Books to cherish every day
It’s publication day for our new junior fiction title, Escape from Sherwood, and we’re excited! Written by Beattie Alvarez and illustrated by David Allan, it’s a fabulous, twisty, action-packed story that will have young readers on the edge of their seats! And it’s the perfect stocking stuffer for Christmas too 🙂 Available in all good bookshops.
Congratulations to Beattie and David, and here’s to Escape from Sherwood!
So delighted to see there’s a wonderful and well-deserved advance review by Anneliese Gates in Books +Publishing of our forthcoming title, Beattie Alvarez’s fabulous junior novel, Escape from Sherwood, illustrated by David Allan.
Here’s a short extract from the review (full review is for B+P subscribers only):
‘Escape from Sherwood delivers a wild, immersive ride….Beattie Alvarez’ vibrant storytelling and imaginative flair give the book undeniable one-more-chapter energy….further enhanced by David Allan’s small monochrome illustrations at the start of each chapter.’
Escape from Sherwood will be released in November.
There’s two great new reviews for Sophie Masson and Laura Wood’s fabulous chapter book, Sabina and the Cats of Rome, which we published in October.
One review is by Susanne Gervay, in Reading Time, and you can read it all here.
The other is by Fran Knight in Magpies Magazine, and you can see it in the pic below.
We are delighted to announce that the first advance review of our forthcoming title, Sabina and the Cats of Rome (written by Sophie Masson, illustrated by Laura Wood, has just appeared, and it’s absolutely lovely! The review is by Brenton Cullen and has appeared in Books+Publishing this week. Here’s a short extract (full review is for B+P subscribers only):
Masson’s storytelling is engaging and accessible, offering simplicity for independent reading while maintaining a rich plot. Laura Wood’s black and white illustrations bring Sabina and Cleo to life, depicting seven scenes from the story...
We are publishing the book in October.
We are thrilled to announce that today is the publication day for Lorena Carrington’s gorgeous illustrated junior novel, Leaf Letters! This is the first novel Lorena has both written and illustrated for young readers and we are proud to be publishing this unique, beautiful book by one of Australia’s most original and gifted creators. We know readers are going to love it as much as we do, and in fact, already there have been two lovely advance reviews of the book, see here and here. And after the lovely pic of Lorena with her book, below, you can also see a young reader very much absorbed in it!
The book will be launched at Bendigo Library on Wednesday 3rd, 10.30–11.30 am, and if you’re in the area, you are invited to attend, meet Lorena, and grab your own copy of the book! She is also giving a special fun code-creation workshop for kids at Castlemaine library on Thursday 4th, based on Leaf Letters. More info on both events and to book here and here.
Congratulations to Lorena on a truly special book, and here’s hoping Leaf Letters finds its way into the hearts of many young readers!
Leaf Letters, author-illustrator Lorena Carrington’s first junior novel, is a gorgeous treat of a book which includes a fabulous story, wonderful photographs and illustrations, puzzles to work out and codes to crack. In anticipation of the book’s publication on Monday, and its launch on Wednesday, Lorena’s made this great little video introducing Leaf Letters, reading from and talking about it. Enjoy!
Our new title, Lorena Carrington’s gorgeous junior novel, Leaf Letters, which she has both written and illustrated, will be out on July 1, and today we thought we’d give you a sneak peek at it out in the wild–literally! Photos are by Lorena.
We’re very excited to be publishing this beautiful, unique book which we think many many readers will take to their hearts 
It’s publication day today for our latest title, Lucy Newton Messy Magic, by Phoebe McArthur, available now in bookshops across Australia!
Lucy Newton Messy Magic is the third title in the popular Lucy Newton chapterbook series, about a loveable little witch and her unusual friends, and we are absolutely delighted to bring another Lucy Newton adventure to young readers. Big congratulations to amazing author-illustrator Phoebe McArthur on another fabulous read!
About the book:
Lucy has to clean her room—without using magic. Only, every time Lucy returned from a well-earned break from cleaning up, she found her room tidier than ever. Lucy soon begins to think her house might be haunted…by a ghost who loves cleaning.
A sequel to Lucy Newton, Little Witch, and Lucy Newton: Cat Trouble.
About the author:
Phoebe McArthur lives in a run-down, yet cosy cottage in the middle of nowhere.
She’s not at all lonely thanks to her four cats, three chooks, two guinea pigs and her extensive library.
If she’s not tipping cats off her lap as she writes stories, she’s cooking all sorts of yummy food, such as scones with extra cream and homemade blackberry jam, or doing art at the table near the window, which has the best view of her garden.
Her first book, Lucy Newton, Little Witch, was published in 2018 and was short listed for the 2019 Speech Pathology Awards, and the sequel, Lucy Newton: Cat Trouble, was published in 2021. She has also published a middle-grade novel, Charlie Chaplin: The Usual Suspect, published by Eagle Books in July 2021.
In our tenth year, it’s wonderful both to look forward and back to our beautiful range of books, by wonderful Australian writers and illustrators–and how better to do that than through our fabulous new catalogue, which highlights this year’s books, looks forward to next year’s, and looks back at our fantastic backlist!
We hope you enjoy looking through it!
We are very pleased to reveal the delightful cover of Lucy Newton Messy Magic, which is in the third instalment in Phoebe McArthur’s popular Lucy Newton series. Isn’t it fabulous!
About the book:
Lucy has to clean her room—without using magic. Only, every time Lucy returned from a well-earned break from cleaning up, she found her room tidier than ever. Lucy soon begins to think her house might be haunted…by a ghost who loves cleaning.
A sequel to Lucy Newton, Little Witch, and Lucy Newton: Cat Trouble.
Out November 2023.
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