SEPTEMBER 2018 Lemonade Jones: Lemonade Jones 1 Davina Bell, illustrated by Karen Blair Lemonade Jones likes to ask lots of questions and does not like rules - warm, funny stories for the beginning reader about a girl who likes to ask 'why?' Sales points • Suitable for 5 to 7-year-olds • Two funny stories in one book suitable for the learning and newly independent reader with full-colour pictures on every page • Stories are about everyday events in Lemonade's life: the first day back to school that doesn't go quite as planned and her animal-themed birthday party that turns into a chaotic circus • First in a two-book series: to be followed up by two more stories about Lemonade Jones in September 2019 • Davina Bell's picture books have been high-acclaimed by the Children's Book Council (The Underwater Fancy Dress Parade won the 2016 CBC Crichton Award) and the Australian Book Industry (The Underwater Fancy Dress Parade won the 2016 ABIA for Small Publishers' Best Children's Book and Under the Love Umbrella has been shortlisted for the same ABIA in 2018) • Davina has a strong sales record in series fiction with sales of her Our Australian Girl ALICE books (Bookscan sales across four titles and one bind-up) of over 38,000 • Karen Blair is the award-winning illustrator of With Nan (CBCA Honour Book) and Granny Grommet and Me (CBCA shortlisted book) • Popular format: small hardback with full-colour illustrations with stories about everyday life similar to the award- winning Cleo Stories • Children love following a character and will fall in love with Lemonade Jones who is a relatable, likeable and slightly rebellious six-year-old girl • Themes include school, friends, family, parties, birthdays, independence, and curiosity Description There are a lot of rules that don't interest Lemonade Jones. Price: AU $19.99 NZ $22.99 ISBN: 9781925266733 No running in the classroom, not even in an emergency. Format: Hard Cover Dangerous animals should be in cages. Dimensions: 205x153mm Extent: 64 pages No biting. (Not even your worst enemy.) Bic1: Classic fiction (Children’s/Teenage) Bic2: Picture storybooks But it's especially hard to stick to the rules when you're making life loud and exciting. And Lemonade Jones likes it when Illustrations: loud and exciting things happen. Previous Titles: Author now living: Fremantle, WA Davina Bell lives in Northcote, Melbourne. VIC. Two delightful stories about Lemonade Jones - a feisty girl with a lot of fizz! A & U Children SEPTEMBER 2018 Lemonade Jones 10 copy counterpack Includes 10 copies of Lemonade Jones in a beautiful series counterpack. Sales points • Description About the Author Price: AU $199.90 NZ $229.90 ISBN: 9324551064368 Format: Point of Sale Dimensions: mm Extent: 0 pages Bic1: Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: A & U Children SEPTEMBER 2018 Fairytales for Feisty Girls Susannah McFarlane Renowned girl hero and feisty author Susannah McFarlane presents an illustrated collection of 'tilted' fairytales featuring girls with smarts. Sales points • For ages 6 to 9 - junior fiction • A collectable gift with a contemporary twist • Written by author of the EJ12 Girl Hero series which has sold over one million copies and inspired thousands of young girls to be their own hero • Perfectly pitched for reading aloud or for children to read to themselves • Mix of colour and B&W illustrations for a retro/treasury feel • Picks up on current trends for empowering girls, women in science, and princesses/fairytales • The success of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls shows the strength of the market for stories to inspire and build up our young girls • Themes include fairytales, empowering girls, STEM (science, technology, engineering, maths) Description Feisty: typically describes one who is relatively small, lively, determined and courageous. Girls can rescue themselves - just watch Rapunzel, Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella and Thumbelina create their own happily ever afters in this beautiful and emboldening bedtime book. A glorious treasury for young girls - and boys - featuring artwork from four leading Australian illustrators: Beth Norling, Claire Robertson, Lucinda Gifford and Sher Rill Ng. About the Author Susannah McFarlane understands kids, and loves creating stories they will enjoy reading. She is best known as the Price: AU $24.99 NZ $27.99 author, creator and publisher of some of Australia's most successful children's book series. She created and wrote the ISBN: 9781760523541 awarding-winning EJ12 Girl Hero series, which sold over 1 million copies and sparked the development of the Girl Hero Format: Hard Cover project (www.girlheroproject.com), plus the EJ Spy School series. She also created and co-wrote (with Louise Park, as Dimensions: 240x185mm Extent: 128 pages Mac Park) the hugely popular D-Bot Squad and Boy vs Beast series; wrote the Little Mates series of alphabet books for Bic1: Classic fiction (Children’s/Teenage) under-fives; was series editor for Stuff Happens!, about the everyday challenges boys face; and was the original concept- Bic2: Traditional stories (Children's / Teenage) creator of Go Girl! and Zac Power, two of Australia's leading tween fiction series. Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Lucinda Gifford lives in Preston West, Melbourne, VIC. Claire Robertson lives in British Colombia, Canada. Sher Rill Ng lives in Collingwood, Melbourne, VIC. Susannah McFarlane lives in Elwood, Melbourne, VIC. Beth Norling lives in Leura, NSW. A & U Children SEPTEMBER 2018 Fairytales for Feisty Girls 10 copy pack Includes 10 copies of Fairytales for Feisty Girls plus POS. Sales points • Description About the Author Price: AU $249.90 NZ $279.90 ISBN: 9324551064382 Format: Dimensions: mm Extent: 0 pages Bic1: Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: A & U Children SEPTEMBER 2018 Morris the Mole Nicki Greenberg Introducing Morris the mole! He's furry, he's funny, he's enthusiastic about all his activities, and he really, REALLY loves to dig. And his single-minded dedication to the task causes all kinds of mischief - and mayhem. Sales points • Ages: 3-6, younger readers • Very appealing animal character who is mischievous, charming and incredibly determined • Hugely pleasing rhyming text • Super fun and funny picture book from an incredibly talented local author/illustrator • From the creator of The Naughtiest Reindeer series, Meerkat Choir, Teddy Took the Train, Zelda Stitch & the graphic novel adaptations of Shakespeare's Hamlet and F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby • Themes: animal character, playfulness, determination Description Up from the darkness, he springs from his hole... Explorer! Enthusiast! MORRIS THE MOLE! With a twirl of his spade and a twitch of his nose, Morris makes TUNNELS wherever he goes... Will Morris dig his way to trouble? Or will his hard work pay off in an unexpected way? Morris's adventures underground (and above) are hugely entertaining and full of joy. About the Author Nicki Greenberg is a writer and illustrator based in Melbourne, Australia. Her first picture books, The Digits series, were published when she was fifteen years old. She later spent ten years disguised as a lawyer, while maintaining a not-so- secret Other Life as a comics artist and children's book author. Nicki is the creator of the award-winning 'staged-on-the- Price: AU $19.99 NZ $22.99 page' adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet, and of the graphic novel adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. ISBN: 9781760630829 Inspired by her own young children, Nicki has written and illustrated a range of delightful picture books for younger Format: Hard Cover readers including The Naughtiest Reindeer series, Monkey Red Monkey Blue, BOM! went the Bear, Teddy Took the Dimensions: 245x285mm Extent: 32 pages Train and My Dog Dash. Bic1: Picture books Bic2: Picture books Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Melbourne, Vic (Alphington) A & U Children SEPTEMBER 2018 Morris the Mole Includes 8 copies of Morris the Mole plus a free display copy. Sales points • Description About the Author Price: AU $159.92 NZ $183.92 ISBN: 9324551064351 Format: Dimensions: mm Extent: 0 pages Bic1: Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: A & U Children SEPTEMBER 2018 Meerkat Choir Nicki Greenberg The meerkat choirmaster will only allow meerkats in his choir. But singing is fun and all the other animals want to join in too. A wonderfully funny picture book about the folly of excluding others from your group. Sales points • For ages: 4-8, picture book • Nicki Greenberg's hilarious picture book featuring a grumpy meerkat choirmaster now in paperback • CBCA Notable Picture Book of the Year • Adorable and hugely funny meerkat picture book that celebrates the joy of joining in, for all channels • From the creator of The Naughtiest Reindeer, Teddy Took the Train & the graphic novel adaptations of Shakespeare's Hamlet and F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby • Meerkats are ever-popular - and a grumpy meerkat choirmaster makes for much funny • Nicki's picture books often explore elements of children's behaviour (and how to help them understand good behaviour and coping strategies) • Wry and humorous with a light touch and designed to provoke discussion - and laughter • Themes: cooperation, kindness, inclusion, bad behaviour Description 'And a ONE - and a TWO - and a THREE-' 'Excuse me. Can I join your choir?' 'No. You cannot join our choir. This is a MEERKAT choir.' The meerkats are excited. They're ready for their very first rehearsal with their meerkat choirmaster. But just as they're about to sing their very first note, they're interrupted by a steady stream of other animals who want to join in. The meerkat choirmaster insists his choir is only for meerkats. And he gets grumpier and grumpier at each interruption... Price: AU $14.99 NZ $16.99 A laugh-out-loud picture book that celebrates the joy of joining in.