Walker Books Australia July - December 2016 Catalogue

WALKER BOOKS AUSTRALIA July - December 2016

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Picture Books

25

Illustrated Classic

29

Illustrated Fiction

39

Junior Fiction

43

Young Adult Fiction

49

Black Dog Books

51

Picture Books

59

Illustrated Fiction

63

Information

PICTURE BOOKS

July

PICTU R E B O O K - B OAR D B O O K

Farmer John’s Tractor BY

SALLY SUTTON

ILLUSTRATED BY

ROBYN BELTON

A new board book format for this rollicking rhyming adventure.

Now a board book!

Farmer John’s tractor lies locked in the shed. Rusty yet trusty and orangey-red.

When the rain comes and the river rises, will Farmer John’s tractor be able to save the day?

Storylines Notable Picture Book, 2013.

Sally Sutton is the award-winning and bestselling author of Roadworks, Demolition and Construction.

In 2009 Roadworks won the Picture Book category of the New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards, and in 2015 Construction was a finalist.

Robyn Belton is one of New Zealand’s best known and most celebrated children’s book illustrators. Robyn’s 1997 book with Jennifer Beck, The Bantam and the Soldier, won both the Picture Book Category of the New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards, and the Book of the Year. In 2006, Robyn was the winner of the prestigious award for children’s literature, the Margaret Mahy Medal.

AU: $14.99 | NZ: $16.99 | ISBN: 9781922179203 | BINDING: BOARD BOOK | EXTENT: 24 pages | AGE: 3+ 6

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Granny Grommet and Me BY

DIANNE WOLFER

ILLUSTRATED BY

KAREN BLAIR

A lovely story about the relationship between a granny and grandchild.

Now in paperback!

My granny and her friends go to the beach, and I go too ... When they hit the surf, they duck and dive and twist and turn. It looks like lots of fun. But I don’t want to go in the water. There are strange things under the waves …

Dianne Wolfer has won awards including the WA Premier’s Award, WAYBRA and been shortlisted for various others. Dianne was the WA Advisor for the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) from 2006-2012.

Dianne’s books are read in schools across Australia and overseas.

Short-listed, Early Childhood category, Children’s Book Council Australia Book of the Year Awards, 2014.

Karen Blair lives in Fremantle with her husband and two cats and works part-time as a primary art teacher. Her latest book with Walker Books Australia is Baby Beats (2014).

AU: $16.99 | NZ: $18.99 | ISBN: 9781925381221 | BINDING: PAPERBACK | EXTENT: 32 pages | AGE: 3+ 8

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September

PICTU R E B O O K

Captain Sneer the Buccaneer BY

PENNY MORRISON

ILLUSTRATED BY

GABRIEL EVANS

ARRR! Captain Sneer and his hardy crew of buccaneers are in for adventure – and a big surprise – in this rollicking rhyming treasure hunt.

Ahoy there, me hearties! Meet CAPTAIN SNEER – a most boastful buccaneer! He’s ROUGH and TOUGH. He’s BRAVE and BOLD. He SAILS the SEAS in SEARCH of GOLD!

Penny Morrison has previously published four board books and a music program.

Captain Sneer the Buccaneer is her first trade picture book.

Gabriel Evans is an illustrator and author from Western Australia. His books include Annie’s Snails by Dianne Wolfer and Roses are Blue by Sally Murphy. The latter was a Notable Book in the 2015 CBCA Book of the Year Awards.

AU: $24.99 | NZ: $27.99 | ISBN: 9781922179609 | BINDING: HARDBACK | EXTENT: 32 pages | AGE: 3+ 10

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September

PICTU R E B O O K

The Frog Who Lost His Underpants BY

JULIETTE M AC IVER

ILLUSTRATED BY

CAT CHAPMAN

Every frog is worthwhile, and it is a lucky Froggy who has Ted to tell him so.

Now in paperback!

Hopping through the jungle, this way, that way. Frog is in a frenzy, scattering the ants. Teddy’s looking too now, this place, that place. Will they ever find those jolly underpants? A great rhyming text about friendship, problem-solving and lost underpants!

Juliette MacIver has always written little pieces, frequently in rhyme, and has had “write a children’s story” on her List Of Things I Want To Do In My Life for a very long time. Little Witch was her first title with Walker Books, followed by the picture books The Frog Who Lost His Underpants and Yak and Gnu. Cat Chapman attended a night course in children’s illustration which was shortly followed by a contract for her first book from Walker Books Australia. She currently works full-time chasing after her young son and illustrating books. Cat enjoys working quickly with ink, pen and watercolour, and enjoys creating characters that are full of movement, humour and personality.

AU: $16.99 | NZ: $18.99 | ISBN: 9781922244406 | BINDING: PAPERBACK | EXTENT: 32 pages | AGE: 4+ 12

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PICTU R E B O O K - B OAR D B O O K

Construction Crew Slipcase BY

SALLY SUTTON

ILLUSTRATED BY

BRIAN LOVELOCK

Three great board books inside – Roadworks, Demolition and Construction!

CRASH! ROAR! THUMP! The construction crew is ready to go! Big machines and busy workers team together to build things up and knock things down. Boisterous sound words and vibrant colours make these rhyming board books the perfect read-alouds for young truck lovers.

Sally Sutton is the award-winning and bestselling author of Roadworks, Demolition and Construction. In 2009, Roadworks won the Picture Book category of the New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards, and in 2015 Construction was a finalist.

Brian Lovelock’s first illustrations for Walker Books Australia were for Roadworks (by Sally Sutton), voted Best Picture Book at the 2009 New Zealand Post Book Awards. Other titles with Walker Books Australia include: Your Mother Didn’t Do That!, Demolition, Construction, The Rain Train and Flight of the Honey Bee. In 2013, Brian was long-listed for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Award for his work on Demolition and in 2014, Flight of the Honey Bee won the LIANZA Russell Clark Medal for Illustration.

AU: $24.99 | NZ: $27.99 | ISBN: 9781925381290 | BINDING: BOARD BOOK | EXTENT: 32 pages | AGE: 3+ 14

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PICTU R E B O O K

Construction BY

SALLY SUTTON

ILLUSTRATED BY

BRIAN LOVELOCK

From the award-winning duo that brought machine-mad kids Roadworks and Demolition.

Now in paperback!

Hoist the wood. Hoist the wood. Chain and hook and strap. Swing it round, then lower it down. Thonk! Clonk!

Clap! Build the frame. Build the frame.

Hammer all day long. Make the stairs and floors and walls. Bing! Bang! Bong!

This fantastically fun book describes all the heaving and hammering involved in building a new library. Full of actionpacked illustrations and irresistible sound words – this is a story that will be easily read over and over again!

Sally Sutton is the award-winning and bestselling author of Roadworks, Demolition and Construction. In 2009, Roadworks won the Picture Book category of the New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards, and in 2015 Construction was a finalist.

Brian Lovelock’s first illustrations for Walker Books Australia were for Roadworks (by Sally Sutton), voted Best Picture Book at the 2009 New Zealand Post Book Awards. Other titles with Walker Books Australia include: Your Mother Didn’t Do That!, Demolition, Construction, The Rain Train and Flight of the Honey Bee. In 2013, Brian was longlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Award for his work on Demolition and in 2014, Flight of the Honey Bee won the LIANZA Russell Clark Medal for Illustration.

AU: $16.99 | NZ: $18.99 | ISBN: 9781922077165 | BINDING: PAPERBACK | EXTENT: 32 pages | AGE: 3+ 16

October

PICTU R E B O O K

Bogtrotter BY

MARGARET WILD

ILLUSTRATED BY

JUDITH ROSSELL

Bogtrotter doesn’t ever stop running, until the day he meets the frog.

Now in paperback!

Every morning Bogtrotter runs across the bog, up the bog, down the bog and around the bog until it’s time to go home.

Sometimes he wishes things would change, but he doesn’t know how or what or why.

Until one afternoon, when he picks a flower for the first time in his life …

Notable Book, Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards, 2016.

Margaret Wild has won numerous awards and distinctions include the Children’s Book Council of Australia Picture Book of the Year Award for Jenny Angel, illustrated by Anne Spudvilas, The Very Best of Friends, illustrated by Julie Vivas, and Fox, illustrated by Ron Brooks. In 2008, she received the Nan Chauncy Award for an outstanding contribution to children’s literature in Australia.

Judith Rossell has written eleven books and illustrated more than eighty, and her work has been translated into fourteen languages.

Judith teaches at RMIT and lives in Melbourne, Australia. Bogtrotter (written by Margaret Wild) is her first title with Walker Books Australia.

AU: $16.99 | NZ: $18.99 | ISBN: 9781925126938 | BINDING: PAPERBACK | EXTENT: 32 pages | AGE: 3+ 18

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October

PICTU R E B O O K

When We Go Camping BY

SALLY SUTTON

ILLUSTRATED BY

CAT CHAPMAN

From two of New Zealand’s favourites – Sally Sutton and Cat Chapman – a rollicking romp through a day on a family camping trip!

When we go camping, we bang in the pegs, bang in the pegs, bang in the pegs.

Guy ropes are tricky; they trip up our legs! Smacketty tappetty bopp-io.

Sally Sutton is the award-winning and bestselling author of Roadworks, Demolition and Construction.

In 2009, Roadworks won the Picture Book category of the New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards, and in 2015 Construction was a finalist.

Cat Chapman attended a night course in children’s illustration which was shortly followed by a contract for her first book from Walker Books Australia. She currently works full-time chasing after her young son and illustrating books. Cat enjoys working quickly with ink, pen and water colour, and enjoys creating characters that are full of movement, humour and personality.

AU: $24.99 | NZ: $27.99 | ISBN: 9781921977787 | BINDING: HARDBACK | EXTENT: 32 pages | AGE: 3+ 20

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PICTU R E B O O K - N O N - FICTIO N

How to Make Small Things with Violet Mackerel BY

ANNA BRANFORD

ILLUSTRATED BY

SARAH DAVIS

Violet Mackerel loves to make things – especially SMALL things. Let Violet show you how to make some!

Now in paperback!

Packed full of crafty ideas and lots of thinking outside the square! All of the fun and SMALL things Violet shows you how to make can easily be created with things you have at home! Make small things to wear, like personalised wrist warmers; small things to use, like a chest of matchbox drawers. There are also small things to give to other people, like pencil toppers and gift tags.

Anna Branford is a doll maker and a lecturer in Sociology and Children’s Literature at Victoria University. Violet Mackerel’s Brilliant Plot was her first published work for Walker Books Australia and was Honour Book in the 2011 Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA).

Sarah Davis is an award-winning artist. Sarah’s title Fearless, written by Colin Thompson, was short-listed for the 2010 Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards. Violet Mackerel’s Brilliant Plot was also Honour book in the Children’s Book Council of Australia, Book of the Year Awards, Younger Readers Notable Books for 2011.

AU: $17.99 | NZ: $19.99 | ISBN: 9781925381689 | BINDING: PAPERBACK | EXTENT: 80 pages | AGE: 7+ 22

To make a lovely gift tag you will need:  A small rectangle of card or thick paper  A scrap of beautiful paper  A piece of wool, string or ribbon about as long as your hand  A small thing for decoration  Scissors  A hole punch  Some glue.

I L L U S T R AT E D CLASSICS

October

ILLU S TR ATED CL ASS ICS

The Nutcracker BY

E.T.A. HOFFMANN

ILLUSTRATED BY

ROBERT INGPEN

This beautiful volume is published to celebrate the bicentenary of the tale’s first publication in 1816.

The Nutcracker is well-loved by many, and is perhaps best known as the inspiration for Tchaikovsky’s famous ballet, performed as a favourite Christmas spectacle the world over.

The ballet was based on a French retelling of the story, and Hoffmann’s German original is rarely translated in its entirety.

Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann (1776– 1822) was born in Königsberg, Prussia (which is now Kaliningrad, Russia). With his four novels, and around fifty stories and novellas, he became one of the best-known and most admired and influential authors of his time.

He is regarded by many as a seminal figure in the field of fantasy for children.

Robert Ingpen was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for his contribution to children’s literature and he has been honoured with Membership of the Order of Australia. The Nutcracker is published following his highly acclaimed series of illustrated Children’s Classics, which have now been published in many editions.

AU: $39.99 | NZ: $47.99 | ISBN: 9781922244550 | BINDING: HARDBACK | EXTENT: 144 pages | AGE: 9+ 26

I L L U S T R AT E D FICTION

July

ILLU S TR ATED FICTIO N

Princess Betony

BY

PAMELA FREEMAN

ILLUSTRATED BY

TAMSIN AINSLIE

Princess Betony and the Unicorn

Princess Betony and the Thunder Egg

Princess Betony and the Rule of Wishing

Princess Betony and the Hobgoblin

ISBN: 9781925381023

ISBN: 9781925381030

ISBN: 9781925381047

ISBN: 9781921720260

The Princess Betony books contain great storytelling from award-winning author Pamela Freeman, with gorgeous illustrations by Tamsin Ainslie. This is a great series for readers who like fantasy. Princess Betony is courageous, inquisitive and utterly delightful. Princess Betony and the Unicorn was short-listed for the 2012 Aurealis Awards.

Pamela Freeman is an award-winning author whose work ranges from picture books to adult novels and she is best known for her Floramonde series of fantasy novels. Victor’s Challenge won the 2009 Aurealis Award for Best Children’s Short Fiction/Illustrated Work/Picture Book and was a Notable Book in the Younger Readers Category, CBCA Awards, 2010. Mary’s Australia was shortlisted for the 2015 CBCA Eve Pownall Award.

Tamsin Ainslie lives in Northern NSW where she spends her time illustrating children’s books, drawing, painting, making chocolate brownies and surfing. She started drawing at an early age, making books and keeping illustrated journals.

AU: $12.99 | NZ: $14.99 | BINDING: PAPERBACK | EXTENT: 112 pages | AGE: 7+ 30

Fantasy series for girls by award-winning fantasy writer, Pamela Freeman.

Betony felt her stomach clench and her throat close up with tears. It was all going to go wrong! This wasn’t the way things should be between humans and creatures of the Wild Magic.

“Stop it!” she shouted. “Stop it all of you! We’re supposed to be friends!”

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Lily the Elf

BY

ANNA BRANFORD

ILLUSTRATED BY

LISA COUTTS

The Sleepover

The Jumble Sale

ISBN: 9781925381146

ISBN: 9781925381153

Lily has everything ready for Fern’s sleepover: books, games and cheesy acorn pie for dinner.

All the elves are setting up stalls in their front gardens to sell the things they don’t need any more. But Lily doesn’t want to sell any of her things – they are all too precious.

Will Lily be able to part with her special treasures?

Will Lily’s first sleepover be the best night ever?

Anna Branford is a doll maker and a lecturer in Sociology and Children’s Literature at Victoria University. Violet Mackerel’s Brilliant Plot was her first published work for Walker Books Australia and was Honour Book in the 2011 Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA).

Lisa Coutts is an illustrator based in Melbourne, Australia. Lisa exhibits her work at various galleries and serves on the committee of Illustrators Australia. The Lily the Elf series are her first illustrated novels with Walker Books Australia.

AU: $7.99 | NZ: $9.99 | BINDING: PAPERBACK | EXTENT: 64 pages | AGE: 5+ 32

Perfectly pitched for emergent readers with simple sentence structure, short chapters, B&W illustrations, large font and white space, all designed for easy and well-supported reading.

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Chook Doolan

BY

JAMES ROY

ILLUSTRATED BY

LUCINDA GIFFORD

The Tiny Guitar

Saves the Day

ISBN: 9781922244963

ISBN: 9781922244956

Chook Doolan can’t wait to show his new ukulele to his friend Eddie Two-hats. But Eddie isn’t busking in his usual spot. Where can he be? And will Chook be able to help him?

Chook Doolan doesn’t want to play soccer.

It’s scary. Especially when Ashton Findus and Marty Petrovic are on the team. Can Chook find the courage to join the game?

James Roy lives in the Blue Mountains with his family and writes both fiction and nonfiction for children and young adults. His books have won many awards and he is an advocate for boys’ literacy.

Lucinda Gifford lives with her family in Melbourne’s northern suburbs and works as an illustrator, author-illustrator and graphic designer from her cosy, messy home studio.

AU: $7.99 | NZ: $9.99 | BINDING: PAPERBACK | EXTENT: 64 pages | AGE: 5+ 34

Story focuses on friends, family, community and being brave.

Great for developing emotional intelligence.

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October

ILLU S TR ATED FICTIO N

Violet Mackerel

BY

ANNA BRANFORD

ILLUSTRATED BY

SARAH DAVIS

Violet Mackerel’s Brilliant Plot

Violet Mackerel’s Natural Habitat

Violet Mackerel’s Remarkable Recovery

Violet Mackerel’s Personal Space

ISBN: 9781925081039

ISBN: 9781925126723

ISBN: 9781925126716

ISBN: 9781925126730

The Violet Mackerel books, now available in paperback, follow the adventures of Violet, a girl full of determination, positivity and thoughtfulness. She is always ready to solve a problem with a brilliant idea!

Now in paperback!

Anna Branford is a doll maker and a lecturer in Sociology and Children’s Literature at Victoria University. Violet Mackerel’s Brilliant Plot was her first published work for Walker Books Australia and was Honour Book in the 2011 Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA). Violet Mackerel’s Possible Friend was short-listed in the Children’s Book Council Australia Book of the Year Awards, Younger Readers category in 2014.

Sarah Davis has illustrated many books and been short-listed for 30 major awards in Australia and New Zealand. Sarah is an ambassador for Room to Read, and the Illustrator Coordinator for the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (Australia East/NZ).

AU: $12.99 | NZ: $14.99 | BINDING: PAPERBACK | EXTENT: 112 pages | AGE: 5+ 36

Violet is a much-loved character for girls 5+, with her thoughtful,determined and positive can-do attitude, and her creative ways to find solutions to everyday problems.

While she is sitting on the floor and working on the leg warmer,Violet spots under a chair one of the little gold links Nicola uses for her earrings.

JUNIOR FICTION

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Yong BY

JANEEN BRIAN

Poignant, gripping and beautifully written by award-winning author Janeen Brian.

Yong doesn’t want to leave Guangdong to travel to the goldfields of Ballarat.

But as the firstborn son, he has no choice. On the long and treacherous journey, Yong strives to be an honourable son, while he and his father face many hardships and dangers. But in his heart he knows the shameful truth – that his honour is a lie. Can a journey change lives? Has Yong the courage to face what lies ahead?

Janeen Brian trained as a primary teacher and at 18 stood in front of her first class of Year 5 students. She has also been involved in over 100 television and radio commercials as well as dozens of voiceovers for radio and video. She began dabbling in writing in her thirties. Since then she has written over 80 books both in trade and education, and in genres ranging from picture books to poetry, short fiction, nonfiction and novels.

AU: $16.99 | NZ: $18.99 | ISBN: 9781925126297 | BINDING: PAPERBACK | EXTENT: 256 pages | AGE: 9+ 40

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YO U N G A D U LT FICTION

September

YOU N G AD U LT FICTIO N

Shield BY

RACHAEL CRAW

The final action-packed instalment of the Spark trilogy.

Evie is out of options. She must comply with the Affinity Project – obey their rules, play their deadly games, give up Jamie. And her losses keep growing.

When she decides to help a small group of Shields trying to affect change, Evie finds herself in the firing line. Counsellor Knox is intent on revealing her secrets and shackling her to the Affinity Project for life. To protect her family, Evie must betray those closest to her. The odds of success – let alone survival – are slim.

Rachael Craw studied Classical Studies and Drama at the University of Canterbury, but became an English teacher after graduation.

Working with teenagers has given her a natural bent towards Young Adult fiction and a desire to present a feisty female protagonist in her writing. Her debut novel, Spark, is the first in a series released with Walker Books Australia from 2014. Rachael was born and raised in Christchurch, New Zealand, and currently lives in Nelson with her husband and three daughters. Visit her online at www.rachaelcraw.com

AU: $19.99 | NZ: $21.99 | ISBN: 9781922179647 | BINDING: PAPERBACK | EXTENT: 432 pages | AGE: 14+ 44

Pra i s e for Rachael C raw and the series “Spark grabbed me from the first chapter and never let go!

Fast-paced, compelling and original, this book plunged me straight into action-packed twists and turns I never

saw coming. Rachael Craw has storytelling in her DNA.” A M I E K AU F M A N ,

New York Times bestselling co-author

of Illuminae and These Broken Stars

“… I couldn’t put Spark down.” Magpies magazine “… perfect for 14-year-olds who liked Scott Westerfeld’s ‘Uglies’ series and Suzanne Collins’ ‘The Hunger Games’ trilogy. H H H H H ” Books+Publishing

“It’s epic and demands to be read.” Diva Booknerd “Stray is a fly-through-the-pages thriller. Forget about the real world: the one Rachael Craw compels you to explore will grab you by the throat and won’t let you go till the last page. Un-put-down-able.” Kids’ Book Review

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September

YOU N G AD U LT - AN THO L O G Y

The Book that Made Me EDITED BY

JUDITH RIDGE

Personal stories by fantastic authors such as Markus Zusak, Jaclyn Moriarty, Shaun Tan, Mal Peet, Ambelin Kwaymullina, Simon French, Fiona Wood and Benjamin Law.

The Book That Made Me is a celebration of the books that influenced some of the most acclaimed authors from Australia and the world. Inspirational. Affecting.

A book for book lovers!

JUDITH RIDGE is internationally recognised as one of Australia’s leading experts on literature for children and young adults. In a career spanning more than 20 years, she has worked as a teacher, writer, critic and editor. She has been a judge on the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards, is a Churchill Fellow and has an MA in children’s literature. Judith is currently writing her PhD on Australian children’s and young adult fantasy fiction. She lives in a dusty old house in South Windsor, NSW, with two mad cats and too many books.

AU: $19.99 | NZ: $22.99 | ISBN: 9781922244888 | BINDING: PAPERBACK | EXTENT: 256 pages | AGE: 14+ 46

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BLACK DOG BOOKS A multi-award-winning imprint of Walker Books Australia, with a roster that includes some of Australia’s most highly-regarded authors and illustrators.

PICTURE BOOKS

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Welcome To Country BY

AUNTY JOY MURPHY

ILLUSTRATED BY

LISA KENNEDY

This is an expansive and generous Welcome to Country from a most respected Elder, Aunty Joy Murphy.

Welcome to the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri People. We are part of this land and the land is part of us. This is where we come from.

Wominjeka Wurundjeri balluk yearmenn koondee bik.

Welcome to Country.

Joy Murphy Wandin is the Senior Aboriginal Elder of the Wurundjeri People of Melbourne and surrounds. Aunty Joy has had numerous government appointments including as a member of the Equal Opportunity Commission of Victoria and of the Anti-Discrimination Tribunal. Welcome to Country is her first book.

Lisa Kennedy is a descendant of the Trawlwoolway People on the north-east coast of Tasmania. Lisa was born in Melbourne and as a child lived close to the Maribyrnong River.

Through sense of place she feels connected to the Wurundjeri country and all that entails — the water, the land, the animals and the ancestors.

AU: $24.99 | NZ: $27.99 | ISBN: 9781922244871 | BINDING: HARDBACK | EXTENT: 32 pages | AGE: 5+ 52

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October

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Hey Baby, It’s Christmas Mini Book & Hat Set BY

CORINNE FENTON

A cute mini book with a free Santa hat!

Hey Baby, hold on tight, count the sleeps, Christmas is coming.

A perfect companion for the countdown to baby’s first Christmas: a gorgeous mini edition of Hey Baby, It’s Christmas by Corinne Fenton and a Santa hat.

Corinne Fenton is the author of over 25 books for children. Her classic picture book Queenie: One Elephant’s Story, illustrated by Peter Gouldthorpe, was an Honour Book in the 2007 Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards. The Dog on the Tuckerbox, also illustrated

by Gouldthorpe, was named a Notable Book in two categories of the 2009 CBCA Awards. Bob the Railway Dog is her latest work with Black Dog Books.

AU: $24.99 | NZ: $27.99 | ISBN: 9781925381375 | BINDING: HARDBACK | EXTENT: 32 pages | AGE: 3+ 54

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Little Dog and the Christmas Wish BY

CORINNE FENTON

ILLUSTRATED BY

ROBIN COWCHER

A charming and nostalgic story about a much-loved Little Dog who finds his way home for Christmas.

Now in paperback!

Little Dog and Jonathan are best friends.

They do everything together. But on Christmas Eve Little Dog finds himself lost and alone in a busy city. How will he find his way home? Can Christmas wishes come true?

Corinne Fenton is the author of over 25 books for children but her passion is picture books about social history. Her classic picture book Queenie: One Elephant’s Story, illustrated

by Peter Gouldthorpe, was an Honour Book in the 2007 Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards. The Dog on the Tuckerbox, also illustrated by Gouldthorpe, was named a Notable Book in two categories of the 2009 CBCA Awards. Flame Stands Waiting, illustrated by Sebastian Ciaffaglione, was on the 2011 Queensland Premier’s Reading Challenge.

Robin Cowcher is a freelance illustrator and worked for many years at The Age as an art director, illustrator and designer. Little Dog and the Christmas Wish (written by Corinne Fenton) was her first title with Walker Books Australia.

AU: $16.99 | NZ: $18.99 | ISBN: 9781925126914 | BINDING: PAPERBACK | EXTENT: 32 pages | AGE: 5+ 56

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Little Lunch:

Triple Snack Pack BY

DANNY KATZ

ILLUSTRATED BY

MITCH VANE

This hilarious tie-in edition of the smash-hit television series Little Lunch has three bite-sized stories for young readers.

This is what happened during Little Lunch: the old climbing tree was going to get cut down and Battie wasn’t happy about it, Max and Elsa disappeared and everybody tried to solve the mystery, and a Grade Six girl asked Rory out. Yes, an actual Grade Six girl. A lot can happen in fifteen minutes!

Danny Katz is a newspaper columnist for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, and is famous for his larger-than-life characters. He is the author of The Modern Guru column in the Saturday magazine (he swears those letters are real and he does not make them up).

Mitch Vane has illustrated many children’s books, including the Little Lunch series, A Little Election and The Patch. She hates to draw straight lines!

AU: $12.99 | NZ: $14.99 | ISBN: 9781925381276 |BINDING: PAPERBACK | EXTENT: 128 pages | AGE: 10+ 60

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I NFORM AT ION

WALKER BOOKS AUSTRALIA Walker Books Australia has been bringing the best of children’s publishing to Australia and New Zealand for over 20 years. The company is dedicated to publishing books of unwavering quality for children and young adults to read and treasure. Walker Books Australia is also passionate about the Australian Children’s book industry and is a haven for the most highly talented authors and illustrators, both emerging and award-winning. Walker Books Australia is proud to be the home of Black Dog Books, an award-winning imprint with a reputation for publishing some of Australia’s finest writers including Carole Wilkinson, Sue Lawson and Suzy Zail.

THE WALKER BOOKS GROUP Walker Books Australia is a part of the Walker Books Group, one of the world’s leading independent publishers of books and content for children. This vibrant international group also includes Walker Books UK, London; and Candlewick Press, Somerville, Massachusetts. Award-winning authors and illustrators for the group include Cassandra Clare, Kate DiCamillo, Patrick Ness, Anna Branford, Jeannie Baker, Sally Sutton, Bob Graham, Meg McKinlay, M.T Anderson, Sally Murphy and Jon Klassen, and major brands for the group are Maisy, Guess How Much I Love You, Tilly and Friends, the widely acclaimed Judy Moody and the bestselling Where’s Wally.

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