HarperCollins Publishers Australia Subsidiary Rights Guide Frankfurt October 2009 children’s

THE CLOUDCHASERS PICTURE BOOK Steven Hunt and David Richardson

‘This is the sort of book that whispers to readers “pick •A stunning tale of grand adventure in the me”… it promises to deliver something special. A visual spirit of Jules Verne, Miyazaki and Lewis Carroll. feast, the digital illustrations are unsettling, yet •Book One was shortlisted in the 2008 Aurealis compelling, while the story (Tim Burton meets Diana Awards Wynne-Jones) will keep older readers enthralled’ Sunday •Film rights under consideration by Tim Burton Age and 20th Century Fox •Animated custom book trailer available for In the streets of Bankertown, where children are retailer/publisher websites threatened with the grey and forbidding walls of The •Great online presence at Institution, a young girl called Alice rebels by daring to thecloudchasers.com show imagination. Is she the child destined to save Bankertown and bring colour, light and imagination back ABOUT THE AUTHORS: into the world? Determined not to take any chances, The Steve Hunt is an award-winning designer, Banker sends his vermin-infested lieutenant, the terrifying illustrator and animator. This is his first picture Catcher, through the clouds to hunt down Alice and her book for children. companions. David Richardson has worked in advertising and film. This is The story continues in The Cloudchasers: The East Wind: also his first book. THE CLOUDCHASERS When Alice, Thomas and Spinner discover they must find October 2008 the Banker's father to complete their quest, their search 9780733322259 takes them to terrifying and fantastic worlds. On their THE CLOUDCHASERS: THE EAST WIND travels through the peril of the Lopper’s world to the November 2009 freezing, desolate waste of Tebbit’s land of nightmares, 9780733325687 they encounter the Wandering Seers, a sand-monster bureaucrat, Mad King George and the daffy 260 x 210 mm, Hardback Forgetmeknot and his homemade flying craft. Will Alice 160 pp • Full colour illustrations ever find the Banker’s Father? Can she and her Rights: World Rights sold: Book 1 Denmark/Sweden (Turbine) companions avoid the relentless Catcher and his and Canada (Brouquet – French) minions? And what secret does Spinner hold that will decide the fate of them all? Age: 7–12 years BEYOND EVIE YOUNG ADULT FICTION Rebecca Burton

A completely enthralling coming-of-age story ABOUT THE AUTHOR: that takes you the rollercoaster ride that first love Rebecca Burton is the author of Leaving Jetty Road , a - and obsessive love - can be. Varuna Award-winning novel, which was also published in the US by Knopf. She lives at Aldinga Beach, South Australia. Sixteen-year-old Charlotte is a seemingly ordinary schoolgirl. She lives with her mother and her older sister, plus there’s her mother’s Praise for LEAVING JETTY ROAD: boyfriend and her sister’s boyfriend also on the ‘A perceptive, quietly powerful piece about friendship.. . . scene. Sporty, with lots of friends, her life seems Burton paints settings, characters and relationships with a right on track until a new girl, Evie, comes to work sweet and poignant freshness.’ Kirkus Reviews at the bakery where Charlotte has a part-time job. ‘Burton does an effective job of weaving the symptoms and personality characteristics of anorexia into an absorbing Charlotte is instantly attracted to and intrigued story about the tug and pull of old friendships as a teen’s by Evie who loves to break rules and explore world expands… [a] well-written, never-didactic novel.’ anything new - including a relationship with Booklist Charlotte, who becomes obsessed with this inexplicably fascinating girl. Evie takes Charlotte ‘Burton skilfully captures universal doubts and insecurities on an emotional journey that eventually has to that are a part of growing up as both girls struggle with end, and when it does Charlotte realises how obsessions. . . . Although psychologically intense, the book manipulated she has been. remains optimistic, hinting in the end that the girls will overcome their obstacles even as they choose different • Deals with themes and topics that confront paths.’ Publishers Weekly every teen US cover for backlist title • Beautiful contemporary package LEAVING JETTY ROAD (2004) BEYOND EVIE 9780207200151 May 2010 198 x 128mm pb 9780732291525 272pp 198 x 128mm PB Rights: World 160pp TBC Rights sold: US (Knopf), Thai (Priew Co) Rights: World

Ages: 14+ ERNIE AND MAUD YOUNG READER FICTION Frances Watts, illustrated by Judy Watson

COMPETITION OF THE CENTURY!!!!! ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Superheroes wanted! Frances Watts has worked as a bookseller, Are you smart? editor and author. Her first book for children, Are you swift? Kisses for Daddy, illustrated by David Legge, Are you bold? was shortlisted in the 2006 CBCA Picture Book Are you brave? of the Year Awards. Her second project with David Legge, Parsley Rabbit's Book about If you answered yes to all of the above questions, this is Books was the Eve Pownall award winner in the chance of a lifetime! Contest to join the elite Baxter the 2008 CBCA Awards. Branch of the world-famous Superheroes Society will be held on Friday afternoon at 4 pm. Winner will receive Judy Watson is an illustrator, designer and free sidekick! researcher, who has illustrated several educational books for Ernie Eggers is thrilled when he wins a superhero children. Judy lives in contest and becomes The Extraordinary Ernie (after Melbourne with her husband school on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, and all and two children. day Saturday). But his excitement turns to dismay when he discovers that his sidekick is a sheep. It doesn’t take him long to realise, though, that there has never been another sheep quite like Marvellous Maude!

THE GREATEST SHEEP IN HISTORY Extraordinary Ernie and Marvellous Maud are back in two March 2010 new adventures : The Middle Sheep and The Greatest 9780733323065 Sheep in History 170mm x 120mm pb 80 pp, black and white illustrations, World Rights Rights sold: UK (Ragged Bear), US (Eerdman) Age 7+ LET ME WHISPER YOU MY STORY YOUNG READER FICTION Moya Simons

An old evil seen through young eyes — Rachel’s Moya Simons has been writing for children for over ten years moving story and has published twenty-five books. She has been shortlisted in the Young Australian Best Book Awards twice Rachel is German and Jewish. She lives in Leipzig and has been published in the USA, UK, Germany, France just before the outbreak of World War II with her and Malaysia doctor father, mother and older sister Annie. Life is comfortable, revolving around Sabbath meals shared with uncles, aunts and cousins.

When the Nazis arrive, the family is ‘relocated’ elsewhere in the city, and then taken away to a BACKLIST TITLE: HELLO GOD labour camp. Rachel’s father saves her by making Sometimes in life there are just no answers to the questions her hide in a kitchen cupboard, forbidding her to we ask… speak. The damage is done. Rachel remains mute ‘Good food for thought on philosophical issues – as well as — for years — as a result. an entertaining read’ Australian Bookseller and Publisher Rachel is discovered by a neighbour, Gertrude, ‘Although profound in content, the story is who conceals her in her own home until Rachel is told with a light touch’ Magpies # 22 taken into care by the Red Cross and sent to an orphanage in England. But where is Rachel’s family? Hello God July 2007 9780732285340 From the author of Hello God , a beautifully written 180 x 128mm 144pp and moving story that looks at one of the most Not final cover b&w illustrations horrifying episodes in our world’s history through Rights: World the eyes of a young girl. LET ME WHISPER YOU MY STORY Rights sold: Korean (Kookminbooks), February 2010 Japanese (Kumon) 9780732288587 Ages: 8+ 180 x 128mm PB 160pp Rights: World

Ages: 8+ THE TROUBLE WITH SAUCE YOUNG READER FICTION Bruno Bouchet

When the only way of being good is being bad. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Bruno Bouchet is a novelist for adults and Jonty thinks he's attending a regular school, but he can't children, copywriter and occasionally funny figure out why all his classmates are turning into well- guy. He runs workshops on writing humour and behaved, brilliant students. When the perfect school turns is currently working on a new novel for adults. into a perfect nightmare, no one is safe from the world’s cleverest students.

With two unlikely friends, Jonty sets about exposing the principal’s dastardly plan, but will they just become part of his evil scheme too?

It’s a non-stop comedy adventure that makes you think -- how far would you go to be top of the class?

• Particular appeal for boys and reluctant readers • A great adventure story that explores what being normal is, how we make friends and what it means to change • Packed with mystery, adventure and fun, it proves beyond doubt there's such a thing as being too well behaved! THE TROUBLE WITH SAUCE August 2009 9780733325021 198 x 128mm pb 192 pp World Rights

Age 8-12 ALL THE COLOURS OF PARADISE YOUNG READER FICTION Glenda Millard, illustrated by Stephen Michael King

Since his arrival at the Kingdom of Silk, Perry Angel has ABOUT THE AUTHOR: learned a lot about love. Glenda Millard has written picture books, short stories and novels for children and young Apart from dressing up as Superman, Perry’s favourite adults and has won many prestigious awards thing in the entire universe is drawing. But then something for the books in the Kingdom of Silk series. happens, and his friends are worried that he might never Glenda lives in country Victoria with her family. draw again.

Mr Kadri from the Colour Patch Café understands that THE NAMING OF TISHKIN SILK (2003) sometimes there are no words to describe our feelings. So 9780733313141 when he announces a new category at the annual art LAYLA, QUEEN OF HEARTS (2006) exhibition, he gives Perry all the colours of Paradise, just in 9780733318429 case he needs them … PERRY ANGEL’S SUITCASE (2008) 9780733322556 •The fourth book in the award-winning Kingdom of Silk series will enchant readers all over again •Heart-warming, tender junior novelS about family, love, loss and home • Book 3 Perry Angel's Suitcase was named CBCA Younger Readers Book of the Year 2009 and shortlisted in the NSW Premier's Literary Awards • The Naming Of Tishkin Silk was an Honour Book in the 2004 CBC Awards and shortlisted for the NSW Premier's ALL THE COLOURS OF PARADISE Literary Awards September 2009 Layla, Queen Of Hearts was a winner in the 2007 9780733325830 • 198 x 128mm pb Queensland Premier's Awards and was shortlisted in the 128 pp CBC Awards World Rights Rights sold: Slovenian (Boris Drevensek Triera )

Ages 10-14. GOD IS PICTURE BOOK Mark Macleod, illustrated by Kirrily Schell

A charming, whimsical picture book that explores ABOUT THE AUTHOR: the many places God can be found in a young Mark Macleod has been involved with person’s life -- a deeply spiritual book that can children’s publishing for over twenty-five years, be appreciated and enjoyed by everyone, no as a lecturer, publisher, freelance editor, matter what their personal beliefs. President of the Children’s Book Council, and now as an author. He lives in the Blue God is ... in the hands that steadied you the first Mountains. time you learnt to walk and the hands that will be there when you learn again. And more. Kirrily Schell is an artist and animator. She lives in Melbourne. Popular children’s author Mark Macleod takes the reader on a journey to the places where TOMORROW (2008) peace and beauty hold everything together. A 9780733320743 wonderful way to introduce young children to A journey of discovery from the safety of what God can mean … and more. home, out into the big wide world, and back again.

• Perfect for bedtime reading, this is a beautiful In the morning you will kiss me and tiptoe picture book from the author and illustrator of away on your search for tomorrow. You’ve got Tomorrow so many things to do when you find tomorrow. • Fosters children's imagination about the Trees to plant. Books to read. Winds to ride. concept of God Games to play. And when you return, GOD IS • Great appeal to adults who want to introduce I will be there to kiss May 2009 this idea to children you goodnight. 9780733323805 • Is secular and is relevant to all faiths 225mm x 225mm hb • Mark Macleod is a well-known publishing A beautifully illustrated 42 pp, full colour industry figure and Kirrily Schell is an exciting new and touching search World Rights illustrating talent for tomorrow, which • The perfect gift book we all know is really For ages 2 to 99 today. ZOOBOTS PICTURE BOOK Bruce Whatley with Ben Smith Whatley

These crazy creatures are not your normal zoo •Fresh and intricate computer-generated animals! artwork •A delightful celebration of the joy of friendship Zebo and her friends, Hyde and TC, live in Junk • Bruce is the illustrator of several bestselling Jungle, which is a scrappy kind of place that is Jackie French picture books including Diary of filled with things that look like other things! Zebo a Wombat likes her friends very much, but she longs for • Timely recycling theme that will fit in with another friend - one who isn’t as big as her best preschool and primary school curricula friend Hyde and one who isn’t as small as her other best friend TC. One who is just right. But where can Zebo find such a new friend? ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Bruce Whatley is one of Australia’s best-loved Making new friends can sometimes be hard to and most-respected author/illustrators. His do - unless you live in Junk Jungle, which is filled books consistently appear on CBCA awards with things that can be turned into other useful lists, and he has illustrated over twenty books. things - like a new friend! His collaboration with Jackie French has proved extremely popular. This is the first Award-winning illustrator Bruce Whatley has project he has illustrated with his son Ben. created a wonderful picture book that celebrates the joy of friendship and the imaginative fun of recycled art. ZOOBOTS March 2010 9780732284824 234 x 259mm HB 32pp World Rights

Age 3-8 THE WORD WITCH POETRY ANTHOLOGY Margaret Mahy, illustrated by David Elliott

Collected for the first time, a selection of the KEY POINTS: magical poetry of Margaret Mahy, stunningly •With a foreword by celebrated children's author Tessa illustrated Duder • A landmark book celebrating the extraordinary poetry Winner of an impressive array of prizes and of leading children’s writer, and celebrated Word literary accolades for her intricate novels and Witch, Margaret Mahy. hilariously original picture books, Margaret •This beautiful book is a must for every school, every Mahy’s scintillating verse and perfect poems are library and everyone who loves poetry, life and too often overlooked. Collected together for this laughter. first time in a ground-breaking anthology, a selection of the best has been made by Tessa ABOUT THE AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Duder, and each has been lovingly illustrated by Margaret Mahy lives in Lyttleton, NZ, and is a renowned leading children's illustrator, David Elliott. word witch who has been enchanting children for over forty years with her novels, stories and poems. This is the Funny, poignant, stirring, sometimes sad and first collection of her own poetry, edited by Tessa always word perfect, Margaret's poems will cast Duder. their spell for generations to come. Many of her longer spoken pieces, familiar to generations of David Elliott is an award-winning illustrator who lives in schoolchildren, are included - Down the Back of Dunedin. Over the last ten years, David has illustrated a the Chair, Bubble Trouble - and more recent wide range of children's books, including poetry, short rhyming works, such as Dashing Dog stories, novels and picture books, including 5 books in THE WORD WITCH the Redwall series, for New Zealand and US publishers June 2009 A wonderful, wacky, winsome wedge of words 9781869507077 from the heroine of those who love the magic of 275 mm x 215 mm (portrait) HB reading, and have been fortunate enough to 168pp grow up under her spell. Full colour throughout World Rights MARIELLA AND THE STARS PICTURE BOOK Selena Hanet-Hutchins, illustrated by Michelle Pike

A funny and whimsical picture book about a ABOUT THE AUTHOR: night of starlight and magic. Selena Hanet-Hutchins has a degree in Creative Writing and a diploma in Book Editing and Publishing. This is her first picture book text. When the world around Mariella suddenly turns dark, she feels small and lost and alone. Michelle Pike originates from Western But then, in a moment of magic, she starts to Australia, however now resides on the dance… Sunshine Coast in Queensland. Her artwork is best known for capturing the colour and • A quirky, whimsical story with great appeal for animation of the Australian lifestyle, landscape children and, of course, humour • Deals with the topic of imagination, which is important for young children • Encourages children to use their own resources to change their feelings • Author is a new and exciting voice in children’s literature • Lively, vibrant illustrations

MARIELLA AND THE STARS August 2009 9780733323393 225 x 210mm hb 32 pp, full colour World Rights age 4-7 years THE SURFING SCIENTIST NON-FICTION Ruben Meerman

Amaze your friends and gross out your family! ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Ruben Meerman decided to study physics at 40 new super scientific, super human body tricks from the school in an attempt to sit next to a hot girl. Surfing Scientist. Sadly, this didn't work, but it was the beginning of another beautiful relationship … with Super cool author and Surfing Scientist Ruben Meerman is science! Ruben did a Bachelor of Applied back with 40 Super Human Body Tricks that will reveal Science in Physics at Queensland University of your inner superhero. All you need is your body, some Technology and worked for a while in an household items and an appetite for fun science optical lab. Things started to head in a experiments. different direction when he was accepted into the Graduate Diploma in Science • The Surfing Scientist’s TV program is ranked #1 for 5-9 Communication at the Australian National year olds across Australia University. Ruben is a regular on Australian • Over 600,000 students and teachers have already television participated in Ruben's creations in Australia and the UK with more in the pipeline • A highly illustrated design concept THE SURFING SCIENTIST: 40 COOL SCIENCE TRICKS new edition Feb 2010 9780733328138

THE SURFING SCIENTIST: THE SURFING SCIENTIST: 40 SUPER HUMAN 40 SCIENCE CONUNDRUMS BODY TRICKS new edition Feb 2010 August 2009 9780733325700 9780733325694 210 x 135mm (pb 112 pp, black and white illustrations, World Rights CHECK ON ME PICTURE BOOK Andrew Daddo, illustrated by Jonathan Bentley

Check On Me will immediately become a family ABOUT THE AUTHOR: bedtime favourites! Andrew Daddo is one of Australia’s most popular television personalities. He started A kiss, a cuddle, a drink. writing for children in 2001, when his first And a story - but not just one from a book. collection of stories, Sprung ! was published. Since then, Andrew has written 18 best-selling From the team who brought you I Do It , here's a books, including the hugely successful picture wonderful way to get your own stories started. book collaboration with Emma Quay, Good Check On Me will immediately become one of Night, Me . Andrew lives on Sydney’s northern your family's bedtime favourites! beaches with his wife and three children.

•A lovely addition to the night-time ritual for CHEEKY MONKEY (2008) children who like to resist going to sleep. 9780733321009 • Illustrated throughout with gorgeous full-colour I DO IT (2007) artwork by Jonathan Bentley. 9780733320330 • Author has online presence: www.andrewdaddo.com

CHECK ON ME October 2009 9780733324192 250 x 250mm HB 32 pp, full colour World Rights THE NAKED PENGUIN PICTURE BOOK Kym Lardner, illustrated by Oliver Lardner

Once there was a little penguin who was different from ABOUT THE AUTHOR: all the other penguins. All because he has no patch of Kym Lardner is a popular Australian storyteller, white on his chest. Nobody will play with him and all the performing live in Australian schools and Arctic creatures are too busy to help him. But when the festivals. He inspires thousands of children with penguin decides to leave his home, he starts to notice is original, funny stories, songs and drawings. that there are other animals who are different too. And His previous titles include Arnold the Prickly the little penguin learns life's most important lesson... Teddy and The Coat-hanger Horse. In 2008, he worked with his son, Oliver, on his first picture book in over 20 years, The Naked Penguin.

Coming soon: DRAGON’S LIE Oliver Lardner works in multimedia. His interest 9780733325229 in illustrating emerged when his dad needed March 2010 help with The Naked Penguin. This simple but beautiful picture book conveys a powerful message about friendship and personal freedom. Kym and Oliver live in Melbourne.

In a zoo in ancient China, a young boy visits the dragon’s cage to ask why a once-powerful creature is now too lazy to fight for his freedom. What has become of the dragon who soared high above the mountains and whose shadow would strike fear in all who saw it? Where is the creature who could not be held by chains or THE NAKED PENGUIN temple guards? Can it be that even a fire-breathing June 2008 dragon needs friendship to survive? 9780733320729 255 x 215mm HB •Stunning, simple artwork and a beautifully depicted 32 pp, full colour dragon will hold strong appeal for young children. World Rights •Deceptively simple, Dragon's Lie has a vivid message about finding your place in the world, and the importance of a friend to take you there. FEARLESS PICTURE BOOK Colin Thompson, illustrated by Sarah Davis

The hilarious new picture book from award- ABOUT THE AUTHOR: winning author Colin Thompson Colin Thompson is an internationally recognised author and illustrator who has won When a new baby is born it’s difficult to tell if it will many awards for his words and pictures. Most grow up to be big or small or brave or scared of recently, his title Dust was awarded Honour the dark and spiders. So when a baby gets its Book in the 2007 Children’s Book Council name, sometimes it gets the wrong one. There awards. are lots of people called Bruce who should Sarah Davis is a relative newcomer to probably be called Julian. There are even some Australian children’s books, although she has people called Bruce who should be called been exhibiting her artwork for some time. She Susan. has recently collaborated with Sue Whiting on Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy (New Frontier) It’s the same with dogs. and Mending Lucille, written by Jennifer Poulter (Lothian) for which she won the CBC Fearless was a bulldog. Bulldogs look ferocious, so Crichton Award 2009. Sarah lives in Sydney. when the Claybourne-Williams, who should have been called the Smiths, got Fearless as little puppy, it seemed a good name for him. FEARLESS October 2009 Except Fearless wasn’t . 9780733320255 297 x 210mm HB • A gorgeous and heart-warming story of a 32 pp, full colour bulldog named Fearless ... who is afraid of World Rights everything! • Colin Thompson is an internationally recognised author and illustrator who has won many awards for his words and pictures. THE WOTWOTS PICTURE BOOK Martin Baynton

The delightful adventures of two soft, puppet-like ABOUT THE AUTHOR: aliens who come to explore planet Earth in their From Martin Boynton and the creative minds of steam-powered spaceship and land in a local the Academy Award-winning Weta Workshop zoo. (Lord Of The Rings, Jane And The Dragon), The Wotwots is a series celebrating the joy of This colourful book is an introduction to the world discovery and the strange and extraordinary of SpottyWot and DottyWot -- who they are, diversity of life on planet Earth, as seen where they live, their likes and dislikes and some through the innocent eyes of SpottyWot and of their favourite stories taken from the TV series. DottyWot. There are also activities, comic-strips and stories for parents to share with their children.

•The Wotwots is ABC TV's top ranked children's program watched by children aged 0-4. • A brilliant new pre-school property for fans of In The Night Garden from the creative minds of the Academy Award-winning Weta Workshop ( Lord Of The Rings, Jane And The Dragon ). WELCOME TO THE WONDERFUL • Major promotions locked in with both the ABC WORLD OF THE WOTWOTS and commercial networks. October 2009 •Great web presence, including information, 9780733325472 promotions, games and fun activities at 200 x 245mm hb www.wotwots.com 48 pp, full colour World Rights

Ages 2-5. WHOSE FOOTPRINTS? PICTURE BOOK Jeanette Rowe

Another wonderful book in the best-selling Whose THE OTHER WHOSE TITLES: series WHOSE EYES? (coming Mar 2010) 9780733322563 Whose footprints can you see? WHOSE DINNER? (2009) 9780733322570 Whose footprints can they be? WHOSE EGGS? (2008) 9780733321153 WHOSE WINGS? (2007) A Flip the Flap book! 9780733321474 WHOSE BELLY? (2007) • Whose Footprints ? is a brand new addition to 9780733321467 WHOSE FAMILY? (2006) the bestselling Whose series. 9780733318641 • A delightful, brightly coloured for babies and WHOSE POO? (2005) preschoolers. 9780733315190 • Lift the flaps to reveal exactly which character WHOSE TEETH? (2004) 9780733314902 has walked across each page! WHOSE TAIL? (2001) 9780733309861 WHOSE HOUSE? (2000) 9780733307676 WHOSE BABY? (2000) WHOSE FOOTPRINTS? ABOUT THE AUTHOR: 9780733307669 October 2009 Jeannette Rowe is the ABC’s best-selling WHOSE FEET? (1998) 9780733322587 Australian pre-school author and illustrator. Her 9780733306716 books have sold well over one million copies WHOSE EARS? (1998) 185 x 210mm (landscape) pb 9780733306709 16 pp, full colour, with flaps worldwide, in over 14 countries and in 9 different WHOSE NOSE? (1998) World Rights languages. For more than fifteen years Jeannette 9780733306693 has been working from her Melbourne-based studio by the sea. She began her highly Backlist rights sold: US (Little Brown), Ages 2-5. Korea(various), Chinese simplified (East successful career with her award-winning book China Normal University Press), Scallywag. Sweden (Opal), Spain (Bruno), UK (Southwood), Ireland (O’Brien), France (Hatier), Japan (Dianippon) KIDS CAN CLEAN PRACTICAL Shannon Lush

Kids CAN clean with Shannon Lush, every parent’s best ABOUT THE AUTHOR: friend. Never stumped for an answer to a domestic disaster, radio personality, wife, mother and It’s true -- kids CAN clean! And if anybody knows how to grandmother Shannon Lush became a ‘surprise’ make it happen, it’s the Domestic Guru, Shannon Lush. celebrity in late 2005 with the publication of her first This illustrated book for children covers everything from book Spotless , co-written with Jennifer Fleming. removing the squashed banana in your schoolbag, to Shannon is now a household name. She appears tidying up your bedroom, personal hygiene (or why you regularly on tv and radio programs in Australia and should take your finger OUT OF YOUR NOSE), to cleaning New Zealand and she contributes advice columns up after your friends. to several newspapers and magazines.

Cleaning can be fun with Shannon Lush and her simple but effective tips for children of all ages.

• Includes photos and illustrations and written in a lively, bubbly style to appeal to children aged 7 and over. • Previous adult cleaning books have sold over 650,000 copies in Australia and New Zealand. •Spotless rights sold to US, UK, Italy, Brazil, Norway, Slovenia

KIDS CAN CLEAN December 2009 9780733324130 178 x 128mm pb 96pp Rights: World

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