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Making your media release work for you

OK, you’re on fire with a media idea but don’t know where to start. Media Releases are an effective way to make an announcement or inform the media on something you think is worth telling. Before you press the send button on your media release however, it’s...

Jun 15, 2015 3 min read

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Connecting kids with ANZAC stories

No matter your war, your story mattered This week marks 100 years since Australian’s first landed in Gallipoli, and our nation pauses to commemorate the legacy of war. Growing up I always felt a little lost at ANZAC Day amongst the flag waving and medal...

Apr 24, 2015 7 min read

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Cover reveal: Audrey Skips

Melbourne's beloved Skipping Girl turns 90 in 2026, and she deserves a picture book party to celebrate. AUDREY SKIPS is a reimagined trubute to a treasured icon of Melbourne, the Skipping Girl, otherwise known as Little Audrey. Bright and shiny Audrey...

Sep 17, 2025

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New book news

It's not every day you sign 5 picture book contracts. Today, I'm celebrating some super news! I've got 5 new picture books coming readers way with Hardie Grant Children's Publishing. There'll be more news to share soon on the incredible illustrators I'll be working...

Jul 9, 2025

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Cover reveal: Castle Crashing

Australia - as we hunker down for winter, may our cover reveal have you dreaming of summer by the beach! CASTLE CRASHING brings our favourite summer crew of kids back together with a new story celebrating friendship, frustration, forgiveness and...

Jul 2, 2025

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I’m Victoria’s inaugural Library ambassador

Victoria’s inaugural Public Libraries ambassador reporting for duty! It’s an absolute honour to share and celebrate the vital value of libraries for our state. On May 19th, 2025, the Minister for Local Government, Hon Nick Staikos MP, officially announced me as the...

May 19, 2025

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Story sharing at the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival, UAE

International festival fun Sharjah Children's Reading Festival In May 2025, I accepted an invitation by the Sharjah Book Authority to attend the 16th annual Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival. This is part of an ongoing commitment to making books accessible and...

May 10, 2025

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Cover reveal: Dogs with Jobs

Dogs with Jobs cover reveal Wag your tails for new book news! Julia Murray and Andrea Rowe are thrilled to share the cover of our first non-fiction picture book together, Dogs with Jobs. For hundreds of years, dogs with jobs have helped humanity and the...

Apr 15, 2025

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Amid the Sand Dunes receives a 2025 CBCA Notable

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...

Feb 27, 2025

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Jetty Jumping reaches a record sales milestone

Dear readers, and booksellers, and educators, and librarians thank you! Thank you!!! Over 30,000 copies of our book have been sold. That's is absolutely incredible. I remember when I was happy to learn of my FIRST reprint!! Hannah Sommerville and I are...

Dec 4, 2024

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Proud to be a Big Summer Read ambassador

This library kid is thrilled to have grown up to become a library ambassador. The Big Summer Read is here, and I am super-dooper chuffed to be one of its 12 ambassadors. This free program challenges kids to read all summer long, running from December 1 to...

Dec 1, 2024

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Amid the Sand Dunes officially launched for little readers

Amid the Sand Dunes is launched for little reader story times and book love Illustrator Hannah Sommerville and I whooshed, whizzed, cooeed & rolled through our AMID THE SAND DUNES storytime launch with a bunch of beaut kids - and we were joined by the first...

Nov 12, 2024

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