lots of new Publication date 1st August 2020 New ! things, but something always Building a mudbrick house is stops her - her monkey! Some an adventure for everyone— monkeys are playful. Some Mum, Dad, kids and even Tess, monkeys are fun. Some monkeys the family dog! Heading out to the are even helpful. block to help make bricks, seeing

Anxieties, Emotions Anxieties, Not Piper’s monkey. It’s very, VERY naughty! Everyone else can their house take shape week by week, the children decide that tame their monkeys. So why can’t Piper? Tess needs her own house too… With warmth, sensitivity and liveliness in words and pictures. Monkey Mind This book recreates is a gentle the fun -and work! of a story for special family experience: children and in building your own Environment, Teamwork adults about the worrying unique house thoughts that cause anxiety ABOUT THE AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR... Seeing A House of Mud become a picture book has long been a dream of hers ABOUT THE AUTHORSTRATOR... and Author Sophie Masson is delighted to have found such a wonderful illustrator! Rebecca worked in the design and advertising industry as a Katrina is a freelance illustrator based on the Bellarine graphic designer/illustrator, and taught design and humanities at Peninsula, south-west of Melbourne. She studied Fine Art Universities and Colleges in both WA and Queensland. When at TAFE and University, and in 2016 she completed her two children entered primary school, Rebecca a post graduate degree in Visual Communication Design became an education assistant, then a teacher. at Deakin University. Katrina works from her home studio, She is interested in visual literacy and devising illustrating for a range of clients and undertaking her own children’s books that help children to build the personal projects. She works with traditional mediums skills, the resilience, the acceptance and the and finds it wonderfully satisfying when her work ISBN 978-0-6482563-8-0desire to persist in the face of life’s challenges. Currently a teacher at connectsISBN 978-0-6482563-2-8 with people and brings joy to the Palmyra Primary School, Rebecca can’t wait to tell her students that viewer. she finally did it. RIGHTS AND DISTRIBUTION: USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand RIGHTS AND DISTRIBUTION: USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand

Range: 3-7 years | RRP Target Target Hardcover | 238 x 238mm, 9.4 x 9.4 A fun and lovable and lovable A fun | journey shared with a with shared journey most cherished soft toy. soft cherished most See Monkey See SOPHIE MASSON & SOPHIE CREAMER KATHY From morning to night, Monkey to night, From morning And fun. play and have loves to can go a bit even if his antics A always endearing! wrong, he’s about the busy warm, funny story and his favourite day of a toddler sharing. perfect for toy, 9780994626981 | USA $18.95 | CAN $24.95 $24.95 | NZ 24.95 | UK £12.95 | USA inches | 32 Pages Colour | ISBN Sophie Masson is the award-winning author of - cleverly crafted stories on important themes - - cleverly ABOUT THE AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR... AUTHOR THE ABOUT Born in Indonesia to French parents and brought up in FranceBorn in Indonesia to French parents and and Australia, and adults, publishedover 60 books, for children, young adults Sophie has begun Recently, Australia and internationally. in Tales Trickster Two writing picture books, with the first being (Christmas Press 2013), and no lessAllan from Russia, illustrated by David than three published in 2017: Once Upon An ABC, illustrated by Christopher Rainbows, illustrated by Michael McMahon (Little Nielsen, (Little Hare); Two Australia). (Hachette Hare) and Building Site Zoo, illustrated by Laura Wood illustrator has been published by Oxford and writer who Kathy is a children’s Julia Gabriel Communications, September University Press, Reed International, Book in Children’s She has an MA 21, Christmas Press and other organisations. Anglia Ruskin University Art at School of Illustration from the renowned Cambridge successful publishing ventures including in England. She has also run several and Little Pink Dog Books. Creative Characters Publishing (UK) USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand RIGHTS AND DISTRIBUTION: USA, Canada, United Kingdom, !

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1st April 2019 1st Target Range: 3-7 years | Target Softcover | 238 x 238mm, 9.4 x 9.4 | and diverse people. and diverse A celebration of the of the A celebration Autumn change by the the by change Autumn town’s local personalities personalities local town’s SOPHIE MASSON & SOPHIE KATHY CREAMER KATHY Publication date Join The Join Parade! Armidale It’s Festival time in Festival time in It’s getting everyone’s Armidale, and ready for floats and costumes $14.95

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is a children’s illustrator and writer Kathy Creamer is a children’s Press, Reed who has been published by Oxford University September 21, Christmas Press International, Julia Gabriel Communications, Book Illustration from the Children’s in MA and other organisations. She has an in England. She Anglia Ruskin University Art at renowned Cambridge School of ventures including Creative Characters has also run several successful publishing Publishing (UK) and Little Pink Dog Books. Born in Indonesia to French parents and broughtBorn in Indonesia to French parents and Australia, Sophie Masson is the up in France and for children,award-winning author of over 60 books, Australia and young adults and adults, published in internationally. the big street parade. For the new family in town, it’s even more it’s For the new family in town, the big street parade. colour and magic is their first time to join in the exciting: for this and fun! 97 www.LittlePinkDogBooks.com

Festive Diversity Festive Community, Fun, Participation Fun, Community, 8 Family, Anxiety Emotion, Mindfulness, Courage 11 AU

Range: 3-7 years | RRP Target Target Hardcover | 238 x 238mm, 9.4 x 9.4 | TRISH DONALD TRISH Tissywoo Worry the and Monsters is a little girl who is about to Tissywoo the first time. She isstart school for anxious. Her anxietyexcited but also worry monster. turns into a little 9780994626912 | USA $18.95 | CAN $24.95 $24.95 | NZ 24.95 | UK £12.95 | USA inches | 32 Pages Colour | ISBN Tissywoo remembers something her mother told remembers something her mother Tissywoo her to do when the worry monsters come along. Tissywoo uses Tissywoo come along. overwhelm her! Scared and frightened overwhelm her! breathing techniques to calm herself; to appear. They grow so big they threaten toThey grow so big to appear. using slow deep breaths in and out. using slow deep breaths in and As Tissywoo keeps worrying, more monsters begin keeps worrying, more monsters Tissywoo As - discovery and promotion of new talent - - discovery The more she controls her breathing the the her breathing she controls The more monsters worry the and she feels, better threatening. less grow ABOUT THE AUTHORSTRATOR... THE ABOUT Christchurch Arts degree from Canterbury University, has a Bachelor of Fine Trish Design. Her design career has seen herNew Zealand where she majored in Graphic design atAustralia as well as teaching graphic work in a variety of studios in NZ and Trish within the institute. where she helped to build a vibrant design community TAFE, Armidale, for the University of New England, is currently a Learning Media Producer 126 She has exhibited her work in galleries such as NERAM, Gallery Australia. NSW, developed a passion but in recent times has Art Gallery, Regional Tamworth and the picture books. Please visit for children’s for creating sweet and quirky characters blog at tissywoo.blogspot.com.au Trish’s USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand RIGHTS AND DISTRIBUTION: USA, Canada, United Kingdom, AU Range: 4-10 years | RRP Target Target Hardcover | 238 x 238mm, 9.4 x 9.4 Available in CHINA Available | | Bigger than than Bigger Yesterday, than Smaller Tomorrow ROBERT VESCIO & VESCIO ROBERT CREAMER KATHY 9780648652861 9780994626950 inches | 32 Pages Colour | | USA $18.95 | CAN $24.95 $24.95 | NZ 24.95 | UK £12.95 | USA ISBN ISBN > English (Distribution in China) 652861 780648

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9 ABOUT THE AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR... AUTHOR THE ABOUT USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand RIGHTS AND DISTRIBUTION: USA, Canada, United Kingdom, RIGHTS SOLD: An entertaining tale tale An entertaining craves who a child about but longs independence security. for Hannah and Dad and their dog, Hugo, are going camping and their dog, Hugo, are going Hannah and Dad home and look after first time! Mum has to stay together for the than isn’t afraid because she is bigger Hannah baby Connor. than approaches… is Hannah bigger But when night yesterday. she really thinks? www.LittlePinkDogBooks.com ’s many picture books include Jack and Mia many ’s author Robert Vescio Award-winning listed on the NSW Premier’s Books) (Wombat Barnaby Reading Challenge 2017, (Wombat of Bunnyville (Big Sky Publishing), Marlo Can Fly and the Lost Treasure Books) listed on the NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge 2015. Kathy Creamer is a illustrator and writer who has been published by Oxford University Press,children’s September 21 and Christmas Press.Reed International, Julia Gabriel Communications, ventures including Creative CharactersShe has also run several successful publishing Publishing (UK) and Little Pink Dog Books.

Security, Independence Security, Family, Anxiety Family, ANIMALS, BEREAVEMENT, CONSERVATION BEREAVEMENT, ANIMALS, 10 ANIMALS, BEREAVEMENT, CONSERVATION Window Of Hope Where’s Lucky? Animals, Conservation ROBERT VESCIO & JACQUI HALPIN & DEMELSA HAUGHTON SANDRA SEVERGNINI Max spends her days staring out Lucky, the orphaned swamp the window. She lives in a world wallaby, has a knack for getting into of silence, hurt and alone with her mischief. While Theresa and Tony thoughts. But with the help of a care for him, and their mob of other little bird, Max learns that she can joeys, Lucky gets into lots of places bravely rebuild her world and give he should not be. Where will they life a second chance. A poignant Reprinted find Lucky next? story about how a disability does not mean the end of possibilities. An amusing tale about the A story about resilience

Family, Anxiety, Disability Anxiety, Family, delights and difficulties of caring and a girl’s wonderful for orphaned joeys. relationship with a little bird. ABOUT THE AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR... ABOUT THE AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR... Author Jacqui Halpin writes junior fiction, picture books,

Award-winning author Robert Vescio’s picture books include, Bigger Than Yesterday, and short stories (for adults and children). Her short Empathy, Humour, Love Smaller Than Tomorrow (Little Pink Dog Books), Finn and Puss (EK Books), Eric stories appear in anthologies by Stringybark Publishing and Creative Kids Tales. Finds A Way (Wombat Books) listed on the NSW, VIC and QLD Premier’s Reading Jacqui’s first picture book, Parmesan the Reluctant Racehorse, was published by Challenge for 2018; Ella Saw The Tree (Big Sky Publishing), Jack and Mia (Wombat Little Pink Dog Books in 2017. While writing and editing, Jacqui loves to sip tea Books) listed on the NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge for 2017; Barnaby and the Lost from fine china and eat copious amounts of chocolate. Please visit Treasure of Bunnyville (Big Sky Publishing), Marlo Can Fly (Wombat Books) listed on Jacqui’s website at www.jacquihalpin.com the NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge for 2015; No Matter Who We’re With (IP Kidz). He has more picture books due to be released soon. After being the owner of an art gallery and retail store, Sandra finally decided it was well and truly With a lifelong love of traditional stories, and anything time to nurture her lifetime passion and focus on magical or supernatural, Demelsa is influenced by stories the wonder that is children’s picture books. This far removed from real life and endeavours to capture this is the first book Sandra has illustrated for Little and a sense of possibility in her work. Demelsa has illustrated Pink Dog Books, In the Shadow of an Elephant two picture books with animal rights publisher Tusk Books, and is her second. See more of Sandra’s work at www. a book full of fairytales, Jolis Contes d’Andersen, with Fleurus. severgnini.com.au

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GEORGIE DONAGHEY KATHY CREAMER & SANDRA SEVERGNINI Publication date 1st May 2020 New ! One terrible night the ground Despite the warnings from her rumbled, and dark shapes appeared friends, an orangutan named in the distance. A cracking sound Ginger rears an orphaned tiger tore through the air; Lualani’s life cub as her own. When the growing Reprinted was changed forever. ‘Don’t be Reprinted tiger’s natural instincts begin to afraid. I will look after you.’ Jabari reached out his hand. Through show, the two have to part ways. This gentle story of friendship and Animals, Conservation Animals, life’s challenges they will embrace the joys of dancing the struggle to survive in the threatened Sumatran rainforest, will in the shadow of an elephant. help children understand environmental impacts and offers hope for the future of the quickly diminishing wild Orangutan population. A touching story of a life-long friendship set on the edge of the Net proceeds from this book will be donated to support efforts African Savanna. to protect and conserve Kindness, Fire, Recovery ABOUT THE AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR... orangutans in the wild... Author Georgie’s involvement with the children’s writing industry is extensive as a past President of the CBCA Sutherland branch and ABOUT THE AUTHORSTRATOR... founder of Creative Kids Tales; an industry recognised website dedicated to assisting Australian emerging children’s authors. In Kathy Creamer is a children’s illustrator and writer the Shadow of an Elephant will be Georgie’s second book with who has been published by Oxford University Press, Little Pink Dog Books, the first being Clover’s Big Ideas, Reed International, Julia Gabriel Communications, released in 2017. September 21, Christmas Press, Second Look and other organisations. She has an MA in Children’s Sandra’s fascination for the amazing world around Book Illustration from the renowned Cambridge her inspires her and brings sensitivity and humour School of Art at Anglia Ruskin University in England. to her illustrations. This is the second book Sandra has illustrated for Little Kathy first supported the conservation of ISBN 978-0-6482563-7-3 Pink Dog Books, the first being the Orangutans with My Cousin, Ah Meng, a book for the delightful Where’s Lucky? Singapore Zoological Gardens.

RIGHTS AND DISTRIBUTION: USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand RIGHTS AND DISTRIBUTION: USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand Friendship, Trust, Loss Trust, Friendship, ISBN 9780648256311 | Hardcover | 238 x 238mm, 9.4 x 9.4 ISBN 9780648256373 | Hardcover | 238 x 238mm, 9.4 x 9.4 inches | 32 Pages Colour | Target Range: 4-10 years | RRP AU 9780648 256373 > inches | 32 Pages Colour | Target Range: 3-7 years | RRP AU $24.95 | NZ 24.95 | UK £12.95 | USA $18.95 | CAN $24.95 $24.95 | NZ 24.95 | UK £12.95 | USA $18.95 | CAN $24.95 14 www.LittlePinkDogBooks.com - cleverly crafted stories on important themes - 15 Ziggy’s Zoo Evie is all Ears Animals, Challenges PAT SIMMONS & VICKY PRATT KELLIE BYRNES & LESLEY MCGEE Ziggy’s Zoo is a rhyming picture book text which describes a young Publication date 1st August 2020 New ! girl playing in her garden, creating Evie loves school. She loves seeing a zoo consisting of live mini Conservation her friends, using her long snout beasts, a toy, the family dog, and to sniff out food, and digging with finally, her parents. Ziggy wants sharp claws through fresh dirt. But to find ten exhibits, so counting unlike her classmates, Evie can’t is also a feature of the book, as is identification of hear the teacher’s instructions… no matter how hard she tries. hidden creatures embedded in the illustrations. When a way for Evie to be “all ears” arrives, is this little bilby willing to accept the help? The story focuses on play, both natural and imaginary. A gentle, stunning exploration of a relevant issue with a look ABOUT THE AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR... at the life of one of Australia’s Pat Simmons is a writer of poetry, short stories, flash fiction and picture books for children. She lives at Scarborough on the NSW South Coast with a menagerie most endangered mammals... of critters, which includes cats, dogs and a quantity of stick insects. She has a prompting discussion and Bachelor degree in Children’s Services and an Advanced Diploma in Community Service Management. She has worked with children in a variety of childcare understanding.

and museum settings and has also taught child studies at TAFE. Her work has Disability, Adapting been published in anthologies and children’s literary magazines including NSW ABOUT THE AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR... School Magazine, Alphabet Soup & Looking Glass Magazine. She has won writer competitions in Australia and the UK. Kellie Byrnes is a children’s author, freelance writer, blogger, reviewer and presenter. Her first picture book, Vicky works primarily in watercolour Cloud Conductor, was published in May 2018. Her second pencil, colour pencil, ink and line and third picture books will be published by EK Books. And work. This is her third commission her latest book, Evie is all Ears, will be published by Little as an illustrator of children’s books. Pink Dog Books in 2020. She is active in the arts community A Freelance Graphic Designer, Illustrator and avid travel having helped establish an art group photographer, Lesley McGee is inspired by the world around called INKed which is a safe online ISBN 978-0-6486528-2-3 her. She enjoys writing and illustrating for children and drawing environment for artists who use ink. commissioned portraits. RIGHTS AND DISTRIBUTION: USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand RIGHTS AND DISTRIBUTION: USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand

Nature, Environment, Mini-Beasts Environment, Nature, ISBN 9780994626905 | Hardcover | 238 x 238mm, 9.4 x 9.4 ISBN 9780648652823 | Hardcover | 245 x 245mm, 9.8 x 9.8 inches | 32 Pages Colour | Target Range: 3-7 years | RRP AU 9 780648 652823 > inches | 32 Pages, Colour | Target Range: 3-7 years | RRP AU $24.95 | NZ 24.95 | UK £12.95 | USA $18.95 | CAN $24.95 $24.95 | NZ 24.95 | UK £12.95 | USA $18.95 | CAN $24.95 16 www.LittlePinkDogBooks.com - discovery and promotion of new talent - 17 Parmesan, The World’s Achievement The Reluctant Worst Pirate Racehorse MICHELLE WORTHINGTON & KATRIN DREILING JACQUI HALPIN & Pirates are swashbuckling, Achievement JOHN PHILLIPS treasure hunting, buccaneers Parmesan, the racehorse, thinks he’s of the seven seas. But if your a dog. Instead of training with other mother is the Pirate Captain

horses, he’s off with his doggy friends Reprinted and you can’t stand on deck playing doggy games. Will he be ready to run like a racehorse in the without getting seasick... that makes William the Spring Carnival? World’s Worst Pirate. When the ship is attacked, A humorous light-hearted tale can he use his own special talent to save the day? that celebrates the joy A young pirate who feels out of place faces a challenge of being yourself and Confidence, Esteem, Courage running your own race. that demonstrates his true potential! ABOUT THE ABOUT THE AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR... AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR... Michelle is an internationally published award-winning author of empowering Author Jacqui Halpin’s passion for children’s literature started when reading picture books for children. Two-time winner of the International Book bedtime stories to her children. They outgrew their childhood books but Jacqui Award for Children’s Hardcover Fiction and finalist in the USA never did. Jacqui writes junior fiction, picture books, and short stories (for adults Best Book Awards, Michelle also received a Gellett Burgess and children). She has a love of bookshops, and should never be allowed to enter Award for Children’s Literature and a Silver Moonbeam the children’s book section with a credit card in her possession. Award for her contribution to celebrating diversity in Picture Books. Katrin Dreiling is a teacher-trained illustrator based John Phillips is a self taught artist and musician and has been creative all his life. in Brisbane who loves to come up with quirky creations that His skills soon caught the eye of a national company, and for many years he was inspire children to get creative themselves. She has also producing everything from cartoons, children’s birthday cards, and sympathy card provided the characters for animated university lectures and scenes, right through to calligraphy and advertising material. But the artist’s first government staff coaching videos. Her passion, however, is love is illustrating. ‘I do have a rather weird sense of humour,’ he says, ‘and I love to illustrate for children’s books and work creatively in a team. to capture all sorts of animals in outlandish, goofy situations.’

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Achievement an unlikely friendship. Being the enough to help the forest animals smallest in the paddock isn’t easy. get through the long cold winter? Clover’s always teased by the Johnny is obsessed with looking other lambs. When Shadow, Stu after his beautiful beard. When and Duncan’s teasing goes too winter comes, he needs to decide how best to help his friends, even far, can Clover and her big ideas rescue them from their own if it means giving up the one thing he loves the most. silliness? Discover how Clover shows being little makes her more determined and clever than they could ever imagine. Captures the musicality of An inspiring words, the power of descriptive story about being little and determined. language, and the imagination with engaging illustrations that ABOUT THE AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR...

dance along the page. Empathy, Sharing, Caring Author Georgie’s involvement with the children’s writing industry is extensive. Her first picture book, Lulu was published in 2015 through Dragon Tales Publishing ABOUT THE AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR... and re-released through Wombat Books in 2017. Clover’s Big Ideas is her second picture book, released in 2017 through Little Pink Dog Books. In 2013 Georgie Michelle Worthington is an award-winning author of empowering was shortlisted for the Picture Books Preschool and Chapter Book for Older picture books for children. Two-time winner of the International Book Reader Categories in the CYA Competition. Award for Children’s Hardcover Fiction and finalist in the USA Best Book Awards. Michelle also received a Gellett Burgess Award for Children’s Literature and a Silver Emma Middleton is an award winning writer, illustrator Moonbeam Award for her contribution to celebrating diversity in Picture Books. Two and artist. Emma’s creative passion has been fed by her of her picture books were listed on the 2018 CBCA Picture Book of the Year award two major careers, first as a professional dancer with the Notables list. She is also a reallife book fairy. www.michelleworthington.com Vienna Ballet and then as a visual artist exhibiting work in prominent galleries throughout Sydney, Melbourne Katrin Dreiling is a teacher-trained illustrator based in Brisbane and Brisbane. Now, in children’s literature, her books who loves to come up with quirky creations that inspire children to bring literature to life through the rhythm of music, the get creative themselves. Her first picture book The World’s Worst drama of story, and the colour of art. Please visit her Pirate written by Michelle Worthington was just announced CBCA website at www.emmamiddleton.com Notable Book 2018. Katrin’s website is www.katrindreiling.com RIGHTS AND DISTRIBUTION: USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand RIGHTS AND DISTRIBUTION: USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand

Kindness, Bravery, Compassion Bravery, Kindness, ISBN 9780994626912 | Hardcover | 238 x 238mm, 9.4 x 9.4 ISBN 9780648256304 | Hardcover | 238 x 238mm, 9.4 x 9.4 inches | 32 Pages Colour | Target Range: 3-7 years | RRP AU inches | 32 Pages Colour | Target Range: 3-7 years | RRP AU $24.95 | NZ 24.95 | UK £12.95 | USA $18.95 | CAN $24.95 $24.95 | NZ 24.95 | UK £12.95 | USA $18.95 | CAN $24.95 20 - discovery and promotion of new talent - - discovery and promotion of new talent - 21 22 Adventure, Comradery, Read-Aloud Humour www.LittlePinkDogBooks.com comradery, best read aloud. released inMarch2018. as bothauthorandillustrator, KateandtheThing, competition, whichledtothecreationofherfirstbook 2015 and2016shewontheCYA manuscript illustrated Twoillustrate Birdsona Wire (byCoralVass). In Six monthslaterHeidiwasofferedherfirstcontractto children, andin2014begandrawingagain. 20 yearscoveredinclay. Sherediscoveredpicturebooksthroughher3small during aVisual Arts degree, shefellinlovewithCeramicsandspentthenext Heidi knewfromtheageof11 books. shewantedtowriteandillustrate Then, ABOUT THEAUTHORSTRATOR... with astrongmatriarchalcharacter. and feasting.Perfecttoreadaloud,ithasaninternationalappeal this search-and-findadventureisfilledwithsuspense,friendship Great forcounting,withdrivingrhythmandaneasyrhyme, 97

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Humour Raffles Hotel CAROLINE TUOHEY & SANDRA SEVERGNINI KATHY CREAMER New ! A Christmas story told with lyrical When in Singapore, rhyme and whimsical illustration, Feed at Raffles. And that is The Christmas Garden is exactly what a hungry tiger did reminiscent of the classic The Night one day long, long ago when he Reprinted Before Christmas. It takes children Reprinted decided to drop in at the famous on a garden adventure filled with Christmas trees, reindeer, elves Raffles Hotel for tea. and of course, Santa Claus. A fast-paced, hair-raising It’s a celebration of Christmas, the beauty in nature tiger hunt and the power of imagination. through Raffles Hotel ABOUT THE AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR...

is an award-winning children’s writer and poet

Caroline Read-Aloud, Festive ABOUT THE AUTHORSTRATOR... whose main interest is picture books. She has three published picture books in the marketplace, and been published in children’s Kathy is a children’s illustrator and writer literature magazines in Australia and Ireland as well as in anthologies and poetry who has been published by Oxford sites online. She enjoys holding story time sessions at libraries, schools and University Press, Reed International, Julia preschools and also runs workshops for both school students and adults. Gabriel Communications, September 21, Christmas Press, Second Look and other After being the owner of an art gallery and retail store, Sandra finally decided organisations. it was well and truly time to nurture her lifetime passion and focus on the wonder that is children’s picture books. She has an MA in Children’s Book Illustration Sandra’s fascination for this amazing world around us from the renowned Cambridge School of Art inspires her and brings sensitivity and humour to her at Anglia Ruskin University in England. illustrations. This is the third book Sandra has illustrated for Little Pink Dog Books.

RIGHTS AND DISTRIBUTION: USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand Adventures of The Past, Conservation, of The Past, Adventures Adventures of The Past, Conservation, of The Past, Adventures ISBN 9780994626974 | Available from Raffles Hotel, ISBN 9780648256342 | Hardcover | 238 x 238mm, 9.4 x 9.4 Singapore and directly from Little Pink Dog Books at inches | 32 Pages Colour | Target Range: 3-7 years | RRP AU www.LittlePinkDogBooks.com. $24.95 | NZ 24.95 | UK £12.95 | USA $18.95 | CAN $24.95 24 www.LittlePinkDogBooks.com - cleverly crafted stories on important themes - 25 Future Books 2021 The following is a list of our future books at Little Pink Dog Books Roger The and current scheduled year of publication (subject A Wrasse Sue to change): Robert Vescio and the Squiggly Itchie Fishies Pillans Line Kathy Creamer The Cat Thief Pat Simmons Hector Liz Duthie & his Highland Anthony Elsie’s Renee Sevil

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