by Andrea Rowe | Aug 12, 2023
Children’s Book Week is upon us! It’s more than just costumes, it’s a time of literacy connection, bringing books into a front row seat and inspiring young readers with writing, reading and author connections. In August every year authors and...
by Andrea Rowe | Sep 21, 2022
Come story time with me Super excited to be in store at my lovely local bookstore Antipodes Bookshop as the winner of the Children’s Book Council of Australia Picture Book of the year – Early Childhood. This event had been scheduled to initially launch...
by Andrea Rowe | Aug 20, 2022
Thank you … to the Children’s Book Council of Australia for this honour – winning the Picture Book of the year – Early Childhood. Thank you so much for all the well wishes for the news that Jetty Jumping has been awarded the 2022 CBCA Picture...
by Andrea Rowe | Aug 16, 2022
On the countdown for Book Week and stuck for ideas? Let Milla and her Jetty Jumping mates help you out! All you’ll need is: board shorts rashie vest towel zinc cream or suncream and for extra costume oomph: a toy seagull a fish and chip wrapper a cardboard...
by Andrea Rowe | Aug 1, 2022
An absolute honour for a kid who was raised a library reader … It’s a new chapter for Somerville Library! They have reopened their doors with a fresh new look, and I think I recognise one of those authors hanging out in their new decor. I’m a little bit...
by Andrea Rowe | Jul 30, 2022
Cheers and celebrations during shortlist times As the countdown to the announcement for 2022 CBCA Book of the Year continues, the CBCA has been sharing a fabulously fun BRAVO campaign highlighting the work of all of the creators. Hannah Somerville and I have loved...
