SCRIBBLE

www.scribblekidsbooks.com Tess Cullity | tess@scribepub.com.au

Scribble, an imprint of Scribe Publications, is an award-winning publisher of vibrant, thought-provoking picture books. The common thread that runs through their list is one of radical joy, love, and exceptional art.

TOMORROW IS A BRAND-NEW DAY

Davina Bell and Allison Colpoys

An uplifting and healing book that every family needs in an era of overwhelming change. From creative superstars Davina Bell and Allison Colpoys comes a message of hope that we can depend upon and live by: bad days pass, and no matter what happens, we are deserving of love. • Bestselling team: All the Ways to be Smart has sold over 100,000 copies in English language alone! • Promotes self-compassion and unconditional love: kids’ bad moods and poor behaviour are understandable — life’s hard sometimes! We’re loved no matter what.

• Spot colours create a unique palette.

Textured over boards on cover.

KATERINA CRUICKSHANKS

Daniel Gray-Barnett

A joy-filled cheer of appreciation for loud, trouble-making, outrageous girls. A boisterous tale of a little girl with an enormous personality finding her sense of belonging in the world. Brimming with humour and warmth, Katerina shows us there’s no such thing as being too much; it’s just a matter of finding the friends who will love you as you are. • Multi-award-winning author Daniel Gray-

Barnett is the internationally celebrated author/illustrator of Grandma Z, sold in over ten territories.

• Striking colours will wow children and adults alike.

• Katerina Cruickshanks sees this worldclass illustrator’s work reach new heights.

RELEASE DATE: 11/2021 ISBN: 9781925849462 RRP (AUD): $24.99 FORMAT: HB, 32pp RIGHTS: World ex US, UK and ANZ CATEGORY: Picture Book RELEASE DATE: 03/2022 ISBN: 9781925713374 RRP (AUD): $24.99 FORMAT: HB, 32pp RIGHTS: World ex US, UK and ANZ CATEGORY: Picture Book

THE SPECTACULAR SUIT

Kat Patrick and Hayley Wells

A buoyant and heartwarming celebration of individuality, identity, and dressing to suit yourself! It’s almost Frankie’s birthday and everything is ready — except for something to wear. All her party dresses feel wrong. Her family tries to help but it’s no good. What Frankie longs for is a suit. A spectacular suit … • #OWNVOICES: Author and illustrator are both nonbinary. This book offers children who don’t identify with traditional gender roles an opportunity to see themselves.

• Part of a growing and necessary list of genderdiverse picture books, including the muchacclaimed Julián is a

Mermaid, Worm Loves

Worm and The Sissy

Duckling.

MR SHAHA’S MARVELLOUS MACHINES

Alom Shaha and Emily Robertson

Transform and recycle household objects into home-made toys and machines!

Learn about the centre of gravity by making a balancing bird, create a toroidal vortex with a smoke-ring machine, and turn a spoon into an electromagnet. This book is full of fun, accessible, lowcost projects. Everyone can be an engineer with the help of Mr Shaha!

• Sequel to highly acclaimed

Mr Shaha’s Recipes for

Wonder by UK celebrity science teacher.

• Fun and interactive illustrated book of experiments for budding scientists and engineers, which develops skills in all key STEM areas, using household and recycled objects. • Alom makes science fun and easy for all families.

A PAIR OF PEARS AND AN ORANGE

Anna McGregor

An adorable story about making new friends and finding creative solutions to playground problems. Big Pear and Little Pear love playing together. But when Orange joins in, their games don’t work and Big Pear feels excluded. A kind-hearted tale about navigating friendship when three starts to feel like a crowd!

• This playful and funny text tackles the evergreen childhood challenges of making friends, keeping them, and managing cliques, and comes up with some great solutions that kids can add to their skill set.

• Hilarious and relatable, this pitch-perfect text speaks straight to kids. • Images pop off the page!

RELEASE DATE: 08/2021 ISBN: 9781922310873 RRP (AUD): $24.99 FORMAT: HB, 32pp RIGHTS: World ex US, UK, ANZ and Korea CATEGORY: Picture Book RELEASE DATE: 07/2021 ISBN: 9781922310033 RRP (AUD): $27.99 FORMAT: HB, 64pp RIGHTS: World ex UK and ANZ CATEGORY: Picture Book RELEASE DATE: 06/2021 ISBN: 9781922310750 RRP (AUD): $24.99 FORMAT: HB, 32pp RIGHTS: World ex US, UK, ANZ and China CATEGORY: Picture Book