Well, I can honestly say, the thrill of stickering your book never gets old!
The CBCA Notables are a long-listing for the Book of the year. As we celebrate 80 years of our beloved Children’s Book Council of Australia this year, it’s an absolute thrill to celebrate Amid the Sand Dunes by\ Hannah Sommerville & I receiving a Notable Award for Early Childhood Picture Books amongst such stellar company.
Hannah Sommerville and I share the Notable news with so many wonderful authors and illustrators in 2025, and once again, talented Hannah has TWO books in this years Notables. The woman continues to enthrall us all!
Thank you to the judges for this honour, and our fabulous publishing folks at Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing for supporting our stories! And here’s to our young readers who explore little worlds through reading.
Happy 80th birthday to our long standing and treasured CBCA, and thank you for all the ways you support children’s literature and our storytellers.
I’m off to frolick in the dunes!
