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June 29, 2024

Amid the Sand Dunes cover reveal

AMID THE SAND DUNES cover reveal

So very excited to share the vibrant cover of our new board book AMID THE SAND DUNES

We’re back! And this time we’re wandering the sand dunes.

Hannah Sommerville and I are thrilled to share the cover of our next picture book together, Amid the Sand Dunes.

Little people love to explore little worlds! And we can’t wait for little readers to explore the hidden spaces and sounds across the sand dunes with our latest board book for the smallest nature-lovers.

Hannah and I have a deep connection for our own beloved dunes and we loved celebrating what it feels and sounds like when you’re wandering amid the sand dunes.

We can’t thank your wonderful team at Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing enough for helping us create another stunning story for families.

Big cooees across the dunes to our publishing team Chren Byng, Jo Wong, Luna Soo, Kelly Elphick and Sally Davis.

Amid the Sand Dunes is out on Oct 29th just in time for summer sand dune scurrying!

You can pre-order copies here too!

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