Bologna Book Fair 2019

Rights Catalogue: Frontlist Young Readers

FOR RIGHTS QUERIES CONTACT: Eleanor Shorne Holden, Rights Manager Tel: +61 3 8537 4619 Email: [email protected] https://www.penguin.com.au/rights/ Penguin Random House Australia and Awards and Nominations 2019

Notable, 2019 Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards – Early Childhood Collecting Sunshine by Rachel Flynn and Tasmin Ainslie It’s Not Scribble to Me by Kate Ritchie and Jedda Robaard

Shortlisted, 2019 Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards – Picture Book of the Year Girl on Wire by Lucy Estela and Elise Hart The All New Must Have Orange 430 by Michael Speechley

Notable, 2019 Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards – Picture Book of the Year Girl on Wire by Lucy Estela and Elise Hart Go Go and the Silver Shoes by Jane Godwin and Anna Walker The All New Must Have Orange 430 by Michael Speechley Why I Love Summer by Michael Wagner and Tom Jellett

Notable, 2019 Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards – Young Readers Fearless Frederic by Felice Arena The Tales of Mr Walker by Jess Black and Sara Acton Help Around the House by Morris Gleitzman The Dog with Seven Names by Dianne Wolfer

Notable, 2019 Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards – Older Readers Inside the Tiger by Hayley Lawrence

Shortlisted, 2019 New South Wales Premier’s Literary Awards – Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children’s Literature The Dog with Seven Names by Dianne Wolfer

Shortlisted, 2019 New South Wales Premier’s Literary Awards – Ethel Turner Prize for Young People’s Literature I Am Out With Lanterns by Emily Gale Stone Girl by Eleni Hale

2019 Storylines Notable Book List – Picture Book Granny McFlitter and the Champion Knitter by Heather Haylock and Lael Chisholm I Am Jellyfishby Ruth Paul Puffin the Architectby Kimberly Andrews

2019 Storylines Notable Book List – Young Adult Ash Arising by Catch Me When You Fall by Eileen Merriman

2019 Storylines Notable Book List – Non–Fiction Go Girl by Oh Boy by Stuart Lipshaw

Winner, New Zealand Booklovers Award – Best Children’s Book 2019 Puffin the Architectby Kimberly Andrews

Shortlisted, New Zealand Booklovers Award – Best Children’s Book 2019 Hero of the Sea by and Phoebe Morris Who Stole the Rainbow? by Vasanti Unka Penguin Random House Australia and New Zealand Awards and Nominations 2018

Notable, 2018 CBCA Book of the Year Awards – Younger Readers Lintang and the Pirate Queen by Tamara Moss Tarin of the Mammoths by Jo Sandhu Mr Bambuckle’s Remarkables by Tim Harris Dr Boogaloo and the Girl Who Lost Her Laughter by Lisa Nicol

Shortlisted, 2018 Readings Children’s Book Prize Lintang and the Pirate Queen by Tamara Moss Tarin of the Mammoths by Jo Sandhu

Shortlisted, 2018 Aurealis Awards – Best Children’s Fiction Tarin of the Mammoths by Jo Sandhu

Shortlisted, 2018 REAL Children’s Choice Awards – Younger Readers Alice–Miranda in China by Jacqueline Harvey

Shortlisted, 2018 YABBA Children’s Choice Awards – Younger Readers Alice–Miranda in China by Jacqueline Harvey

Winner, 2018 Australian Book Industry Award – Children’s Picture Book of the Year (ages 0–6) No One Likes a Fart by Zoë Foster Blake and Adam Nickel

Longlisted, 2018 Australian Book Industry Award – Book of the Year for Younger Children (ages 7–12) Maybe by Morris Gleitzman

Shortlisted, 2018 Environment Award for Children’s Literature – Fiction Pippa’s Island 1: The Beach Shack Cafe by Belinda Murrell

Notable, 2018 CBCA Book of the Year Award – Older Readers Mr Romanov’s Garden in the Sky by Robert Newton

Notable, 2018 CBCA Book of the Year Award – Eve Pownall Award The Story of Australia by Robert Lewis

Winner, 2018 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults - Book of the Year Aotearoa: The New Zealand Story by

Winner, 2018 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults - Award for Non-Fiction Aotearoa: The New Zealand Story by Gavin Bishop

Winner, 2018 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults - Picture Book of the Year I Am Jellyfish by Ruth Paul Recent Rights Sold

Mr Bambuckle’s Remarkables Alice–Miranda Books 1 – 3 Books 1 – 3 Jacqueline Harvey Tim Harris and James Hart Russia (AST Publishers) North America (Sourcebooks) Previous rights sold: Poland (Grupa Wydawnicza Turkey (Artemis Yayinlari) Foksal) Brazil (Editora Fundamento) Audio (Bolinda) Indonesia (Hiknnah Publishing Previous rights sales for books House) 1 &2: Hungary (Mano Konyvek) Turkey (Final) Germany (Pannini Verlags) North America (PRH US) United Kingdom (PRH) Ranger’s Apprentice The Royal Film (SLR Productions) Ranger 3: The Duel at Araluen Audio (Audible) John Flanagan Poland (Wydawnictwo Jaguar) Previous rights sales include: Germany (Verlagsgruppe Kensy & Max Books 1–4 Random House) Jacqueline Harvey Czech Republic (Egmont CR) North America (Kane Miller) The Netherlands (Gottmer Uitgevers) Audio (Bolinda)

Once Morris Gleitzman The Peski Kids 1: The Mystery of Lithuania (Alma Littera) the Squashed Cockroach Previous rights sales include: R.A. Spratt North America (Macmillan/Henry Ukraine (Knigolove) Holt) United Kingdom (Penguin, Puffin) China (Shanghai Zui) France (Éditions des Grandes Personnes) Germany (Carlsen Verlag) Japan (Asunaro Shobo) Norway (Gyldendal Norsk Forlag) Brazil (Paz e Terra) The Dog with Seven Names Slovenia (MIŠ založba) Dianne Wolfer Spain (Kailas Editorial) China (UTOP) Hungary (Cicero) Italy (Arnoldo Mondadori Editoria) Czech Republic (Argo) Audio (Bolinda)

Two Hands Together The Girl With No Name Diana Kidd Pat Lowe China (Qingdao Publishing China (Qingdao Publishing House) House) Previous rights sales: Italy (Arnoldo Mondadori Editoria)

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Who Stole the Rainbow? A Monster in my House Vasanti Unka Umbilical Brothers and Johan Taiwan (Youth Cultural Enterpise) Potma China (Beijing Xiron Books) Germany (Tulipan) Russia (Enas–Kinga) Romania (Carusel)

A River Marc Martin Go Go and the Silver Shoes Brazil (Periopolis) Jane Godwin and Anna Walker Previous rights sales include: Italy (La Margherita Edizioni) North America (Chronicle Books) Previous rights sold: United Kingdom (Templar) North America (Candlewick) France (Editions Circonflexe) Korea (Kidari Publishing) Korea (Kids–M) Turkey (Kultur) Italy (Adriano Salani Editore) Japan (Rikuyosha ) Spain (GeoPlaneta) Brazil (Roda & Cia) Turkey (Sincap) Limelight Greece (Potamos) Solli Raphael Sweden (Mirando Books) North America (Andrews McMeel) Taiwan (Hsinex International)

I Can Jump Puddles Alan Marshall Russia (AST Publishers) Previous rights sold: Taiwan (Youth Cultural Enterprise) China (Asian Publishing Group) Czech Republic (Portal S.R.O) The Short and Curly Guide to Life Matt Beard and Kyla Slaven Audio (Bolinda) Spain (Planeta Mexico) Lithuania (Alma Littera) Korea (Darim Publishers Sri Lanka (Wijesuriya Publishing House) Urkaine (Krajina Mry)

5 BOLOGNA 2019 RIGHTS CATALOGUE Young Adult

Promise Me Happy Sales Points: Robert Newton • The first YA novel from one of Australia’s best–loved authors for young people. Pub date: May 2019 Format: 288pp – 129mm x 198mm • Funny, clever and absolutely heartbreaking – a brilliant new novel from the author of Mr Rights held: World Romanov’s Garden in the Sky, When We Were Rights sold previous title: Two, Runner and The Black Dog Gang. Runner: North America (Penguin Random House) When We Were Two: China (Penguin China) • An unputdownable story that addresses love Black Dog Gang: Audio (W F Howes) and loss and the vital importance of family in whatever form that takes. • A perfect springboard to discuss key issues such as family relationships, loss, domestic A beautifully written contemporary YA novel with violence and the issues that face young men a love story at its heart, by one of Australia’s best– and women in contemporary life. loved authors for young people. I don’t know if it’s possible for people to change, not really. The way you’re made up, the important Praise for Robert Newton’s previous stuff, I reckon you’re born with that . . . when it titles: matters, when it really matters, we are who we are. ‘Robert Newton tackles big themes – Nate’s had it tough. An abusive father. His overcoming loss, being comfortable in your mother dead. He’s done things he regrets. own skin and not judging others based on their But he’s never met anyone like Gem. She’s a tiny appearance – with humour and a light touch . . .’ piece of wonderful and she’ll change everything – BOOKS AND PUBLISHING he knows about himself. Is this the beginning of ‘Newton’s writing teems with bright, engaging happiness? Or is there more hardship around dialogue, a compelling historical setting and the corner? fully developed characters . . .’ – PUBLISHER’S WEEKLY (US) ROBERT NEWTON works as a firefighter with the Metropolitan Fire Brigade. His first novel,My ‘Mr Romanov’s Garden is not only striking for its Name is Will Thompson, was published in 2001. unexpected tangents, layered, sensory writing Since then he has written seven other novels for and contrasting images and colours, but also young people, including Runner, The Black Dog for its tender portrayal of the transformation Gang (shortlisted for the NSW Premier’s Literary of Lexie and her young friends.’ – THE Awards) and When We Were Two (winner of a AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Young Adult ‘Finding yourself, finding your path, not Fiction). He lives on the Mornington Peninsula pre–judging people, multicultural and multi– with his wife and three daughters. generational friendship, resilience: all themes in this novel. This book feels important from the moment you start reading.’ – MAGPIES MAGAZINE

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EILEEN MERRIMAN works full–time as a consultant haematologist. Her writing has appeared in a number of national and international journals and anthologies, including Smokelong Quarterly, The Island Review, Literary Orphans, the Bath Short Story Award Anthology 2015, the Sunday Star–Times, F(r)iction, takahē, Headland and Flash Frontier. Invisibly Breathing Awards won by Eileen Merriman Eileen Merriman • Pieces of You: 2018 Storylines Notable – Young Pub date: March 2019 Adult Format: 288pp – 128mm x 198mm • Catch Me When You Fall: Shortlisted, New Rights held: World Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Rights sold previous title: Adults Pieces of You: Turkey (Indigo Kitap)

A moving story about unconventional love, Praise for previous titles: bullying and being true to yourself. ‘Eileen Merriman’s debut YA novel, Pieces of ‘I wish I wasn’t the weirdest sixteen–year–old guy You, is the kind of book you want to read in one in the universe.’ sitting because it is so breathtakingly good. It Felix would love to have been a number. is like a globe artichoke: sweet, layered, bitter Numbers have superpowers and they’re safe – . . . this is an acute reading experience. It feels any problem they might throw up can be solved. utterly real. It does not smudge the tough stuff. ‘If I were a five, I’d be shaped like a pentagon . . . It is kaleidoscopic in both emotion and everyday there’d be magic in my walls, safety in my angles.’ detail. Detail that animates the lives of two teens . . . Eileen writes with such a flair for dialogue, People are so much harder to cope with. At least for family circumstances, for teenage struggles that’s how it seems until Bailey Hunter arrives and joys. This is the kind of book that will stay at school. Bailey has a stutter, but he can make at the front of my mind all week and longer – I friends and he’s good at judo. And Bailey seems recommend it highly.’ to have noticed Felix. – POETRY SHELF Both boys find they’re living in a world where ‘Pieces of You . . . could well become one of the they can’t trust anyone, but might they be able biggest local YA books of the year. It’s intelligent, to trust each other, with their secrets, their literate–chapter headings reference classical differences, themselves? and contemporary books–without becoming too scholarly. It’s pertinent, witty when it needs to be, Catch Me When You Fall thought–provoking and relatable.’ Eileen Merriman – NEW ZEALAND HERALD ‘My best pick for 2018 for young adults, the JANUARY 2018 standout for me was Catch Me When You Fall . . . it’s kind of heart–wrenching and really real and quirky and a great teen read for girls and boys.’ – RADIO NEW ZEALAND ‘[Catch Me When You Fall] is interested in life– Pieces of You and–death struggles, and the way that these Eileen Merriman struggles interact with the more everyday agonies and ecstasies of coming–of–age . . . Alex is JUNE 2017 engaging and likeable, a recognisable teen . . . The story is well–paced and absorbing . . . Her love story with Jamie is endearing . . . the story is effective in its depiction of the desperation inspired by love and fear of loss.’ – NEW ZEALAND BOOKS 7 BOLOGNA 2019 RIGHTS CATALOGUE Young Adult

Love Lie Repeat CATHERINE GREER lives in Sydney with her Catherine Greer husband and two teenage sons. Catherine started her career as an English teacher at Pub date: March 2019 a private high school on Vancouver Island, Format: 336pp – 129mm x 198mm Canada. After she immigrated to Australia, Rights held: World she built a freelance copywriting business. When she isn’t writing YA novels and other books for children, she runs a happiness blog, It’s easy to be perfect when your secrets are focusing on positive psychology. Catherine was buried. a collaborating author with Stephanie Dowrick Three girls, loyal to each other? That never on Choosing Happiness (Allen & Unwin), and happens. All the groups of three implode her debut picture book, Jacaranda Snow, will be eventually. Two in, one out. Change. Betrayal. published by Wombat Books. Again. And again. Praise for Love Lie Repeat: But not us. I make sure of it. I make Ash and ‘Love, Lie, Repeat is a fast–paced, thrilling, page– Ruby see that our power is in our three–ness. We turner that has been compared to We Were Liars can do what no other trio can. and Little Fires Everywhere, along with being Together, we’re strong. called YA’s answer to Liane Moriarty.’ Thick, thin, boys, mothers, divorce, other girls, – BETTER READING secrets, lies, all of it. ‘Greer has put together an intense and gripping I’ll keep us safe. Whatever it takes. narrative with many twists and turns and the Watch me. ending is not to be missed.’ – LOSANGZOPA.WORDPRESS.COM Intoxicating and intense, lush and chilling, Love Lie Repeat is the unmissable debut novel from ‘Greer’s writing is sharp and edgy . . . It is bold Catherine Greer. and innovative. The plotting was intense and fulfilling. I think this book will be easily appreciated by an audience from the mid to late teen years upwards.’ – MRSBBOOKREVIEWS.WORDPRESS.COM

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Praise for 47 Degrees ‘47 Degrees is an extraordinarily fast–paced and visceral story that plays out almost in real time, perfectly capturing the feel of encroaching disaster as the day develops. D’Ath’s personal experience lends the narrative an incredible authenticity from the oppressive heat of the day to the hot brown wind and the sting of 47 Degrees smoke in the air. An action–adventure that Justin D’Ath rings with truth, 47 Degrees is also a story about Pub date: January 2019 courage, empathy, the importance of family and Format: 256pp – 129mm x 198mm communities, and how the worst times can bring Rights held: World out the best in people. A fantastic read for ages Rights sold previous titles: 10 and up. Five Stars.’ – BOOKS+PUBLISHING Extreme Adventures series: China (Juvenile and Children’s Publishing House), North America (Kane Miller Praise for the Extreme Adventures Publishers), UK (A C & Black Publishers), Germany (Loewe series: Verlag), Italy (Guinti Editore), Brazil (Fundamento) ‘Extreme Adventures is a best–selling action Lost World Circus series: Brazil (Fundamento) series for 8–to 12–year–olds, known and loved Mission Fox series: Brazil (Fundamento) by boys and girls alike, and perfect for reluctant readers. With short chapters, fast–paced action and fascinating animal facts, these explosive A fast–paced and poignant novel of survival by books are each set in a different country. From Justin D’Ath that draws on his own experience of anacondas in the Amazon to a volcano in escaping the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires. Borneo, the escapades of 14–year–old Sam Fox When temperatures soar to 47 degrees one are colourful, lively, tense, surprising and never hot summer day, 12–year–old Zeelie hopes the anything short of extreme! Kids will be hooked, nearby bushfires everyone’s talking about aren’t so luckily there are twelve books to collect in this heading towards her family’s new home. What fantastic series by acclaimed Australian author will they do if the wind changes direction? What Justin D’Ath.’ – CEREAL READERS about their belongings and their beloved pets? ‘The pace of this novel will keep readers gripped And why hasn’t her mum and brother returned from first page to last. Sam is bounced from one from Melbourne? adventure to another, hardly leaving the reader Nothing can prepare Zeelie for what’s to come. time to breathe!’ – BOOKS FOR KEEPS

JUSTIN D’ATH came to Australia from New Praise for the Lost World Circus series: Zealand in 1971 to study for missionary ‘The Last Elephant is full of adventure and will priesthood but, after three years, left the have readers enthralled from the first page. seminary in the dead of night and spent two The text is simple and flows easily as the action years roaming Australia on a motorbike! He unfolds. Cole has developed superhuman speed published his first novel for adults in 1989 and and strength after being bitten by a white rat this was followed by numerous award–winning and uses this advantage to assist in the rescue short stories, also for adults. He wrote his first of the last living elephant. Although set in a children’s book in 1996 and to date he has world years from now, where animals have published over 50 books. He has two children, almost been eradicated (not including giant six grandchildren and two dogs. tree spiders!), the themes of animal welfare and conservation are still very pertinent.’ – THELITTLEREADINGROOM.COM.AU

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Praise for Palace of Fires: Initiate ‘Initiate is a fast–paced thriller and coming–of– age narrative . . . Both mysterious and thoroughly researched, this dangerous world of modern white and black witchcraft will appeal to fans of other magical fantasy such as the Raven Cycle and Mortal Instruments series.’ – BOOKS+PUBLISHING

Sales Points • Pacy, gripping, unputdownable and unsettling thriller series that will appeal to adult readers of this genre and fans of YA Palace of Fires: Beast (Book 3) with dark supernatural themes. • Bill Bennett is a former award–winning Pub date: September 2019 journalist and one of Australia’s most Format: 352pp – 129mm x 198mm experienced and respected feature Rights held: World filmmakers. His 15 movies have won prizes atsome of the most prestigious film festivals The thrilling third book in acclaimed Australian around the world. The Melbourne Age filmmaker Bill Bennett’s dark witchcraft thriller describeshim as ‘one of the best film realists series, Palace of Fires. in the world’ and Variety has called him ‘an Lily has gone into hiding, deep in the remote Outback Hitchcock’. mountains of Japan, to be tutored by a Grand • A compulsive read with all the pace and Master and to bring her powers into full bloom. commercial appeal of a Dan Brown thriller. She doesn’t realise, though, that an elite • This YA crossover thriller series about Baphomet witch is searching for her, determined modern–day dark witchcraft has sold very to kill her. strongly for us and continues to do so. We Meanwhile, Skyhawk undergoes his own look forward to building Bill Bennett as a rigorous training in the ancient ways of his commercial thriller author with far–reaching shamanic forefathers. But when the Bunker is appeal and sales potential. attacked by the Golden Order, Lily and Skyhawk • Bill’s many award–winning films (of which return to Santa Fe, and Lily realises that these he was both writer and director) include attacks will continue unless she regains Cygnet’s The Nugget, Kiss or Kill, Spider and Rose, Book of Light. Backlash, , , BILL BENNETT began his career as a and more. journalist at the ABC and later segued into independent production as a writer/director, making documentaries and feature films. He’s won numerous awards both in Australia Palace of Fires: Initiate and internationally, and his movies have been (Book 1) invited to some of the world’s most prestigious film festivals. He’s an adjunct professor of JANUARY 2018 creative industries at one of Australia’s leading universities.

Palace of Fires: Unholy (Book 2)

SEPTEMBER 2018

10 BOLOGNA 2019 RIGHTS CATALOGUE Upper Middle Grade/Teen

TRISTAN BANCKS HAS SOLD OVER 218,000 COPIES IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND

Detention Tristan is a writer–ambassador for literacy charity Room to Read. He is currently working Tristan Bancks with producers to develop several of his books Pub date: July 2019 for the screen. He’s excited by the future of Format: 240pp – 129mm x 198mm storytelling and inspiring others to create. Rights held: World You can find out more about Tristan’s books, Rights sold previous titles: play games, watch videos, chat to the author Tom Weekly series: Turkey (Espilon Yayincilik), Brazil and help him try to change the world at www. (Editora Fundamento), Russia (AST Publishers), China tristanbancks.com. (Zhejiang Literature & Art Publishing House) Sales Points: Mac Slater series: North America (Simon & Schuster) • An unputdownable, tense and action– Two Wolves: North America (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) packed story for upper middle grade readers (ages 11 to 14).

A daring escape. A school lockdown. A thrilling • Tristan writes powerful novels for this chase. What would you risk to save a life? age group and the sales and multiple award shortlistings are testament to their Sima and her family are pressed to the rough, popularity. Two Wolves has now sold over cold ground among fifty others. They lie next 50,000 copies and The Fall has sold close to to the tall fence designed to keep them in. The 25,000 copies. wires are cut one by one. Praise for The Fall: When they make their escape, a guard raises the alarm. Shouting, smoke bombs, people tackled ‘Tristan Bancks intelligently imbues The Fall with to the ground. In the chaos Sima loses her themes of family, male connection, resilience parents. and mortality in an engaging, action–filled coming–of–age story that explores what it means Dad told her to run, so she does, hiding in a to be a hero. Fans of Gabrielle Lord’s Conspiracy school and triggering a lockdown. A boy, Dan, 365 series who are after a standalone mystery finds her hiding in the toilet block. with much more to discuss and reflect on will What should he do? Help her? Turn her in? She’s thoroughly enjoy The Fall.’ breaking the law, but is it right to lock kids up? – JUNIOR BOOKS+PUBLISHING And if he helps, should Sima trust him? Or run? ‘The Fall is the kind of thriller I would’ve loved as This moment, these decisions, will change the a child and absolutely adored as an adult. It’s a course of their lives. sharp, contemporary crime novel with classic TRISTAN BANCKS tells stories for the page and genre elements and nail–biting suspense that screen. His books for kids and teens include Two will keep readers on the edge of their seat. It’s a Wolves, The Fall, Detention and the Tom Weekly page–turning masterpiece for readers young and series. Two Wolves won Honour Book in the 2015 old.’ – WRITTENBYSIME.COM Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards and ‘The plot is tight and tense and filled with all the was shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Literary twisty–turny surprises you would expect from a Awards. The Fall was a CBCA Notable Book and Hitchcock–style crime thriller, and readers should shortlisted for the Adelaide Festival Awards be kept on the edge of their seats to the last page. for Literature. Tristan’s books have also been But what sets this middle–grade thriller above recognised in multiple children’s choice awards. many others are the layers woven into the crime plot and the nuanced and complex characters, especially the less–than–perfect protagonist, Sam . . . Highly recommended.’ 11 BOLOGNA 2019 RIGHTS CATALOGUE – CHILDRENSBOOKSDAILY.COM Middle Grade – Stand Alone

A Place of Stone and Darkness as featuring on book covers for Random House Chris Mousdale and Penguin. In 2010 Chris was commissioned by Music Matters Ltd to create a series of LP Pub date: May 2019 sleeves for the American jazz label Blue Note. Format: 416pp – 128mm x 198mm Alongside his freelance career Chris also taught Rights held: World and spent seventeen years as a university lecturer. His paintings and constructions have been seen in a number of gallery exhibitions A new fantasy novel, full of daring adventure and and he has curated shows of 1960s modernist suspense. Brazilian record covers and New Zealand Pop The amazing, mysterious realm of Striggworld and Rock music graphics. can finally be revealed. In 2001 he was awarded the New Zealand When the human creatures appeared, they Post Children’s Book Award’s top prize for his ravaged the forests and hunted many birds to illustrations in ’s Brodie. extinction. The flightless Striggs had only one Chris lives in with his partner, Jan. A option: Place of Stone and Darkness is his first novel. They went down, down under the ground . . . And it’s there, as you may have heard it whispered, that they still remain. Far below, Sales Points: in the place of stone and darkness . . . • This is an extraordinary, suspense–filled Over thousands of years, they colonised debut, with quirky creatures and characters a labyrinth of tunnels and caves, but even and a fully realised, alternate history, underground the Striggs are not safe: chemicals dystopian world. now pollute their water and a deadly sickness • Fabulous colour and black and white line threatens the flock. illustrations and maps drawn by the author Even worse: an inquisitive young Strigg called are dotted through this engrossing story. Ellee Meddo discovers a human boy, trapped • Written and illustrated in the mode of the deep in a well. Humans are to be feared and old ripping–yarn hardback books, A Place of saving him could mean travelling to the surface, Stone and Darkness taps into the resurgence a place of untold peril. What will Ellee decide to of quirky, mythical books. do? Are you brave enough to follow Ellee into the • For fans of The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien, The darkness? Bartimeus Trilogy by Jonathon Stroud, and The Wonderling by Mira Bartok. CHRIS MOUSDALE was born in the summer of 1964, Liverpool, England. After leaving school he studied Art and Design at Liverpool Polytechnic and Painting at Canterbury College of Art, Kent. On moving to New Zealand in 1990 Chris began working as a freelance illustrator and designer. His illustrations have been published in many New Zealand journals and magazines including the Listener, the New Zealand Herald, Metro Magazine and the Sunday Star–Times, as well

12 BOLOGNA 2019 RIGHTS CATALOGUE Middle Grade – Stand Alone

Sales Points: • A laugh–out–loud stand–alone novel for boys and girls aged 8 to 11. • An unputdownable story that will have young readers captivated as they read on to see whether Tess will be able to get out of the BIG trouble she’s in! • Fun design with pull–out tips from Tess on getting rich (or not!). • High–energy, super–fun author Nat Amoore is the co–creator of the One More Page podcast about children’s books. One More Page has had close to 20, 000 downloads and is being listened to by a school in Secrets of a Schoolyard Atlanta, Georgia. Millionaire (https://www.instagram.com/p/ Nat Amoore Bsm9rskFD6d/) Why is this book so special? Pub date: June 2019 Format: 288pp – 129mm x 198mm Here are seven reasons why kids (and you) Rights held: World are going to LOVE Secrets of a Schoolyard Millionaire: 1. It will make you snort with laughter. The hilarious story of one bag of cash, two best 2. It’s relatable. Haven’t we all made a wrong friends and a whole lot of trouble. decision along the way that has snowballed Finding a million dollars in your backyard – every into a reaaaallly bad day? Okay, maybe we kid’s dream, right? That’s what me and my best haven’t all found a million dollars in our friend Toby thought too. backyard and spent the money, then had the Jumping castles at school. Lollipops for our bad–guy owner of the money come looking adoring fans. Wearing sunglasses indoors (‘cos for it. But let’s face it, if you found a million that’s what all the millionaires do). dollars just lying around, wouldn’t YOU be There’s a lot you can get with a million dollars . . . tempted to spend it too? including a whole lot of trouble. 3. It will have you riveted as you frantically turn BONUS TIPS ON HOW TO BE A SCHOOLYARD the pages to see whether Tess will be able to MILLIONAIRE INSIDE! get out of the BIG trouble she’s in! 4. It has the bestest best friend ever in Toby, NAT AMOORE is a writer who is passionate who tries to make Tess do the practical about encouraging kids to read, write and thing, but sometimes gets swept along for explore their imagination without boundaries. the ride. With a background in writing for screen, she wrote and directed international award–winning 5. The design features fun pull–out tips from short film Elemenopee and has a feature film Tess on getting rich (or not, as the case may screenplay and a kids’ TV series in development. be!) – and we’ve gathered these at the end of Nat was a recipient of the CBCA Maurice Saxby the book too, Wonder style. Creative Development Program for 2018. In 6. There’s a ferret, a house made from Lego, February 2018, Nat (along with fellow hosts, a jumping castle, lollipops, and many more Kate and Liz) launched kidlit podcast One More weird and wonderful things that will totally Page (onemorepagepodcast.com), which was a make sense when you start reading. finalist in the ‘Best Newcomer’ category for the 7. It’s full of sneaky positive messages about 2018 Australian Podcast Awards. the importance of family, trusting your friends, altruism, doing the right thing, ethics, what to do after you’ve made a mistake, and how being rich isn’t everything and the important things in life can’t be bought. In other words, it’s a smart, funny, feel–good story that will have readers from 8 to 12 hooked.

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The Most Ungrateful Girl in the PETRA JAMES is the author of several middle– grade novels, such as the Arkie Sparkle series World and Hapless Hero Henrie. Petra James and Anna Zobel (illus.) Originally from a small town in New Zealand, she Pub date: September 2019 spent three years in the United Kingdom before Format: 288pp – 129mm x 198mm moving to Australia, where she has worked in Rights held: World publishing ever since. Unlike the ungrateful girls in this story, she is very polite and well mannered. A hilarious catastrophe where good and bad manners clash and one girl is caught in the middle! ANNA ZOBEL is an illustrator, writer and teacher from Melbourne, Australia. As a child Nothing exciting ever happened to Izzy. Until the Anna wrote and illustrated her own books, and day it did. she hasn’t stopped since. Anna is frequently When a flyer for a competition flutters from a inspired – and frequently infected – by the polka–dot balloon, surfs high and low on the amazing children she works with, and hopes to breeze and glides through her bedroom window, represent them in her work. Izzy knows it’s a sign from above. Sales Points: She is going to enter and win the competition to • A delightfully funny story for readers aged 8 find The Most Ungrateful Girl in the World. to 11. There’s only one problem, and that’s good • A fun adventure story of secret agents, because there could have been 1001 problems dastardly plots and a fierce competition! but, unfortunately, it’s the biggest problem of them all: Izzy is The Most Grateful Girl in the World. With her best friend Katie at her side, the rudest man in the world giving her lessons in ungratefulness, and the mysterious Molly Bloom revealing some very exciting secrets that could change everything, can Izzy overcome the odds to win this very odd competition – and, in doing so, save the world?

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Atticus Van Tasticus Andrew Daddo is also an accomplished author Andrew Daddo and Stephen Michael King of 25 bestselling books for all ages – picture books, chapter books, short story collections, (illus.) young adult novels and adult non–fiction. He Pub date: September 2019 writes each month for Australian Golf Digest and Format: 208pp – 129 x 198 contributes regularly to Essential Kids, Sydney Rights held: World Morning Herald and various travel magazines. Over the past ten years he has spoken to literally hundreds of thousands of school children A ten–year–old pirate captain? Absurd? Not in around Australia about the importance of the world of Atticus Van Tasticus, a fabulously literacy. funny new illustrated junior fiction series from STEPHEN MICHAEL KING has worked for the brilliant and whacky creative minds of Andrew Walt Disney, has designed puppets for TV and Daddo and Stephen Michael King. has had touring threatre companies create It’s 1750, and ten–year–old Atticus Van Tasticus shows based on his stories. In over twenty has one chance to choose anything from the years, Stephen has created more than eighty amazing treasures of his rich grandnan for his illustrated books. birthday. Just as Atticus is about to choose Praise for Just Breathe: a jewel–encrusted crown found in the dusty ‘Everyone will recognise the lead character here: recesses of Grandnan’s treasure pile, he steps An outstanding athletic talent being driven by back and falls into . . . a pirate ship! his family to success – and the Olympics. With And that, my friends, is where his adventures everything going to plan, until Hendrix bumps begin . . . into Emily. Daddo has done an excellent job of ANDREW DADDO had a starring role on ‘I’m a keeping this on track to a dramatic denouement.’ Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!’ in 2015, but his – RIVERINA HERALD first real TV job was as host of the ABC’s national ‘Messages about friendship, multiculturalism, music show The Factory, which gave him cult family, bullying, leadership and, most status among Australian teenagers. After a year importantly, being brave enough to just be in New York as the first Australian to graduate yourself.’ – CBCA READING TIME to MTV ‘VJ’, he returned to become a household name with programs like The World’s Greatest Commercials, Australia’s Funniest People and comfortably adapted to news program 11AM. He’s presented the Olympics with Seven in Sydney and Beijing, enjoyed the good life of a professional traveller with The Great Outdoors, Just Breathe appeared in three films and one stage show. Andrew’s done a lot! JULY 2018

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OLIVER PHOMMAVANH HAS SOLD OVER 75,000 COPIES IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND

OLIVER PHOMMAVANH is a young Thai– Australian writer for children. He has featured on panels at the Sydney Writers’ Festival among many other appearances at festivals and writing events as well as in blogs. He has worked as Don’t Follow Vee a primary school teacher and now spends his Oliver Phommavanh time writing and sharing his writing passion Pub date: May 2019 with kids and engaging them with humour. He’s Format: 192pp – 129mm x 198mm also a stand–up comedian and has appeared on national TV and radio as well as a number of Rights held: World well–known comedy venues such as the Comedy Rights sold previous title: Store in Sydney. His first book, Thai–riffic!, was Con–nerd: Korea (Danielstone Publishing) published to critical acclaim, followed by Con– Thai–riffic!: Audio (W F Howes) nerd, Punchlines, Thai–no–mite, Ethan in the 100,000 followers on Instagram – a young girl’s Stuff Happens series in 2015, The Other Christy, dream, right? Wrong! Please DON’T FOLLOW VEE! Super Con–nerd and, most recently, Natural Born Another hilarious tale from the fabulously crazy Loser. Oliver P! Sales Points: I’m not on social media, but everyone knows all • From the hilarious, best–selling and highly about my life – from birth – thanks to Mum’s popular author of Thai–riffic! (over 34,000 Instagram, The Chronicles of Vee. It used to be a copies sold) and Con–Nerd (over 15, 000 bit of fun, but when we got to 100,000 followers, copies sold) Mum’s started to take it way too seriously. • A very different and highly relevant take on My mission? Stop my mum posting everything the increasing influence of social media on about my life. all our lives. How? • Another hilarious navigation of home and 1. Become Anti–Vee and make my life school life, including the ups and downs of unfollowable. family relationships, friendships and peer pressure. 2. Make Mum’s life more exciting than mine so she posts stuff about herself instead. • Oliver Phommavanh’s Thai–riffic! and Con– nerd have been inducted into the KOALA Easy, right? That is, until Anti–Vee becomes Awards Hall of Fame, and Thai–riffic! has more popular than the real Vee. Can I ever make twice been a KOALA Awards Honour Book. Mum cool enough to start her own Instagram or am I doomed to have everyone following me • Punchlines was a CBCA Awards Notable forever?! Book for Young Readers. OVER OVER 15,000 34,000 COPIES COPIES SOLD SOLD

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at the modest fashion scene in Australia. Her writing has appeared in publications like Teen Vogue, London’s Evening Standard, the Guardian and numerous anthologies. With over a decade’s experience in non– profit governance, Yassmin founded her first organisation, Youth Without Borders, at the age of 16. She has since served on numerous board and councils, including the Council of Australian–Arab Relations and ChildFund, and also serves as the Gender Ambassador for the Inter–American Development Bank. Yassmin has been awarded numerous awards nationally and internationally for her advocacy, including the 2018 Young Voltaire Award for Free Speech and Queensland Young Australian of the Year in 2015. In 2017, Yassmin created Mumtaza, dedicated to the empowerment of women of You Must Be Layla colour, and most recently founded Kuwa, a Yassmin Abdel–Magied platform tackling cultural change around sexual harassment in workplaces. Pub date: March 2019 Yassmin has delivered keynotes in over 20 Format: 288pp – 129mm x 198mm countries on unconscious bias and leadership. Rights held: World Her TED talk, What Does My Headscarf Mean to You?, has been viewed over two million times and was chosen as one of TED’s top ten ideas of 2015. With her long skirt and headscarf Layla certainly Yassmin is currently based in London. stands out at her new high school. Everyone thinks they know her, just from a glance. But do they? And Sales Points: does Layla really know herself? • Yassmin’s voice is so spot on for this age Layla’s mind goes a million miles a minute, group – it is warm, humorous and authentic. so does her mouth – unfortunately her better She deftly weaves in cultural elements, judgement can take a while catch up! Although which give the novel a unique edge. she believes she was justified for doing what • The story covers issues including the she did, a suspension certainly isn’t the way she migrant experience, racism, bullying, self– would have wished to begin her time at her fancy awareness, self–confidence, empathy and new high school. Despite the setback, Layla’s forgiveness. determined to show everyone that she does deserve her scholarship and sets her sights on Praise for You Must Be Layla: winning a big invention competition. But where to begin? ‘Activist Yassmin Abdel–Magied’s first foray Looking outside and in, Layla will need to come into children’s writing is brimming with social to terms with who she is and who she wants to justice passion, punctuated on every page be if she has any chance of succeeding. with millennial slang that will delight internet– savvy kids. Layla’s family speaks in their native Jam–packed with heart, humour and thought– tongue throughout and it’s fantastic to see this provoking social commentary, You Must Be representation within a middle–grade novel.’ Layla reveals a powerful new voice in children’s – BOOKS + PUBLISHING writing and explores themes that are relevant to all teens, as well as those specific to the migrant experience. YASSMIN ABDEL–MAGIED is a Sudanese–born Australian mechanical engineer, writer and social advocate. Yassmin worked on oil and gas rigs around Australia for almost half a decade before becoming a full–time writer and broadcaster. She published her debut memoir, Yassmin’s Story, at age 24, then became the presenter of Australia Wide, a national weekly current–affairs show on the ABC and Motor Mouth, a podcast on becoming an F1 driver. After hosting the documentary, The Truth About Racism, she created Hijabistas for the ABC, a series looking

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FELICE ARENA HAS SOLD OVER 566,000 COPIES IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND

A Great Escape Sales Points: Felice Arena • A proven author who has a significant following with kids, parents and teachers. Pub date: March 2019 Format: 176pp – 129mm x 198mm • Felice is one of the best author–performers Rights held: World out there. From classroom presentations to Rights sold previous title: entertaining hundreds of children and adults at festivals, his performances are entertaining, Andy Roid series: Brazil (Editora Fundamento – 6 titles), action–packed and memorable. Film (SLR Productions – 10 titles) Specky Magee series: Audio (Bolinda Publishing) • The third moving, thrilling historical adventure from Felice – ideal for the classic middle–reader A Great Escape is a story of true–life heroism and age group, aimed at boys and girls. the unbreakable bonds of family, by the acclaimed • Perfect for readers of historical fiction, with author of Fearless Frederic and The Boy and the great educational elements. Spy. Praise for Fearless Frederic: It’s a great escape, but will Peter survive it? ‘An amazing book for fans of historical fiction.’ When Peter’s family leaves for a trip across – HERALD SUN, MELBOURNE the border, he stays behind. So when the government builds a wall through the city, ‘This is a wonderful book for younger readers, guarded by soldiers, tanks and ferocious dogs, recreating a fascinating moment in French he’s trapped. Everyone says he might never see history.’ – DAILY TELEGRAPH, SYDNEY his family again. But Peter has a courageous ‘Historical fiction at its exciting best.’ – SUNDAY plan . . . TELEGRAPH, SYDNEY FELICE ARENA is one of Australia’s best–loved ‘A fine piece of eye–opening historical fiction (I children’s writers. He is the author and creator had no idea the flood had actually happened), of many popular and award–winning children’s an engaging and well–written story, and a books for all ages, including the acclaimed chance to learn a couple of basic phrases in historical adventures The Boy and the Spy and French!’ – CBCA READING TIME Fearless Frederic, the bestselling Specky Magee Praise for The Boy and the Spy: books and the popular Andy Roid and Sporty Kids series. ‘The Boy and the Spy . . . is a fast–paced and exciting book that will have you eagerly turning each page to find out just what happens next.’ – BOOKSHELF ‘It’s sure to be a hit amongst those who love edge of the seat drama and junior heroes . . .’ – MAGPIES MAGAZINE ‘A thrilling Second World War adventure set in Sicily, where his mother grew up, this latest book heralds a new writing path for Felice.’ – FRASER COAST CHRONICLE, QLD ‘It’s a rollicking read, with a great setting and action aplenty. The tension is maintained throughout and the ending is very satisfying.’ – CHILDREN’S BOOKS DAILY

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GAVIN AUNG THAN is a freelance cartoonist based in Perth, Australia. His webcomic Zen Pencils, a cartoon blog which adapts inspirational quotes into comic stories, has been featured by The Washington Post, The Huffington Post, Slate, Buzzfeed, Gawker and Brain Pickings, and was named one of the top 100 websites of 2013 by PC Mag. Zen Pencils has also been collected into New York Times bestselling books, published by Andrews McMeel. His first series for children, Super Sidekicks, grew out of Gavin’s long–time obsession with superheroes. Find out more about Gavin at: https:// zenpencils.com/about/ (including a great short video about Gavin’s work). Sales Points: • It’s a tongue–in–cheek take on the current superhero craze dominating pop culture – Super Sidekicks 1: No Adults you’ve met the Avengers and Justice League Allowed and Teen Titans . . . now meet the SUPER SIDEKICKS! Gavin Aung Than • From a New York Times bestselling author Pub date: April 2019 and webcomic creator of Zen Pencils with a Format: 144pp – 151mm x 189mm cult brand known worldwide. Rights held: World • A series with huge potential to grab readers and reluctant–readers alike for a mass– Get ready for superheroes, supervillains and market audience and ongoing big sales. super–hilarious adventures in this brand new series The three core values of The Super about four young sidekicks, from a New York Times Sidekicks: bestselling Australian author! • FUN: This series will always put fun and Superheroes have it easy. They don’t have humour first. Goofy facial expressions, to clean their secret headquarters, wash the slapstick jokes and superhero parody is what alien bloodstains out of their costumes or be Super Sidekicks has in spades. The plot or responsible for taking Super Mutt out for a walk. characters will never be too dark or serious. No, they leave all that for their sidekicks like me, Yes, there will be real emotional stakes, but while they get all the credit! the books will be light in tone and leave the I’m Junior Justice, but you can call me JJ, and I reader with a smile on their face. think it’s time we made our own team. The Super • ACTION: Let’s face it – kids don’t pick up a Sidekicks! superhero book for romance and long strolls Are you with me? on the beach, they pick it up for wall–to–wall action! Super Sidekicks will always deliver Being a superhero sidekick isn’t as fun as you on big battles, kung–fu combat, nail–biting think. You do all the work, beat the bad guys and suspense and jaw–dropping spectacle. save the planet, only for your grown–up partner to get all the credit. Junior Justice is sick of it, so • FRIENDSHIP: Super Sidekicks are more he and his sidekick pals, Flygirl, Dinomite and than a team. Over the course of the book the Goo, have decided to form their own super team. characters develop a strong friendship. The main plotline has the three hero sidekicks But before they can start saving the world they’ll teaming up to save the newest member have to prove to the adult heroes that they’re of the team, Goo. This mission will set the more than just sidekicks. And once the evil Dr tone for the series: that the Super Sidekicks’ Enok discovers his favourite pet Goo has left friendship and togetherness is more him to join a super team, the world might need important than anything else. saving sooner rather than later!

SUPER SIDEKICKS 2: OCEAN’S REVENGE COMING IN SEPTEMBER 2019

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BOOKS 3 & 4 COMING THROUGHOUT 2019

Mermaid Holidays 1: The Talent Mermaid Holidays 2: The Magic Show Pearl Delphine Davis and Adele K. Thomas Delphine Davis and Adele K. Thomas (illus.) (illus.)

Pub date: April 2019 Pub date: July 2019 Format: 128pp – 149mm x 188mm Format: 128pp – 149mm x 188mm Rights held: World Rights held: World

Four best friends and an ocean full of adventure! On the first day of the holidays, Willow takes Sophia, Willow, Chloe and Olivia have been best a wrong turn on one of her wanderings and friends since they were merbies. Even though discovers the most beautiful pearl! Both her and they don’t go to school together, whenever they her best friends are drawn to the shiny gem but come home to Turtleville for the holidays, they before long, strange things start to happen. are inseparable. Could this pearl have magical powers? This holidays, something super exciting is happening – Turtleville’s first Talent Show! Sophia can’t wait. She was born to perform! The Sales Points: besties enter as a group, but will Sophia’s love of • Mermaids are hot! This series taps into the the spotlight ruin everything? growing trend that has seen fantastical Whatever happens, the show must go on! creatures such as mermaids and unicorns This series has been created in house by our permeate all levels of pop culture. super talented editors with illustrations by Adele • These books are aimed at 6–9 year olds with K. Thomas. simple, yet energetic text and storylines. ADELE K. THOMAS is a Melbourne based Each page features illustrations and graphic illustrator, director and art director, with over elements making these books appealing ten years of experience in animation film and and accessible for beginner readers. TV design, children’s books, advertising and • Perfect for fans of the Pearlie series by game apps. Adele has illustrated two children’s Wendy Harmer, Pearl the Magical Unicorn, book series – The Champion Charlies and Pearl the Rainbow Magic Fairy series, the Unicorn The Magical Unicorn. She has also written and Academy series and beginner reader series illustrated a picture book called Animals Eat such as Ella and Olivia and Billie B Brown. Their Veggies Too. • As part of a 4–book series, each story focuses on a different mermaid and interwoven in each adventure are positive themes such as friendship, teamwork, individuality and compassion. • Fully illustrated inside with a spot colour in each book – book 1 will be pink, book 2 will be blue!

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MR BAMBUCKLE’S REMARKABLES HAS SOLD ALMOST 50,000 COPIES!

Toffle Towers 1: Fully Booked TIM HARRIS is one of the most exciting Tim Harris and James Foley (illus.) children’s authors in Australia. His first series of books, Exploding Endings, will have primary– Pub date: August 2019 aged readers both captivated and laughing out Format: 240pp – 129 x 198 loud. The first book in the series,Painted Dogs & Rights held: World Doom Cakes, was awarded Honour Book at the Rights sold previous title: 2017 KOALAs. His second series, Mr Bambuckle’s Mr Bambuckle’s Series: North America (Sourcebooks), Remarkables, contains his trademark Turkey (Final Kultur Sanat Yayinlari), Poland (Grupa quirkiness, mixed with a touch of poignancy. A Wydawnicza Foksal), Audio (Bolinda) former primary school teacher of 15 years, and advocate for creativity and short stories, Tim’s presentations and workshops are dynamic and Fawlty Towers meets Treehouse in Tim Harris’s entertaining. He is a sought–after presenter, brand–new series to make kids laugh out loud – having worked in over a hundred schools in 2016 and get their imaginations soaring. and 2017 alone. Tim lives in Sydney with his wife Toffle Towers hotel has been run by a Toffle for and three young children. over one hundred years – and it’s about to be JAMES FOLEY is a children’s author and inherited by the next generation. illustrator. His books include In The Lion, The Chegwin Toffle is only ten years old. But he Amity Kids Adventures, The Last Viking Returns, isn’t going to let that stop him from turning Brobot, Dungzilla and My Dead Bunny. James is this run–down hotel into a success. Chegwin is an ambassador for Books In Homes and Room determined to transform Toffle Towers from a to Read Australia, and the Regional Advisor for boring hotel for grown–ups into an incredibly SCBWI Australia West. exciting destination for children (and their Sales Points: families). • The brand–new series from the bestselling But running a hotel isn’t easy. Chegwin has a author of funny books for kids, Tim Harris! lot to learn, and his tendency to drift off into • Books 2 & 3 coming in 2020! daydreams isn’t helping. • Toffle Towers: Fully Booked is ridiculously Chegwin has plenty of ideas. But can he turn his entertaining, as well as just plain ridiculous. madcap daydreams into reality? Tim has created a fun story, quirky cast and eccentric setting that kids will love. With an endearing hero, loads of adventure and just the right amount of mystery, this series will capture the hearts and imaginations of readers. • Like the Mr Bambuckle’s Remarkables series, the internal design will be chock–full of fun illustrations and design elements to keep readers turning the page and coming back for more.

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BOOKS 3 & 4 COMING OCTOBER 2019

Girl Geeks 1: The Hackathon Girl Geeks 2: Game On Alex Miles Alex Miles

Pub date: July 2019 Pub date: July 2019 Format: 192pp – 129 x 198 Format: 192pp – 129 x 198 Rights held: World Rights held: World

Get your geek on with this girl gang as they design, As well as being a skater, Niki is a huge gamer make, game, hack, code and more! and plays with a team in an online eSports league. The other girl geeks don’t know Hamsa’s teacher has announced that their class much about gaming but Niki’s enthusiasm is will be doing their very own hackathon. contagious! A hack–a–what? thinks Hamsa. She doesn’t When the country’s biggest eSports event opens know anything about tech or coding! up a junior comp, Niki can’t wait to play. She Things get worse as Hamsa is split up from her signs up and meets her online friends for the best friends and put with Eve, the new girl, shy first time – they’re all boys and are shocked to and studious Maggie and skateboarder Niki. discover she’s a girl! Ugh – they’re destined to fail! An unexpected event occurs, which sees Niki The girls need an idea – and fast. Can Hamsa in danger of not being able to play in the and her team come up with the goods or will tournament. Will her girl gang come to the things fall apart as she plays it too cool for rescue and turn this game from off to on? school? Sales Points: Since publishing her first play at age seventeen, • These books follow a ten–year–old girl gang Melbourne–based writer ALEX MILES as they navigate friendships, take risks and has worked across theatre, television and embrace their inner geek. The series will advertising. She wrote under the penname explore many different aspects of tech, while H.I. Larry for eight books in the Zac Power series, being inspiring, fun and a bit cheeky. imparted wedding wisdom with the book Sixty Secrets for a Happy Bride, excited readers across • Perfect for fans of series such as Dork the country with her children’s series, Starring Diaries and The Baby–Sitters Club. Olive Black, and was a contributing author in Letters to my Teenage Self and Total Quack Up!

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Amelia Chamelia and the Amelia Chamelia and the Gelato Birthday Party Surprise Laura Sieveking and Alyssa Bermudez Laura Sieveking and Alyssa Bermundez (illus.) (illus.)

Pub date: January 2019 Pub date: January 2019 Format: 96pp – 129mm x 198mm Format: 96pp – 129mm x 198mm Rights held: World Rights held: World

Amelia has a secret power. A power that nobody Amelia’s class is learning Italian and very soon else knows about. When she is furious or her school is having their first ever Gelato Day! frightened, she can change colour. But not everyone is excited. The new boy, Harry Amelia’s eighth birthday is just around the Truffle, won’t smile and there’s a graffiti bandit corner and she is SO excited. She’s going to have on the loose. One more piece of graffiti and the the best party EVER – even if she does have to principal has threatened to cancel the event. invite her troublesome twin cousins. But then Amelia is angry, and becomes determined to something strange and magical happens . . . catch the culprit. But will she be able to keep her Now Amelia has a very big secret. cool, or will her chameleon powers take over and Will Amelia be able to keep her chameleon reveal her secret? powers hidden, even when disaster strikes and the party bags go missing? Amelia Chamelia and the School Amelia Chamelia and the Farm Play Adventure Laura Sieveking and Alyssa Bermundez Laura Sieveking and Alyssa Bermundez (illus.) (illus.) Pub date: April 2019 Format: 96pp – 129mm x 198mm Pub date: April 2019 Rights held: World Format: 96pp – 129mm x 198mm Rights held: World Amelia loves books, especially fairytales. But when her teacher announces that her class will Amelia’s family are going on holidays to a farm! be performing Snow White in front of the whole The best news is that Willow is coming too. The school, Amelia begins to feel nervous – she girls can’t wait to play with the baby lambs, go doesn’t like being in the spotlight. Along with strawberry picking and ride horses. There’s just Amelia’s nerves comes a familiar tingly feeling – one thing worrying Amelia – she’s decided to tell if she reveals her chameleon powers on stage it Willow about her chameleon powers. But how? will be a disaster! The big reveal doesn’t quite go to plan and Meanwhile, Willow’s acting super strange. Could Amelia isn’t happy. Can she use her magic Amelia’s brave and daring friend also have powers to turn things around? something to hide?

LAURA SIEVEKING has spent the vast majority ALYSSA BERMUNDEZ is a born and bred of her career working in publishing as an editor. New Yorker living in Tasmania. She studied After several years, she decided to put down illustration and animation at the Fashion her red pen and open up her laptop to create a Institute of Technology for undergraduate and series of her own. graduate courses. As an illustrator and art The Academy series is a combination of all teacher for students aged 5–75+, Alyssa strives Laura’s favourite things – writing, friendship to put the KA–POW into stories and learning. and sport, and take her back to her happy Her illustrations can be found in magazines childhood memories of gymnastics training and books including the Lucia The Luchadora and competition. series and fabulous Amelia Chamelia series.

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How to Save the Whole Stinkin’ JAMES HART grew up loving comics, cartoons and drawing. After finishing his studies he Planet: A Garbological Adventure turned that passion into a full–time career as Lee Constable and James Hart (illus.) an illustrator. Over the years he has worked on Pub date: June 2019 toy designs, animations and books for multiple clients and publishers across the world. Projects Format: 192pp – 153mm x 234mm include: the popular animated series of The Rights held: World Day My Butt Went Psycho, the award–winning Let’s go on a journey – it’s going to be STINKY, You Choose series, the CBCA–notable Mr STICKY and PRETTY GROSS, but if you want to be Bambuckle’s Remarkables series, the thrilling a WASTE WARRIOR it’s the most important journey Mysterious World of Cosentino series, the young you’ll ever take. adventure series: D–Bot Squad and MANY titles with his favourite author Adam Wallace. How to Save the Whole Stinkin’ Planet will take you on a garbological adventure like no other. In 2018 James illustrated the Premiers’ Reading From diving into the rubbish bin and delving Challenge posters in Victoria. 2019 sees the around in the landfill, to rummaging through the release of his new books series, Cowboy and recycling and digging about in compost. Birdbrain, that he illustrated and co–created with Adam Wallace. When James isn’t drawing As a waste warrior in training, you will earn he can be found being a dad and husband, points and badges as you work your way through watching movies and cartoons, listening to each chapter, completing activities, DIYs and music, gardening, reading and writing. eco–experiments. Whether you are conducting your own bin audit, creating a landfill model Sales Points: or making a mini compost heap – all this • For primary school–aged children, boys and waste warrior training will be enhancing your girls. understanding of waste management and the • Jam–packed with essential information and impact our household rubbish is having on the science facts on garbology and practical planet. eco–friendly activities for kids on waste and LEE CONSTABLE is the host of Scope, Network recycling. With a focus on giving children Ten’s science and tech show for kids aged an understanding of what actually happens 7–13. Lee’s background is a mixed bag with a to rubbish when you throw it away – Bachelor of Science (Honours), Bachelor of highlighting the importance of reducing our Arts and a Master of Science Communication household rubbish as well as recycling and Outreach. During her Masters, Lee toured proper waste management. remote and regional Australia as a Questacon • June publication date so we can tie the Science Circus presenter and founded, release in with World Environment Day. produced and hosted youth–run social justice and sustainability radio show and podcast, • Content extremely engaging and filled with SoapBox. Lee is the founder of Co–Lab: Science activities and DIYs – a fantastic teaching Meets Street Art where collaborations between resource. scientists and street artists result in science– • The author is an authority in this field inspired murals that evolve live for the public. In and she knows how to communicate with 2018 Lee was part of the largest ever all–female children on big science concepts and make expedition to Antarctica with 80 international it exciting and engaging. women in STEMM as part of the Homeward Bound leadership program.

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Amazing Dogs with Amazing Sales Points: Jobs • A wide range of dogs from all over the world Laura Greaves are featured including Mexico and North America. Pub date: July 2019 • Fabulous stories about awesome canines Format: 256pp – 129mm x 198mm helping humans – perfect for animal lovers. Rights held: World Universal stories of love, luck and canine Rights sold previous title: cleverness that centre around friends, Dogs with Jobs United Kingdom (Orion Publishing family, pets and place. Group), Spain (Editorial Planeta Mexicana), Poland • Includes pictures of the featured dogs (Grupa Wydawnicza Foksal), The Netherlands (Plasman as well as quick statistics on each at the Vertalingen), Hungary (Dabo Kiado Kft) beginning of each chapter. • Laura’s passion for dogs shines through in Discover thirty unique dogs from around the world this vibrant and easy to read text. and their amazing jobs! • Dogs with Jobs adult title sold over 10,000 In this book, you’ll find all kinds of dogs: fast copies! dogs, heroic dogs, therapy dogs, ecowarrior dogs • Diverse dog characters will appeal to both and many more. girls and boys. Educational and trade Find out how Bailey the border collie became the appeal. Assistant Director of Seagulls at the Australian • Most kids either have a dog or desperately National Maritime Museum, or what Daisy want a dog. Interest in dog stories is does as a full–time guide dog, for another dog. evergreen. Discover how Chloe, the canine actor, became a star and how Frida saves lives when she goes to work! From saving lives to spotting dolphins, helping wildlife and being social media superstars – these canines can do it all. Written with the child reader in mind, these stories celebrate unique dogs and their amazing jobs. LAURA GREAVES is an award–winning author, journalist and proud crazy dog lady. (Well, they don’t give out awards for that last one – but they should!) This is her first book for younger readers, but she is also the author of the canine collections The Rescuers, Dogs with Jobs and Incredible Dog Journeys, as well as three novels for grown–ups. Laura’s favourite things are dogs, reading and waffles, in that order. She lives in the beautiful Blue Mountains, near Sydney, with her family and their two dogs, two guinea pigs and one goldfish. Find out more at www.lauragreaves.com

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While warm and classic, her style has a unique quality that renders her work instantly recognisable. The pathos of her characters is a joy to behold, and her work has deservedly MEM FOX’S PRH captured international attention and a swag TITLES HAVE SOLD OVER of awards and nominations. These include the 2.2 MILLION prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal (2010), which COPIES is the UK’s most prestigious award for children’s IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW illustration, and the CBCA Picture Book of the ZEALAND! Year Award – Early Childhood (2007). Her recent books are Maudie and Bear (2010), Harry and Hopper (2009), Her Mother’s Face (2009) and Amy and Louis (2006). Tiny Star is Freya’s second book with Penguin Random House Australia. Awards: Tiny Star Possum Magic Mem Fox and Freya Blackwood (illus.) • Winner, New South Wales Premier’s Literary Awards – Ethel Turner Prize for Young Pub date: October 2019 People’s Literature (1984) Format: 32pp – 285mm x 235mm Rights held: World • Winner, Canberra’s Own Outstanding List Rights sold previous titles: Where is the Green Sheep?: Award – Picture Book Award (1994) United Kingdom (Chrysalis Children’s Books), Russia Koala Lou (Sonoon Jer), Brazil (Saber e Ler Editoria), China (Dolphin • Shortlisted, KOALA Children’s Choice Media), Taiwan (Ecus Publishing House), Korea (Booxen Awards – Picture Book (1999) Co), Japan (Ric Publications), Vietnam (Quang Van • Longlisted, KOALA Children’s Choice Awards Education), Israel (Modan Publishing), Audio (Bolinda) – Prize for Writing for Young Adults Baby Bedtime: North America (Simon & Schuster) Giraffe in the Bath: China (Dolphin Media) Where is the Green Sheep? Night Noises: Taiwan (Alvita Publishing Co) • Winner, KANGA Children’s Choice Awards – Koala Lou: Audio (Bolinda) Picture Story Books (2006) • Winner, KOALA Children’s Choice Awards – A new book about the journey of life by bestselling Picture Story Books (2006) author Mem Fox, with heart–warming illustrations by Freya Blackwood. • Winner, YABBA Children’s Choice Awards – Picture Story Books (2006) Once upon a time, a tiny star fell to earth and turned into a baby. • Shortlisted, REAL Children’s Choice Awards – Early Readers (2008) The people who found it, loved it immediately. • Shortlisted, REAL Children’s Choice Awards – Picture Story Books (2008) MEM FOX has written over 38 books for adults • Shortlisted, BILBY Children’s Choice Awards and children including Possum Magic, which – Early Readers (2008 & 2009) has sold over three million copies and is the bestselling picture book ever in Australia. She Baby Bedtime worked as an Associate Professor of Literacy • Shortlisted, CBCA Book of the Year Awards – Studies in the School of Education at Flinders Early Childhood (2014) University, South Australia for twenty–four years • Shortlisted, Speech Pathology Australia and is now an international literacy consultant. Book of the Year Awards – Birth to 3 Years Mem’s books with Penguin Random House (2014) include: Where is the Green Sheep?, Hunwick’s • Shortlisted, WA Premier’s Book Awards – Egg, A Particular Cow, Where The Giant Sleeps, Children’s Books (2014) Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes, Hello Baby!, The Goblin and the Empty Chair, A Giraffe in the For Mem Fox Bath and most recently Baby Bedtime. • Winner, Dromkeen Medal (1990) FREYA BLACKWOOD is one of the most talented • Winner, Australia Day Honours – Services to children’s illustrators in the world today. Her the Cultural Life of Australia (1993) stunning and iconic illustrations perfectly • Winner, Prime Minister’s Centenary Medal capture the warmth and complexity of growing Legends of Children’s (2003) up. Literature – Australia • Shortlisted, Australian of the Year (2004) Post 2019

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Meerkat Splash • An amazingly talented new author– illustrator with a wonderful sense of story Aura Parker and a clever and unique eye for layout, Pub date: July 2019 illustration and design. Format: 32pp – 254mm x 254mm • Beautifully intricate endpaper illustrations Rights held: World detailing the meerkats’ burrow for children Rights sold previous title: Twig: North America (Simon & to explore over and over. Schuster), Canada (Scholastic) • Aura appears regularly at schools, festivals and libraries, sharing her enthusiasm Meerkats cleaning, washing. Woooo! Slipping, for drawing, writing and reading in visual sliding, swimming too. literacy presentations, storytime and Follow Meerkat Red into the burrow and join all illustration sessions. Aura has been part the colourful meerkat friends for one big crazy of discussion panels for the CBCA and bathtime! But who makes the biggest MEERKAT for the Kids & YA Festival at NSW Writers’ SPLASH? Centre. She has conducted workshops and Aura Parker’s playful rhyme and energetic storytimes at the State Library of NSW and illustrations combine to create the perfect was the artist in residence, drawing on stage picture book for the very young. at The Koala Awards for 2018. AURA PARKER is an illustrator, writer and • Aura also regularly exhibits illustrations and designer who creates delightful picture textile designs. books, prints and textiles. Her work is joyful, Praise for Twig imaginative, and brimming with details to explore. Aura Parker’s storytelling though words ‘This adorable debut by Parker teems with and pictures inspires imagination, courage and delicate details, many of them visual puzzles.’ confidence in young readers. Aura works with – NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW watercolour, gouache, pen and coloured pencil ‘With its uplifting themes of kindness, with digital composition. collaboration, and inclusion, this title is a Sales Points: welcome addition to picture book collections.’ – SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL • Meerkat Splash is the perfect bathtime/ bedtime book for preschool to early primary, ‘Sweet and captivatingly illustrated, this pairs which also teaches colours. perfectly with Carson Ellis’ Du Iz Tak.’ – BOOKLIST • A picture book with wonderfully imaginative illustrations and a fun and child–relatable ‘Readers will take pleasure in Parker’s story told in rollicking rhyme. imaginative forest world, with its parades and tea parties, brimming with insect–school fun!’ • Aura Parker is the author and illustrator of – PUBLISHERS WEEKLY CBCA Notable book Twig, which is published internationally, and recently published ‘Parker’s watercolor, colored pencil, artline pens, Cocoon. and digital compositions are quite delicate and detailed, her bug school delightfully analogous • Aura is the official illustrator for the 2019 to children’s own.’ – KIRKUS REVIEWS NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge artwork, and has filmed guided illustration as part of ‘Aura Parker’s quirky, delicate pictures of the the PRC Author and Illustrator Showcase. school and its pupils are full of seek–and–find interest.’ – THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

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The Gift Praise for The All New Must Have Michael Speechley Orange 430: ‘A splendid debut for a remarkably talented Pub date: September 2019 author–illustrator.’ – MAGPIES Format: 32pp – 275mm x 217mm Rights held: World ‘The All New Must Have Orange 430 by Michael Rights sold previous title: The All New Must Have Orange Speechley is a picture book that is desperately needed in today’s world. With consumerism 430: Turkey (Bilgi Yayinevi) running riot, and children and adults a like falling victim to the “must–keep–up–with–the– The second book from the author of The All New Jones” mentality day in and day out, it’s a relief Must Have Orange 430. to see a picture book that fills a much needed, Rosie wondered what her neighbour was like. but unnoticed gap in the market.’ She’d never seen the old lady who lived in the big, – NEVER ENDING BOOKSHELF run–down house next door, but maybe the quiet ‘This book has a brilliant message about the neighbour felt lonely sometimes, just like Rosie. effect that wanting to have so many things has Perhaps a different, unusual, surprising gift might on the environment. It explores the topic in a help. very clever, original way. The illustrations are highly detailed and Michael Speechley is clearly Championing the beauty in everyday objects, this talented as both an author and illustrator.’ exquisite picture book explores the importance of – IN THE GOOD BOOKS BLOG friendship and community. ‘I think this book is unique, thought provoking MICHAEL SPEECHLEY is a high school art and and well layered.’ – LITTLE BIG READS design teacher from WA. He’s keen to explore themes of consumerism and the environment ‘The All New Must Have Orange 430 picture book in his stories in a funny and accessible way. The provides an important insight for families and All New Must Have Orange 430 is his first picture for classes into the effects of advertising and book. consumerism in our world. Take notice of the Sales Points: signs and labels in the background. The book encourages discussion about the difference • New book from Michael Speechley, author of between needs and wants, responsibility with The All New Must Have Orange 430 – which money and the effects of advertising. A most is a Notable book for the CBCA Book of the important message for newly arrived consumers Year Award. at a loss to repel the overtures of advertisers, • This exceptional book looks at resilience and this is an equally compelling book for all readers.’ positive impact each individual can have on – READ PLUS their community. • Includes subtle themes of loss and grief in a child–friendly way. • Familiar structure and repeated refrain throughout this moving story appeals to kids.

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Fly Sales Points: Jess McGeachin • An exciting new talent in Australian picture books, reminiscent of uthor–illustrators Pub date: August 2019 such as Oliver Jeffers and Gus Gordon. Format: 32pp – 270mm x 240mm Rights held: World • A beautiful, moving story about loss and coming to terms with grief, but given such a light touch that it can be read simply as a Fly is a beautiful story of determination no matter charming story of a little girl and a bird with the odds, and love in the face of loss. a broken wing. Lucy had always been good at fixing things, and • A strong central girl character, both caring Dad needed a bit of help. It was just the two of and cleverly inventive, and featuring a loving them after all. and loveable single father. So when Lucy finds a bird with a broken • Stunning illustrations and a text that’s wing, she’s sure she can fix him too. But not perfect to read aloud. everything that’s broken can be fixed. JESS MCGEACHIN is a writer, illustrator, and designer based in Melbourne. He loves telling stories about hidden worlds just outside our own, and hiding clues in them for small eyes to find. Drawing on a love of natural history (and a day job at Melbourne Museum), Jess hopes that his stories inspire the reader to explore both real and imaginary places and meet the characters that live in them.

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Boo! MARGARET WILD is one of Australia’s most– loved picture book authors. Margaret Wild and Andrew Joyner (illus.) She has written over twenty books, many of Pub date: September 2019 which have appeared in foreign editions. All Format: 24pp – 250mm x 250mm have been highly acclaimed. Jenny Angel (which Rights held: World was inspired by her brother’s death at the age Rights sold previous titles: of seven), illustrated by Anne Spudvilas, Fox, Treasure Box: North America (Candlewick Press), China illustrated by Ron Brooks and The Very Best of (Oriental Babies & Kids), Korea (Noran Sang Sang Friends, illustrated by Julie Vivas, are all winners Publishers), Japan (Iwasaki Shoten) of the CBC Picture Book of the Year Award. Big Red Hen & The Little Lost Egg: China (Oriental Babies Margaret was born in Eshowe, a small town in & Kids) South Africa. She now lives in Sydney. Chatterbox: China (Modern Education Press), Taiwan ANDREW JOYNER is an internationally (Alvita Publishing), Korea (Booxen), Korea – Audio published illustrator and author. His bestselling (Esbook of Kolon Villant), Korea – English Language books include the modern classic The Terrible Edition (Esbook of Kolon Villant) Plop, written by Ursula Dubosarsky (shortlisted Leo the Littlest Seahorse: China (Graphic for the CBCA awards and the Prime Minister’s Communications), Korea (Booxen) Literary Awards). Other favourites include Too Miss Lily’s Fabulous Pink Feather Boa: Stage (Spare Parts Many Elephants in this House (with Ursula Puppet Theatre), Audio (Bolinda) Dubosarsky), How Big is Too Small (with Jane There’s a Sea in my Bedroom: Japan (Holp Shuppan), Godwin), Blue the Builder’s Dog (with Jen Storer) Audio (Bolinda) and the Boris series for young readers (Ready, Set, Boris was a Notable book in the CBCA ‘Boo!’ said the baby to the monkey in the cot. Awards). Andrew lives in Strathalbyn, South ‘Boo!’ said the baby to the penguin in the yacht . . . Australia. Everyone loves to play Boo! Sales points: Join six gorgeous babies as they play Boo! with • Rounded corners and large format with their favourite animal toys. But what will happen thick card stock make this a perfect book for when the animals play too? preschoolers. An irresistibly joyous story for the very young, • Simple read–aloud text and fun repetition by two of Australia’s most–loved picture–book create a joyous and memorable read–aloud creators. book for the very young. • Celebrating the game of peekaboo, which all babies and parents love to play – a perfect gift book and a must–have for the nursery.

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Lights Out, Leonard CHRIS NIXON is an illustrator and designer Josh Pyke and Chris Nixon (illus.) based in Perth, Western Australia. His work is influenced by surf, skate, music and Pub date: June 2019 contemporary pop culture with an emphasis Format: 32pp – 230mm x 290mm on the hand–drawn form. Accompanying his Rights held: World commercial work, Nixon has created several large scale artworks which have been installed around the state. In addition to his commercial How can Leonard possibly get to sleep when there’s illustration, Nixon has been published in over 10 a three–headed, eight–armed, twelve–legged, childrens books. In 2011 Nixon was named in the hairy, scary–faced CREATURE in the corner of his top 100 New Creatives by CMYK magazine. bedroom!? Leonard doesn’t like bedtime, especially when there’s a five–nosed, seven–tailed, eleven– handed, scaly monster hiding in the corner of his bedroom. It seems like Leonard will never sleep again . . . until he discovers a mysterious book called How to Frighten Monsters. Peppered with fierce monsters and wicked imaginings, this cheeky story about the fears children’s face at bedtime explores a reassuring solution for Leonard to get to sleep. Lights Out, Leonard will have every parent and child wanting to try out the simple but effective ways for scaring away monsters at bedtime. JOSH PYKE is an Australian singer and songwriter known for his six award–winning indie/folk albums, including a best–of album released in 2017. He is committed to representing the Indigenous Literacy Foundation, as one of only six lifetime ambassadors for the charity (and, up until now, the only non–author lifetime ambassador). He launched the initiative ‘Buskin for Change’ in 2009 to raise support for the ILF. Lights Out, Leonard is his first picture book.

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Arthur and the Tiger Sales Points: Sophie Beer • A classic and exciting picture book story, with a beautiful allegory about the danger of Pub date: May 2019 prejudice, fear and mob mentality. Format: 32pp – 227mm x 265mm Rights held: World • Stunning illustrations with details to find on repeat reads. Sophie’s style is modern yet retro, recalling classic picture artists such What will Arthur do when a terrifying tiger joins his as Mary Blair and contemporary favourites circus? including Christian Robinson. Outside the smoggy city, in a field of rolling • Themes include self–belief, being different, green, is a little circus. discovering one’s talents and resisting stereotypes and prejudice. Arthur’s circus is full of daring performers. • Sophie Beer is an up–and–coming author– The Acrobat can soar like an eagle. illustrator. Her books include Love Makes a The Strongman can lift a car with one finger. Family (published by Hardie Grant Egmont The Jugglers can breathe fire like dragons. in Australia, and Dial Books for Young But Arthur has never been brave enough to learn Readers in North America), Wren (published any daring circus tricks. by Scribe) and the Pups! Series (published by Hardie Grant Egmont). So what will Arthur do when a terrifying tiger joins the circus? A beautiful story of finding strength in difference and resisting prejudice, by rising picture book star Sophie Beer. SOPHIE BEER is an award–winning illustrator/ author living in Brisbane, Australia. She completed a dual degree in Law and Creative Industries with distinction at Queensland University of Technology but found the whole law thing unutterably dull and now works primarily in children’s and editorial illustration. She is perpetually astounded that she has somehow hoodwinked people into paying her money to draw all day long. Revelling in colour, shape and texture, she lives by one simple rule: art should never be boring. When she’s not illustrating and writing, she thinks a lot about plants, animals, music and books. See more about Sophie on her website – https://www.sophie–beer.com/

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Abigail and the Birth of the Sun MATTHEW CUNNINGHAM is a passionate and Matthew Cunningham and Sarah Wilkins dedicated historian with a Doctor of Philosophy (History) from Victoria University of . (illus.) He has published oral histories, peer–reviewed Pub date: July 2019 articles, journalistic and encyclopedic pieces, Format: 32pp – 240mm x 270mm and Waitangi Tribunal research commissions. Rights held: World He lives in Porirua, New Zealand, and works as a researcher. He is active on Facebook and is a member of a number of parent groups, including A bright and beautiful exploration of the big bang several for gifted children. Abigail and the Birth theory and the birth of our solar system for young of the Sun is his first published children’s book. children, all wrapped up in a bedtime story SARAH WILKINS was born in Lower Hutt. The Join Abigail on a magical night–time adventure middle child of seven, she dreamt of becoming to discover how the sun, moon and planets a solo explorer. Dreaming and drawing, which came into being. she loved, go together, so she became an Abigail is a curious little girl. She likes to discover illustrator instead. Sarah works for clients all the answers to really BIG questions. around the globe and has won many awards for her work. She lives in Wellington, New Zealand, One night, she thinks of a question that’s SO BIG and sometimes in Paris, France, and still likes to she can’t sleep until she knows the answer. explore everything in between. ‘Daddy,’ she asks as he tucks her into bed, ‘where Sales Points: did the sun and all the planets come from?’ • A gorgeous introduction to astrophysics and To find out the answer, Daddy invites Abigail a great space–themed book for the 50th on a magical journey through time and space. anniversary of the moon landing. Together they explore the birth of all living things. • Tapping into the international trend of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, By the next morning, Abigail has thought of Arts, Maths) picture books, this is a story another big question . . . to be enjoyed by all children and ages, and A gorgeously illustrated and beautifully told the first of a series of stories that encourage bedtime story that doubles as an introduction to girls especially to be intellectually curious. astrophysics, Abigail and the Birth of the Sun will • Spot Abigail’s cat in every picture. be enjoyed equally by young children and adults.

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Moonwalkers Sales Points: Mark Greenwood and Terry Denton (illus.) • Brings the excitement of space exploration to a young audience whose parents may not Pub date: May 2019 even have been born when Neil Armstrong Format: 32pp – 270mm x 235mm stepped onto the cratered surface of the Rights held: English Language moon. • A warm, fun picture book about a child living Dream astronaut dreams, and celebrate Australia’s through this momentous event, focusing role in one of humanity’s greatest achievements, on how important imaginative play is in a the moon landing of 1969. Moonwalkers is a joyous child’s experience of the world. story of imagination and play – the greatest • On 20 July 2019, the world will celebrate the bedtime story ever told. 50th anniversary of the first time humans When Apollo 11 blasts off for the moon, the set foot on another world. This significant whole world is watching. On the other side of event will be widely publicised and will be a the planet, Billy, Mickey and Buzz decide to be major feature in classroom study. astronauts too. • Will suit the classic early primary audience MARK GREENWOOD is a history hunter. He but can be read to younger children or enjoys searching for lost explorers and glittering provide the basis for study for older kids. treasure, delving into mysteries and solving • Features three pages of non–fiction famous cold cases. Most of all, he loves sharing information. the stories that he finds. Mark’s books include • The imaginative storyline has a broad The History Mystery series, Jandamarra with appeal, beyond just the anniversary of the Terry Denton and Simpson and his Donkey with first man on the moon. Frane Lessac. His award–winning books about Australia’s history have been published around the world. TERRY DENTON has been creating children’s books for over 30 years. He has worked with many of Australia’s top authors, written much– loved picture books and junior fiction novels, won more than 40 children’s choice awards and been shortlisted many times in the Children’s Book Council of Australia awards. His Felix and Alexander won Picture Book of the Year in 1986. His books include The Upside–down History of Downunder with Alison Lloyd, The Worm Who Knew Karate with Jill Lever, as well as the Gasp! books and the animated TV series, and the world–famous Just! books and Treehouse series with Andy Griffiths. His work is characterised by a devious sense of humour, an adventurous and inventive drawing style and an informed flair for what interests and amuses kids.

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My Culture and Me Sales Points: Gregg Dreise • For ages 5 to 10

Pub date: May 2019 • Gregg is an amazing ambassador for his Format: 32pp – 208mm x 294mm books. He tours schools for much of the Rights held: World year and children are completely captivated by his lively, funny and educational performances. A stirring story about pride, respect and • Gregg’s previous books include Mad maintaining culture. Magpie, Kookoo Kookaburra and Silly Birds, Feel the rhythm of the music, from your heart which have received multiple awards and down to your feet. shortlistings. Enjoy the movements of melodies, as clapsticks • Gregg’s vibrant artwork has been showcased keep a strong beat. at the Bologna and Frankfurt book fairs. This is my culture. This is me. • Gregg facilitates writing, illustrating and mentoring project with the Indigenous Beautifully written and illustrated, My Culture Literacy Foundation. and Me is a heartfelt and stirring story of cherishing and sustaining Indigenous cultures. Awards: GREGG DREISE is very proud of his Kamilaroi Mad Magpie and Euahlayi heritage. The Kamilaroi and • Winner: Speech Pathology Australia 2017 Euahlayi peoples’ lands extend from south–west Indigenous Children’s Book of the Year Queensland into north–west New South Wales. • Longlisted: 2017 Australian Book Industry Culture, music and storytelling have run through Awards – Small Publisher’s Children’s Book his family’s blood since time began. Gregg is of the Year a talented storyteller who uses didgeridoos, Silly Birds guitars, laughter and high–energy performances to pass on culture, unity and wisdom through • Winner: Speech Pathology Australia’s 2015 his educational talks. – Indigenous Children’s Book of the Year Award Kookoo Kookaburra • Winner: 2016 Australian Book Industry Awards – Reader’s Choice Award • Shortlisted: 2016 Australian Book Industry Awards – Small Publishers Children’s Book of the Year • Shortlisted: Speech Pathology Australia 2016 Indigenous Children’s Book of the Year

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Sales Points: • An incredible true tale for kids about Dwayne, the adventurous cat of Muzzle Station. Awards for Sally Sutton: Ambulance Ambulance! • Notable, Storylines Book Award – Picture Book 2018 The Cat from Muzzle Sally Sutton and Scott Tulloch (illus.) Dig, Dump, Roll • Notable, Storylines Book Award – Picture Pub date: May 2019 Book 2019 Format: 32pp – 241mm x 285mm Construction Rights held: World • Notable, Storylines Book Award – Picture Book 2015 Over mountains and across rivers, this delightful • Finalist, New Zealand Children’s Book true story traces a high–country cat’s epic, five– Awards – Picture Book 2015 week journey home to New Zealand’s most remote station. Roadworks Dwayne is a rumble–tumble tabby cat who • Winner, New Zealand Post Children’s Book knows where he belongs — up on the farm at Awards – Picture Book 2009 Muzzle Station. • Notable, Storylines Book Award – Picture So, when he’s taken to live far away in the town of Book 2009 Kaikoura, what’s a cat to do? Shake the dust off Demolition his paws and start walking, of course! • Notable, Storylines Book Award – Picture The trouble is, home is a very long way away . . . Book 2013 With a bouncy readaloud story by Sally Sutton Farmer John’s Tractor and witty illustrations by Scott Tulloch, The Cat • Notable, Storylines Book Award – Picture From Muzzle is a true tale of feline audacity that Book 2013 will delight readers the world over. Miniwings: Glitterwing’s Book Week Blunder SALLY SUTTON has been writing picture books, children’s novels and plays for two decades. She • Notable, Storylines Book Award – Junior is celebrated for her witty wordplay and musical Fiction 2018 language, which make reading her stories aloud a magical moment between parent and child. She has been awarded several Storylines Notable Book Awards for her work, and in 2009 she and illustrator Brian Lovelock won the Picture Book category of the New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults for Roadworks. SCOTT TULLOCH lives in Wanaka, New Zealand and is a prolific creator of humorous picture books. He is a highly popular speaker, tutor and storyteller at schools, where he engages students and teachers alike with his mad sense of fun. He creates his illustrations by hand using pencil, pen and watercolour and gouache.

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Sleep Tight, Platypup RENÈE TREML was inspired by Australia’s Renèe Treml wildlife and native birds after moving from the USA to Australia in 2007. She loves to create Pub date: February 2019 artworks that highlight the subtle details of Format: 32pp – 248mm x 247mm nature with delicacy and humour. Renne’s books Rights held: World have won or been listed for awards including the CBCA Book of the Year and the Crichton A cosy story for anyone who’s still just a little bit Award for New Illustrator, Speech Pathology afraid of the dark. Book of the Year and the Environment Award Poor little Platypup is frightened of the dark. for Children’s Literature. Renee’s illustrations are featured on a variety of products, including What is that shadow? stationery, ceramics and fine art prints. Who made that noise? Sales Points: But there’s nothing to fear. With his mother by • A return to the full–size picture book format his side, the little platypus ventures out of his for Renèe. burrow to explore. • For fans of Renèe’s board books who are The moonlight dances on the water. Leaves ageing up to standard format picture books. whisper and gumnuts knock in the wind. • Story themes include fear of the dark, Platypup discovers that his home by the river is exploring the senses, talking through just as lovely in the dark of night as it is during anxieties, the natural environment, native the day! Australian fauna, and the comfort of And that’s not scary at all. cuddling up with a parent!

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Granny McFlitter: A Country Yarn As a child, HEATHER HAYLOCK could often be Heather Haylock and Lael Chisholm found reading a book while sitting on her horse, or perched way up high in a tree. She lives in (illus.) Auckland where she has the best task in the Pub date: March 2019 world – helping five year olds learn to read books Format: 32pp – 210mm x 260mm too. (But in a classroom, not on a horse or in a Rights held: World tree.) She loves the challenge of knitting words into Granny McFlitter, the champion . . . bull fighter? stories. Now, thanks to her research for Granny Granny McFlitter, our favourite champion knitter, McFlitter and the penguins, Heather is also able is back! And this time, it’s to save the A&P Show. to knit yarn into jumpers. Can Granny outwit – or should we say outknit – a Heather’s original manuscript of Granny rampaging bull?? McFlitter, the Champion Knitter was shortlisted ‘Ole!?’ Granny cried, as the cape flapped around. for the Storylines Joy Cowley Award in 2012. The bull steamed and snorted and pawed at the LAEL CHISHOLM has loved drawing ever since ground. she was old enough to hold a pencil. After years Granny McFlitter’s knitting needles have been of scribbling and doodling at school, home and in a blur, whipping up an entry for the local A&P any other place where a pen and paper was Show’s ‘Best Vegetable Knitter’ competition. handy, she decided to call her scrawls art, and But all of a sudden, the A&P Show turns to to share them with the world. Nowadays she chaos when a bull breaks out of his pen. Before spends her free time drawing at her home in you could say ‘Mighty mad macho moo’, he’s Feilding. trampling pavlovas and sponge cakes. Everyone Lael’s illustrations for Granny McFlitter, the dives for cover – but not Granny McFlitter. She Champion Knitter by Heather Haylock won has a plan to capture the bull with – you guessed the 2017 Storylines Gavin Bishop Award for it – her knitting needles! Illustration. A brand new, fabulously funny, rhyming read– aloud story from acclaimed author Heather Haylock and Gavin Bishop Award–winning illustrator Lael Chisholm.

Granny McFlitter the Champion Knitter Heather Haylock and Lael Chisholm (illus.)

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One Tree Since 1992 BRUCE WHATLEY has written and/or Christopher Cheng and Bruce Whatley illustrated over 80 children’s picture books. His international award winning titles include his (illus.) first two books, The Ugliest Dog in the World and Pub date: April 2019 Looking for Crabs. He often writes with his wife Format: 32pp – 232mm x 290mm Rosie Smith and has also had much success Rights held: World with the Diary of a Wombat series created with Jackie French. Bruce uses a variety of illustration medium including gouache, pen and ink, pencil, A touching and uplifting story about love, change oils, watercolour and more recently CGI software. and the importance of the natural environment in Tin Toys, The Watchmaker Who Saved Christmas all our lives. and Ruben are classic examples of his search for One tall tree on the mountain once marked new ways to create images. Bruce and Rosie live Grandfather’s farm. Now there is a busy city and on the South Coast of New South Wales. Grandfather lives with us in our apartment. Sales Points: Once he told stories but now he stays silent. • From an author who brings with him years Until one day, in the city market, I find something of influence and experience in children’s precious . . . something that brings Grandfather’s books as well as an irrepressible enthusiasm memories alive again. and energy when it comes to promoting those books in school, online and beyond. CHRISTOPHER CHENG is an accomplished Christopher Cheng has been the federal children’s author who writes fiction and Literacy Ambassador as well as Ambassador non–fiction full time, conducts workshops for the National Year of Reading, along and visits schools. He has a Master of Arts in with being Co–regional Advisor of SCBWI Children’s Literature and has been a Literacy (Society of Children’s Book Writers and Ambassador for the Federal Government’s Illustrators) Literacy and Numeracy Week initiative and the 2012 National Year of Reading. His picture book, One Child, illustrated by Steven Woolman, won the Wilderness Society Environment Award for Picture Books (Australia) and the Skipping Stones Honour Book (USA). Christopher also worked with Sarah Davis on the critically acclaimed picture book Sounds Spooky which won an Aurealis Award in the picture book category and is a CBCA Notable Book.

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My Dad Snores Sales Points: John Williamson and Peter Carnavas • John is an iconic Australian musician whose (illus.) song True Blue is known by most Aussies. He is popular with an amazingly broad Pub date: August 2019 spectrum of people, both city and country, Format: 32pp – 250mm x 250mm from the very young through to the very old. Rights held: World • John tours extensively every year with 21 Rights sold previous title: Hey True Blue: Audio (Bolinda) concerts in 2019 across NSW, Victoria, QLD, ACT & Tasmania. He is also involved in a number of charities and causes including From one of Australia’s most iconic singer– Life Education (Healthy Harold) and Variety, songwriters, John Williamson, comes this hilarious the Children’s Charity, taking part in the family song, with a special new verse, brought to Variety Bash, all of which result in John life by award–winning illustrator Peter Carnavas. having a high profile nationally. What are we going to do? • Both of John Williamson’s picture books, You dad, does he snore too? Christmas in Australia (selling over 7600 on My dad snores so much that no one else can Bookscan) and My Dad Snores originated sleep . . . until we find a really clever solution! from the popular songs of the same names JOHN WILLIAMSON is, without question, an on JW’s Family Album, featuring songs with Australian Icon. His entertainment career a younger focus. My Dad Snores includes a spans more than fifty years, boasting sales of special new verse written by John especially over 5 million albums. His unofficial anthems, for the book. funny and tender ballads and tributes to • John Williamson has been inducted into unsung heroes have captured the spirit of the the prestigious ARIA Hall of Fame, and is nation in song more than any other performer. the recipient of three ARIA Awards, twenty– He remains one of the most in–demand live seven Golden Guitar Awards (including in performers in Australia. His fiftieth album, 2019 for Bush Ballad of the Year) , three Honest People, was released in 2104 at the APRA Awards, MO Awards, countless same time as his autobiography, and in 2018 he Platinum and Gold album accreditations released his fifty–first, Butcherbird. Two songs and album sales of in excess of five million. from his popular JW’s Family Album have been He was also was made a Member of the made into delightful, entertaining picture books Order of Australia (AM) for service to for children. Australian country music and in stimulating PETER CARNAVAS grew up in Brisbane and on awareness of conservation issues. the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. He became • His autobiography, Hey True Blue, published a primary school teacher and it was during by Penguin Random House in August 2014, this time that he began to immerse himself has sold over 15000 copies on Bookscan. in picture books. His first book,Jessica’s Box, • Illustrated by award–winning illustrator, was shortlisted for the Queensland Premier’s Peter Carnavas, who has incorporated many Literary Award and the CBCA Crichton Award for delightful Australian animals into his funny Emerging Illustrators. He has since written and and energetic watercolour illustrations. illustrated many picture books as well his first novel, The Elephant, which won a Queensland Literary Award in 2018. His works have been translated into a number of languages. 40 BOLOGNA 2019 RIGHTS CATALOGUE MEET THE CHILDREN’S PUBLISHING TEAM

Laura Harris Publishing Director – Penguin Random House Young Readers Laura oversees the wonderful children’s lists at Penguin Random House Australia. Penguin Random House Young Readers publish every book a child could ever want – at all stages of childhood from very young picture books, to the most sophisticated of Young Adult novels, and everything in between. Critically acclaimed and best–selling authors pepper the lists, including Jeff Kinney, John Flanagan, Jacqueline Harvey, Morris Gleitzman and Mem Fox. Laura has edited and shaped many of the books on the list over her 20 years with the company including works by Mem Fox, Melina Marchetta, Sonya Hartnett, Morris Gleitzman, Aaron Blabey and Felice Arena, to name but a few. Laura has been a literary judge on many awards, both in Adult and Children’s areas, has lectured in Editing and Publishing and has had numerous reviews and articles published. And while often asked, she has checked with her doctor, who assures her she doesn’t have a novel in her.

Lisa Riley Publisher – Penguin Random House Young Readers Lisa Riley has been a Puffin for 15 years and is currently a publisher for Penguin Random House Young Readers. Previously she worked for ABC Books and at Walker Books in both Sydney and London. She publishes across the age range from picture books, commercial junior fiction series through to standalone novels for middle and YA readers. She has worked with many established and debut children’s authors and illustrators – recent highlights include picture books such as No One Likes a Fart by Zoë Foster Blake and A Monster in My House by the Umbilical Brothers and Johan Potma. For young teens she is thrilled about 13 year–old game–changer Solli Raphael’s slam poetry collection Limelight, as well as Anita Selzer’s moving Holocaust memoir I Am Sasha, about her father who hid from the Nazis disguised as a girl. At the other end of the age range she is excited to have published the astonishing Stone Girl by Eleni Hale and the thrilling Palace of Fires series with film director Bill Bennett.

Heather Curdie Commissioning Editor – Penguin Random House Young Readers Heather Curdie is a Commissioning Editor for Penguin Random House Young Readers. She works on a wide range of children’s books from picture books and middle fiction through to young adult. While with Penguin, she has been fortunate to edit such great writers and illustrators as Morris Gleitzman, Oliver Phommavanh, Robert Newton, Andrew Daddo, Jane Godwin, Anna Walker, Ursula Dubosarsky, Andrew Joyner, Tohby Riddle and Aaron Blabey. She has nurtured successful new talent such as Lucy Estela, author of the CBCA shortlisted picture book Suri’s Wall, and Kylie Fornasier, author of the YA novel The Things I Didn’t Say.

Michelle Madden Commissioning Editor – Penguin Random House Young Readers Michelle Madden is a Commissioning Editor for Penguin Random House Young Readers. She works across all genres on books for early childhood through to novels for young adults. As an editor she has worked with some of Australia’s finest authors and illustrators, including Felice Arena, Graeme Base, Nick Earls, Mem Fox, Jane Tanner and Alison Lester, as well as on collaborations between book creators and sporting and media stars. She is very proud of her work with up–and–coming authors and illustrators, working on picture books that speak directly to children, illustrated books for young readers that create excitement about stories, as well as entertaining left–of–centre YA and middle fiction.

Amy Thomas Commissioning Editor – Penguin Random House Young Readers Amy Thomas is a Commissioning Editor for Penguin Random House Young Readers. She has worked with some of the company’s best–selling authors, including Melina Marchetta, Alison Lester, Isobelle Carmody and many more. Her particular interest is young adult fiction – from fantasy through to contemporary – but she is always looking for beautiful writing that has the ability to move the reader: picture books that perfectly explore a child’s point of view and their sense of wonder at the world; middle fiction that creates a world and characters so convincing that the reader feels like they are transported to another place with people they know; and powerful YA novels with real emotional impact and writing that soars.

41 BOLOGNA 2019 RIGHTS CATALOGUE Zoe Walton Publisher – Penguin Random House Young Readers Zoe Walton is a Publisher for Penguin Random House Young Readers. She is the publisher and editor of John Flanagan’s Ranger’s Apprentice series, which has now sold eight million copies worldwide and has been on the New York Times bestseller charts for more than 60 weeks. She is proud to publish plenty of Australia’s best authors for children and teens, including Deborah Abela, Tristan Bancks, Emily Gale, Nikki Gemmell, John Larkin, Belinda Murrell, Colin Thompson and Dianne Wolfer. Zoe also likes to work with debut authors and has recently launched award–winning authors Nicole Hayes and Fleur Ferris. Zoe can’t decide what she loves more – speculative fiction or contemporary stories – so she’s keen to publish the best of both genres!

Holly Toohey Publisher: Brands and Partnerships – Penguin Random House Young Readers Holly Toohey is a Publisher at Penguin Random House Australia. She creates and acquires new books and series for young readers of all ages, with a particular focus on brand partnerships and in–house creation. She has the pleasure of working with wonderfully talented fiction authors such as Jacqueline Harvey, R. A. Spratt and George Ivanoff, and is proud to have worked on bestselling non–fiction titles such as Shout Out to the Girls, High Five to the Boys and How to Feel Awesome Every Day. Holly loves taking a kernel of an idea and working closely with an author, personality or organisation to develop it into an unputdownable book.

Claire Murdoch Head of Publishing – Penguin Random House New Zealand As Head of Publishing, Claire Murdoch directs the Penguin Random House New Zealand list across non–fiction, fiction and children’s books. With broad experience in the Australian and New Zealand book trade, including roles at Allen & Unwin, Te Papa Press and PRH, her books have won dozens of awards. She has served as a member of the Council of the Publishing Association of NZ, the Victoria University Press advisory board, Whitireia Publishing School and various literary and arts grants panels. Claire has particular expertise in illustrated non–fiction and art books, popular culture, biography and memoir.

Harriet Allen Fiction Publisher – Penguin Random House New Zealand Harriet Allan has been working for Penguin Random House and its earlier incarnations for over thirty years. She publishes many of New Zealand’s pre–eminent writers of adult and young–adult fiction, including Witi Ihimaera, , Mandy Hager and Eileen Merriman, among numerous others who regularly feature on the New Zealand bestseller list. She lost count, after reaching twenty, of the number of award–winning books she has published, but over the years the awards her authors have won include the New Zealand Book Awards, the Montana Book Awards, the New Zealand Post Awards, the Best First Book in the Commonwealth Writers Prize and several have been shortlisted for the prestigious Frank O’Connor Award.

Catherine O’Loughlin Children’s Publisher – Penguin Random House New Zealand Catherine O’Loughlin commissions a range of award-winning children’s titles for Penguin Random House New Zealand – these include picture books, junior novels and books for babies, as well as an acclaimed range of creative non-fiction illustrated titles. She is proud to work with New Zealand’s best-loved authors and illustrators, including the award-winning Gavin Bishop, Ruth Paul, Barbara Else, David Hill, Phoebe Morris and Vasanti Unka, and is always on the lookout for emerging talent. She also works with Dame creating new titles in the beloved Hairy Maclary and Friends series, which has sold more than 10 million copies around the world.

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