NEW RELEASES

The Hullabaloo about Elephant Poo

Coming December 2024 with Harper Collins Australia

A humorous picture book about elephants and how surprisingly sustainable their poo can be!
There’s a hullabaloo about elephant poo —
what can you do with that beasty brew?
A hundred kilos daily from you-know-where.
That’s the same body weight as a panda bear!

The messy and totally true tale of elephants and the many uses for what comes from their busy behinds.

PICTURE BOOKS

Reena’s Rainbow

EK Books

Reena is deaf and dog is homeless, but together they find a way to belong in the world of the hearing children and bring their new friends into their world.

Reena’s Rainbow – AUSLAN BOOK

Thanks to the John Pierce Centre and RAV and MRSC funding, Reena’s Rainbow is now available as an Auslan Book.

MIDDLE GRADE

Beyond Belief – Heroes of the Holocaust

Scholastic Australia

Inspired by the true story of Muslims at a Paris mosque who saved Jewish children during WW2.

Also published in Lithuania by UAB ALMA LITTERA.

Eddy Popcorn’s Guide to Parent Training (Book 1 in the Eddy Popcorn series)

Scholastic Australia

The school holidays have started, and EDDY POPCORN is about to turn twelve. Then disaster strikes — Eddy is GROUNDED for not doing his homework.

Faced with not seeing the beach, or his mates, for the WHOLE holidays, Eddy puts all of his FRUSTRATION into a helpful book for kids: EDDY POPCORN’S GUIDE TO PARENT TRAINING!

Eddy Popcorn’s Guide to Teacher Taming (Book 2 in the Eddy Popcorn series)

Scholastic Australia

Parents at Eddy’s school have found out about his Parent Training Guide and they’re not happy. To avoid being expelled from the school, Eddy’s teacher suggests that he can redeem himself by competing in the inter-school public speaking competition and winning. The only problem is that he has a phobia about talking in front of large groups of people.

Emma Johnston Marine Biologist and TV presenter (Aussie STEM Stars)

Wild Dingo

Discover and be inspired by the amazing work of world-renowned marine biologist and TV presenter, Emma Johnston.

Another great book in the Wild Dingo Aussie STEM Stars series.

YOUNG ADULT

Letters to Leonardo

Walker Books

On his fifteenth birthday, Matt Hudson gets a letter from the mother he thought was dead. How can someone who died ten years ago send you a card?

To cope with the turmoil in his head and because he feels he can’t trust anyone living, Matt writes letters to his dead idol, Leonardo da Vinci.

In his search for the truth, Matt finds out that sometimes the truth can be worse than not knowing.

Letters to Leonardo covers themes of mental health, family, friendship and deception.

Letters to Leonardo was first published by Walker Books in 2009 and was republished by US company, Mazo Publishing in 2019.