Bologna Catalogue 2012 - Australian Publishers Association
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<strong>Australian</strong> Children’s Books - <strong>Bologna</strong> <strong>Catalogue</strong> <strong>2012</strong>:<br />
A Selection of Titles from <strong>Australian</strong> <strong>Publishers</strong> <strong>2012</strong><br />
*For more information about each publisher’s titles for <strong>2012</strong>, click on the web or<br />
email link in the rights contact information below.<br />
The <strong>Australian</strong> <strong>Publishers</strong> <strong>Association</strong> (APA) is the peak industry body for<br />
<strong>Australian</strong> book, journal and electronic publishers. Established in 1948, the<br />
<strong>Association</strong> is an advocate for all <strong>Australian</strong> publishers: large or small; commercial or nonprofit;<br />
academic or popular; locally or overseas owned.<br />
The APA’s initiatives at <strong>Bologna</strong> Book Fair aim to support publishers in the promotion<br />
and sale of rights to <strong>Australian</strong> children’s books and to facilitate contact between <strong>Australian</strong><br />
publishers and international agents and promoters. In broader terms we aim to promote<br />
<strong>Australian</strong> culture and literary culture internationally, and draw attention to and showcase<br />
the diversity and depth of <strong>Australian</strong> children’s books.<br />
Presented by the <strong>Australian</strong> <strong>Publishers</strong> <strong>Association</strong> and Books Illustrated<br />
Proudly supported by Copyright Agency Limited’s (CAL) Cultural Fund
Picture Books<br />
Allen & Unwin<br />
A SONG FOR LORKIE<br />
By Jennifer Castles, Illustrated by Dean Bowen<br />
Allen & Unwin<br />
Allen & Unwin<br />
Rights Contact: Angela Namoi<br />
AngelaN@allenandunwin.com<br />
ph+61 2 8425 0108<br />
www.allenandunwin.com<br />
Brilliant pictures from internationally acclaimed artist, Dean Bowen, harmonise perfectly<br />
with Jennifer Castles’ sweet and surprising tale about a bird finding his place in the<br />
world and the song in his heart.<br />
Rights Available: World rights held. Distributed in US and UK.<br />
THE COAT<br />
By Julie Hunt, Illustrated by Ron Brooks<br />
Allen & Unwin<br />
A bold and original picture book from acclaimed artist Ron Brooks and poet Julie Hunt.<br />
Ron Brooks, three-time winner of CBCA Picture Book of the Year, is an acclaimed<br />
illustrator of classic picture books, some of which have stayed in print for over 30 years.<br />
Rights Available: World rights held.<br />
GOOD MORNING MR PANCAKES<br />
By Chris McKimmie<br />
Allen & Unwin<br />
Chris McKimmie is a unique talent. He never patronises his audience and his books are<br />
always treasures of clever writing, free and expressive artwork, and top-notch design.<br />
Good Morning, Mr Pancakes is fifth in a series, of which two previous books have been<br />
shortlisted for CBCA awards.<br />
Rights Available: World (excluding North American) rights held. Distributed in UK.<br />
THE LITTLE REFUGEE<br />
By Suzanne and Anh Do, Illustrated by Bruce Whatley<br />
Allen & Unwin<br />
Anh Do is one of Australia’s leading comedians. This children’s edition of his<br />
inspirational life story is based on The Happiest Refugee, winner of three 2011 ABIA<br />
awards including Book of the Year. Award-winning Bruce Whatley is one of Australia’s<br />
best-loved and most-respected author–illustrators.<br />
Rights Available: World rights held.<br />
THE NIGHT BEFORE MOTHER’S DAY<br />
By Doug MacLeod, Illustrated by Judy Horacek<br />
Allen & Unwin<br />
A hilarious gift book about the ‘joys’ of Mother’s Day, from two outstanding <strong>Australian</strong><br />
creators. Doug MacLeod is one of Australia’s leading writers of comedy (such popular<br />
TV shows as Kath and Kim). Judy Horacek is an <strong>Australian</strong> cartoonist, artist, writer and<br />
children’s book creator (Where is the Green Sheep?).<br />
Rights Available: World rights held.<br />
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Junior Fiction<br />
Allen & Unwin<br />
Allen & Unwin<br />
Rights Contact: Angela Namoi<br />
AngelaN@allenandunwin.com<br />
ph+61 2 8425 0108<br />
www.allenandunwin.com<br />
HATCHED: THE GRIMSTONES<br />
By Asphyxia<br />
Allen & Unwin<br />
Meet Martha Grimstone, a girl trying to find her own special talent in the world, in this<br />
sweetly gothic fairytale told in a collage of words, photos and drawings. Based on<br />
Aphyxia’s children’s puppet show which has toured nationally and in France to sold-out<br />
shows and rave reviews.<br />
Rights Available: World rights held.<br />
LITTLE ELSE: TRICK RIDER<br />
By Julie Hunt, Illustrated by Beth Norling<br />
Allen & Unwin<br />
Beth Norling won an International Board of Book Illustrators award. Her work is widely<br />
exhibited across Australia and her illustrations from Sister Night and Sister Day are part<br />
of the permanent collection at The State Library of Victoria. Julie Hunt is a new author of<br />
children’s stories and picture books.<br />
Rights Information: World Rights held. Distributed in UK.<br />
MR BADGER AND THE BIG SURPRISE<br />
By Leigh Hobbs<br />
Allen & Unwin<br />
Shortlisted for the Best Designed Children’s Series, <strong>Australian</strong> Publishing <strong>Association</strong><br />
Book Design Awards, 2011. Leigh Hobbs is one of Australia’s most loved children’s<br />
authors, the creator of many memorable and endearing characters, such as Old Tom.<br />
His books are acclaimed for their hilarious high energy illustrations and wry humour.<br />
Rights Available: World rights held.<br />
THE SECRET OF THE SWORDS: SWORD GIRL BOOK 1<br />
By Frances Watts, Illustrated by Gregory Rogers<br />
Allen & Unwin<br />
Frances Watts is an award-winning and bestselling author. Gregory Rogers is an<br />
internationally successful and award-winning illustrator. Warm, funny, charming and<br />
original, Sword Girl is Tommy — a feisty and curious girl who longs to be a knight — and<br />
a fantasy series for the girl who loves a good adventure.<br />
Rights Available: World rights held.<br />
TheSECRET<br />
OF<br />
THE<br />
FRANCES WATTS<br />
GREGORY ROGERS<br />
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Picture Books<br />
The Things I Love About Pets_HB_CVR_SI.indd 1<br />
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The Five Mile Press<br />
The Five Mile Press<br />
Rights Contact: Joanna Lake<br />
joannal@fivemile.com.au<br />
ph. +61 3 8756 5519<br />
www.fivemile.com.au<br />
ME AND MY GRANDMA<br />
By Jedda Robaard<br />
The Five Mile Press<br />
Jedda Robaard is a Melbourne-based illustrator and graphic designer. Her debut picture<br />
book, Rabbit’s Year, was published in 2011. Jedda is the director of a successful art<br />
school for children, and continues to use her own children, chickens and her guinea pigs<br />
as inspiration in her illustrations.<br />
Rights Available: Foreign language rights available.<br />
LIGHTY FAUST THE LION<br />
By Anna Hymas<br />
The Five Mile Press<br />
Anna Hymas has used a limited colour palette to create her stunning debut picture<br />
book, Lighty Faust the Lion. She is a painter and illustrator and also writes stories about<br />
the lives and fantasies of her two young children. Anna studied at Central St Martins<br />
College of Art and lives and works in London.<br />
Rights Available: Foreign language rights available.<br />
THE THINGS I LOVE ABOUT PETS<br />
By Trace Maroney<br />
The Five Mile Press<br />
The Things I Love About<br />
Pets<br />
There are so many things to love about pets.<br />
A special companion to play with, love and nurture.<br />
‘The Things I Love’ series celebrates the everyday<br />
situations that form the basis of our children’s<br />
experiences. Spending time with your children,<br />
giving them love and care, helps them to<br />
Trace Maroney is an internationally acclaimed children’s author and illustrator. Trace’s<br />
celebrate who they are, building resilience<br />
and self-esteem. In Notes for Parents<br />
and Caregivers at the back of the<br />
book, some helpful insights<br />
are shared.<br />
focus is on creating ‘books with a conscience’ and she embraces the principles of<br />
Collect the other titles in the series:<br />
positive psychology – in other words, she focuses on what is good in the world!<br />
The Things I Love About Pets Trace Moroney<br />
T h e T h i n g s I L o v e A b o u t<br />
Pets<br />
Trace Moroney<br />
Rights Available: Foreign language rights available.<br />
www.tracemoroney.com<br />
www.vemile.com.au<br />
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Picture Books<br />
9 781921 888731<br />
www.fremantlepress.com.au<br />
Fremantle Press<br />
Fremantle Press<br />
Rights Contact: Clive Newman<br />
cnewman@fremantlepress.com.au<br />
ph. +61 8 9430 6331<br />
www.fremantlepress.com.au<br />
ALL MONKEYS LOVE BANANAS<br />
By Sean E Avery<br />
Fremantle Press<br />
Sean E Avery is a young sculpture, author and illustrator. Born in Australia he is<br />
currently living in Canada. This is his first fantastic book.<br />
Rights Available: Rights available, world ex ANZ.<br />
All monkeys LOVE bananas.<br />
For breakfast, dinner, snacks and lunch<br />
they all crave bananas,<br />
MUNCH,<br />
MUNCH,<br />
MUNCH!<br />
Well, maybe not all<br />
monkeys …<br />
ALL MONKEYS LOVE BANANAS SEAN E AVERY<br />
SEAN E AVERY<br />
SAM, GRACE AND THE SHIPWRECK<br />
By Michelle Gillespie, Illustrated by Sonia Martinez<br />
Fremantle Press<br />
Sonia Martinez was short listed for the Children’s Book Council of Australia Crichton<br />
Award for New Illustrators in 2007 for her first picture book, The World According to<br />
Warren with Craig Silvey. Sonia’s dramatic and evocative work incorporates both digital<br />
and traditional media.<br />
Rights Available: Rights available: world (ex Australia, New Zealand).<br />
THE LAST VIKING<br />
By Norman Jorgensen and Illustrated by James Foley<br />
Fremantle Press<br />
Norman Jorgensen’s first picture book, In Flanders Fields, won the Children’s Book<br />
Council of Australia Picture Book of the Year Award in 2003 and was named an Honour<br />
Young Josh is very brave.<br />
He’s not afraid of anyone or anything — except<br />
maybe the dark. Pirates worry him a bit, of course,<br />
and so do boy-eating dinosaurs, and monsters<br />
under the bed. He’s also just a little afraid of<br />
Book in the American SPCA Henry Burgh Award in 2004. This is Norman’s first<br />
dragons and vampires. But other than those few<br />
things, Josh is as brave as a lion.<br />
Sort of.<br />
When Josh comes face to face with real-life trouble,<br />
collaboration with James Foley, and James’ first book.<br />
he begins to find out how brave he really is …<br />
Rights Available: Rights available, world ex ANZ.<br />
Time to go a-viking!<br />
Nor man Jorgens en & James Foley<br />
Norman Jorgensen<br />
& James Foley<br />
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Picture Books<br />
Hachette Australia/Lothian Books<br />
Hachette Australia<br />
Rights Contact: Diane Murdoch<br />
rights@hachette.com.au<br />
ph. +61 2 8248 0818<br />
www.hachette.com.au/rights/<br />
DAMON<br />
By Gary Crew, Illustrated by Aaron Hill<br />
Hachette Australia/Lothian Children’s Books<br />
A stunning picture book for older readers about the transformative power of art from<br />
Gary Crew and Aaron Hill. Crew has won the CBC Book of the Year Award four times,<br />
NSW and Victorian Premier’s Awards, the Edgar Allen Poe Mystery Writers Award<br />
(USA) and a National Children’s Book Award.<br />
Rights Available: World rights, all languages, held by Hachette.<br />
NO RETURN: CAPTAIN SCOTT’S RACE TO THE POLE<br />
By Peter Gouldthorpe<br />
Hachette Australia/Lothian Children’s Books<br />
This is a gripping retelling of Captain Scott’s quest to become the first man to reach the<br />
South Pole by Peter Gouldthorpe, who is recognised as one of Australia’s most versatile<br />
and skilful illustrators. He won the CBC Picture Book of the Year Award for First Light.<br />
Rights Available: World rights, all languages, held by Hachette.<br />
THE NAUGHTY CORNER<br />
By Colin Thompson<br />
Hachette Australia/Lothian Children’s Books<br />
This hilarious, irreverent look at ‘bad behaviour’ for the whole family comes from<br />
internationally bestselling author and illustrator Colin Thompson. Colin won the CBC<br />
Picture Book of the Year for The Short And Incredibly Happy Life Of Riley and has been<br />
shortlisted for many others, including the Astrid Lindgren.<br />
Rights Available: World rights, all languages, held by Hachette.<br />
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Picture Books<br />
Hardie Grant Egmont/Little Hare<br />
Hardie Grant Egmont<br />
Rights Contact: Joanna Anderson<br />
JoannaAnderson@hardiegrant.com.au<br />
tel: 61 3 8520 6444<br />
www.hardiegrantegmont.com.au<br />
AND RED GALOSHES<br />
By Glenda Millard, Illustrated by Jonathan Bentley<br />
Little Hare Books/Hardie Grant Egmont<br />
Glenda Millard’s The Naming of Tishkin Silk was shortlisted for the 2004 CBCA Younger<br />
Readers Award, and for the NSW Premier’s Literary Award. Layla Queen of Hearts<br />
won the Queensland Premier’s Literary Award, and was shortlisted for the 2007 CBCA<br />
Younger Readers Award. Kaito’s Cloth was shortlisted for the 2007 Queensland<br />
Premier’s Literary Award.<br />
Rights Available: Sub-licensed in Korea.<br />
IT’S A MIROOCOOL<br />
By Christine Harris, Illustrated by Ann James<br />
Little Hare/Hardie Grant<br />
This picture book is based on the successful Audrey of the Outback series for<br />
middle-grade readers. Christine Harris is a prolific children’s author. This is her first<br />
picture book. Ann James is one of Australia’s best-loved artists.<br />
Rights Available: All rights available.<br />
KANGAROO AND CROCODILE: MY BIG BOOK OF AUSTRALIAN<br />
ANIMALS<br />
By Bronwyn Bancroft<br />
Little Hare/Hardie Grant<br />
Bronwyn Bancroft is the 2009 recipient of the Dromkeen Medal. Several of Bronwyn’s<br />
past titles with Little Hare have been honoured by the CBCA. Why I Love Australia was<br />
shortlisted for the 2011 Prime Minister’s Literary Award.<br />
Rights Available: All rights available.<br />
LOOK, A BOOK!<br />
By Libby Gleeson, Illustrated by Freya Blackwood<br />
Little Hare Books/Hardie Grant Egmont<br />
Freya Blackwood is the 2010 recipient of the Kate Greenaway Medal. Maudie and Bear<br />
won the 2010 CBCA Early Childhood Award. Libby Gleeson was awarded the 2011<br />
NSW Premier’s Literary Award for her contribution to the children’s book industry and is<br />
the 2011 recipient of the Dromkeen Medal. Amy and Louis and Clancy and Millie, Libby<br />
and Freya’s previous books together, were both recognised by the CBCA.<br />
Rights Available: Sub-licensed in US/UK/France/Italy/Brazil/Korea.<br />
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Picture Books<br />
Hardie Grant/Egmont<br />
PINK<br />
By Janet A. Holmes, Illustrated by Jonathan Bentley<br />
Hardie Grant Egmont<br />
Rights Contact: Joanna Anderson<br />
JoannaAnderson@hardiegrant.com.au<br />
tel: 61 3 8520 6444<br />
www.hardiegrantegmont.com.au<br />
Little Hare Books/Hardie Grant Egmont<br />
Janet Holmes was discovered on the Little Hare slush pile. Pink is her third book with<br />
Little Hare. Jonathan Bentley is an editorial illustrator, as well as a book illustrator. He<br />
is published by ABC Books, Oxford University Press, Happy Cat Books and Little Hare<br />
Books.<br />
Rights Available: Sub-licensed in UK/Korea/Norway/China (simplified & complex).<br />
THE HOUSE OF 12 BUNNIES<br />
By Caroline Stills and Sarcia Stills-Blott, Illustrated by Judith Rossell<br />
Little Hare Books/Hardie Grant Egmont<br />
Caroline was a finalist in the inaugural Kathleen Julia Bates Writing Competition .The<br />
House of 12 Bunnies is Caroline Stills’ third picture book. Judith Rossell has written 10<br />
books, and illustrated more than 80. Her books have been published in the UK, the USA<br />
and have been translated into more than 10 languages.<br />
Rights Available: Sub-licensed in US/UK/Canada/China (simplified & complex)/Korea.<br />
Junior Fiction<br />
BRIGID LUCY WANTS A PET<br />
By Leonie Norrington, Illustrated by Tamsin Ainslie<br />
Little Hare Books/Hardie Grant Egmont<br />
Leonie Norrington’s You and Me: Our Place was shortlisted for the 2008 CBCA Picture<br />
Book of the Year Award. The Barrumbi Kids was named an honour book in the 2003<br />
CBCA Younger Readers Awards, and shortlisted for the NSW Premier’s Award. Spirit<br />
of Barrumbi was named a notable book in the 2004 CBCA Older Readers Awards, and<br />
shortlisted for the SA Premier’s Award. Leaving Barrumbi was shortlisted for the 2008<br />
CBCA Older Readers Award. Tamsin Ainslie is based in Murwillumbah, Northern NSW.<br />
Rights Available: Sub- licensed in UK/Thailand.<br />
BRIGID LUCY and THE PRINCESS TOWER<br />
By Leonie Norrington, Illustrated by Tamsin Ainslie<br />
Little Hare Books/Hardie Grant Egmont<br />
Leonie Norrington’s You and Me: Our Place was shortlisted for the 2008 CBCA Picture<br />
Book of the Year Award. The Barrumbi Kids was named an honour book in the 2003<br />
CBCA Younger Readers Awards, and shortlisted for the NSW Premier’s Award. Spirit<br />
of Barrumbi was named a notable book in the 2004 CBCA Older Readers Awards, and<br />
shortlisted for the SA Premier’s Award. Leaving Barrumbi was shortlisted for the 2008<br />
CBCA Older Readers Award. Tamsin Ainslie is based in Murwillumbah, Northern NSW.<br />
Rights Available: Sub- licensed in UK/Thailand.<br />
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Picture Books<br />
HarperCollins <strong>Publishers</strong> Australia<br />
THE BICYCLE<br />
By Colin Thompson, Illustrated by various artists<br />
ABC Books/HarperCollins<strong>Publishers</strong> Australia<br />
HarperCollins<strong>Publishers</strong> Australia<br />
Rights Contact: Claire Skillman<br />
claire.skillman@harpercollins.com.au<br />
ph. +61 2 99525458<br />
www.harpercollins.com.au<br />
Colin Thompson is an internationally recognised author and illustrator whose awards<br />
include the Children’s Book Council Notable Book for Fearless (illustrated by Sarah<br />
Davis) and CBC Honour Book for Dust. The Bicycle features separate illustrations from<br />
internationally acclaimed artists such as Quentin Blake, Shaun Tan, Tony Ross and<br />
Freya Blackwood.<br />
Rights Available: World English (ex ANZ) & translation (all languages) available.<br />
A RAT IN A STRIPY SOCK<br />
By Frances Watts, Illustrated by David Francis<br />
ABC Books/HarperCollins <strong>Publishers</strong><br />
‘This is the kind of book that young children can pore and ponder over; the illustrations<br />
are simple but vibrant, complementing the text but leaving plenty of detail to ensure the<br />
reader will linger over each spread.’ - Four Stars, <strong>Australian</strong> Bookseller & Publisher.<br />
Rights Available: World English (ex ANZ) & translation (all languages) available.<br />
CHRISTMAS WOMBAT<br />
By Jackie French, Illustrated by Bruce Whatley<br />
Angus & Robertson/HarperCollins<strong>Publishers</strong> Australia<br />
Jackie French, recently nominated for the international Astred Lindgren Memorial Award,<br />
is one of Australia’s most renowned and best-loved children’s authors with her work<br />
published in over 23 languages. Bruce Whatley has published a number of best-selling<br />
books, including Little White Dogs Can’t Jump and numerous collaborations with Jackie<br />
French.<br />
Rights Available: Translation available; rights sold to USA (Clarion Books), UK &<br />
Canada (HarperCollins<strong>Publishers</strong>), Germany (Gerstenberg Buchverlag), China (Beijing<br />
King Ear Images).<br />
EDWARD THE EMU<br />
By Sheena Knowles, Illustrated by Rod Clement<br />
Angus & Robertson/HarperCollins<strong>Publishers</strong> Australia<br />
Rod Clement is one of Australia’s leading picture book author/illustrators and his<br />
acclaimed books include Counting on Frank, Just Another Ordinary Day, Olga the<br />
Brolga, Edward the Emu and Edwina the Emu. Grandad’s Teeth was shortlisted for the<br />
CBC Awards in 1998.<br />
Rights Available: UK & translation available; rights sold to USA (HarperCollins<br />
<strong>Publishers</strong>), France (Editions Kaleidoscope), Brazil, (Editora Fundamento).<br />
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Picture Books<br />
HarperCollins <strong>Publishers</strong> Australia<br />
HarperCollins<strong>Publishers</strong> Australia<br />
Rights Contact: Claire Skillman<br />
claire.skillman@harpercollins.com.au<br />
ph. +61 2 99525458<br />
www.harpercollins.com.au<br />
GOODNIGHT, MICE!<br />
By Frances Watts, Illustrated by Judy Watson<br />
ABC Books/HarperCollins <strong>Publishers</strong><br />
Frances Watts’ books have been shortlisted in the Children’s Book Council Picture Book<br />
of the Year Awards and won the CBC’s Eve Pownall award. Judy Watson is the talented<br />
illustrator of the Extraordinary Ernie and Marvellous Maud series and several books in<br />
the Aussie Bites series.<br />
Rights Available: World English (ex ANZ) & translation available; rights sold to Turkey<br />
(Arkadas).<br />
RUDIE NUDIE<br />
By Emma Quay<br />
ABC Books/HarperCollins <strong>Publishers</strong><br />
Emma Quay began her illustrating career after moving from England to Australia in 1993<br />
and has since become one of Australia’s most sought-after picture-book artists. She has<br />
won numerous awards, including the 2010 CBC Early Childhood Book of the Year for<br />
Bear and Chook by the Sea (Lisa Shanahan).<br />
Rights Available: World English (ex ANZ) & translation (all languages) available.<br />
JUST ONE MORE<br />
By Mark Macloed, Illustrated by Sue deGennaro<br />
ABC Books/HarperCollins<strong>Publishers</strong> Australia<br />
Mark Macleod won the CBCA’s Lady Cutler Award in 2001 and the APA Pixie O’Harris<br />
Award for distinguished services to children’s literature in 2003. Sue deGennaro studied<br />
film at university, learnt how to weld and draw at art school and moved to Sydney to<br />
become an aerialist/performance artist.<br />
Rights Available: World English (ex ANZ) & translation (all languages) available.<br />
ZOOBOTS<br />
By Bruce Whatley, Illustrated by Bruce Whatley and Ben Smith Whatley<br />
Angus & Robertson/HarperCollins <strong>Publishers</strong><br />
Bruce Whatley is one of Australia’s best-loved and most-respected author/illustrators.<br />
His books consistently appear on CBCA awards lists, and he has illustrated fifty books<br />
to date. His collaborations with Jackie French have proved extremely popular.<br />
Rights Available: World English (ex ANZ) & translation (all languages) available.<br />
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Junior Fiction<br />
HarperCollins <strong>Publishers</strong> Australia<br />
HarperCollins<strong>Publishers</strong> Australia<br />
Rights Contact: Claire Skillman<br />
claire.skillman@harpercollins.com.au<br />
ph. +61 2 99525458<br />
www.harpercollins.com.au<br />
ALWAYS JACK<br />
By Susanne Gervay, Illustrated by Cathy Wilcox<br />
Angus & Robertson/HarperCollins <strong>Publishers</strong> Australia<br />
Susanne Gervay is an award-winning author and specialist in child development. Cathy<br />
Wilcox is a cartoonist and illustrator of children’s books, who has been shortlisted in the<br />
CBCA Awards three times. Always Jack recently won the Society of Women Writers’<br />
Biennial Children’s Book Award and the <strong>Australian</strong> Family Therapist Award.<br />
Rights Available: World English (ex ANZ) & translation (all languages) available.<br />
THE FARTIONARY<br />
By Andy Jones, Illustrated by David Puckeridge<br />
ABC Books/HarperCollins<strong>Publishers</strong> Australia<br />
Andy Jones is a popular children’s entertainer. He has previously toured schools with<br />
his show ANDY JONES & THE FUNKY MONKEY and is currently touring with a fitness<br />
show called KAMOKIDZ. He is also the author of the best-selling Enormous Book of Hot<br />
Jokes for Kool Kids.<br />
Rights Available: World English (ex ANZ) & translation (all languages) available.<br />
HEROES OF THE YEAR<br />
By Frances Watts, Illustrated by Judy Watson<br />
ABC Books/HarperCollins<strong>Publishers</strong> Australia<br />
Frances Watts’ books have been shortlisted in the Children’s Book Council Picture Book<br />
of the Year Awards and won the CBC’s Eve Pownall award. Judy Watson is the talented<br />
illustrator of the Extraordinary Ernie and Marvellous Maud series and several books in<br />
the Aussie Bites series.<br />
Rights Available: Translation (all languages) available; rights sold to North America<br />
(Eerdmans Books for Younger Readers).<br />
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Junior Fiction<br />
HarperCollins <strong>Publishers</strong> Australia<br />
HarperCollins<strong>Publishers</strong> Australia<br />
Rights Contact: Claire Skillman<br />
claire.skillman@harpercollins.com.au<br />
ph. +61 2 99525458<br />
www.harpercollins.com.au<br />
PLUM PUDDINGS AND PAPER MOONS<br />
By Glenda Millard, Illustrated by Stephen Michael King<br />
ABC Books/HarperCollins<strong>Publishers</strong> Australia<br />
Glenda Millard has written picture books, short stories and novels for children and young<br />
adults, and has won many prestigious awards for the books in the Kingdom of Silk<br />
series, including the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards, the Queensland Premier’s<br />
Children’s Book Award and Children’s Book Council Book of the Year Award for Younger<br />
Readers.<br />
Rights Available: UK & translation available; rights sold to Turkey (Pegasus Yayinevi).<br />
RED DIRT DIARY<br />
By Katrina Nannestad<br />
ABC Books/HarperCollins<strong>Publishers</strong> Australia<br />
Katrina Nannestad grew up in rural Australia. After studying arts and education at<br />
university, her first job as a primary school teacher was at a tiny two-teacher school in<br />
the bush. Red Dirt Diary 2: Blue about Love is publishing in February <strong>2012</strong>.<br />
Rights Available: World English (ex ANZ) & translation (all languages) available.<br />
SELBY SPRUNG<br />
By Duncan Ball, Illustrated by Allan Stomann<br />
Angus & Robertson/HarperCollins<strong>Publishers</strong> Australia<br />
Duncan Ball has written fifteen Selby titles, ten Emily Eyefinger adventures and<br />
numerous other popular books for children. He is consistently featured in Children’s<br />
Choice Awards across Australia. Selby, the only talking dog in Australia and, perhaps,<br />
the world, is back with this new collection of his wonderful adventures.<br />
Rights Available: World English (ex ANZ) & translation (all languages) available.<br />
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Picture Books<br />
Magabala Books<br />
Magabala Books<br />
Rights Contact: Margaret Whiskin<br />
publishing@magabala.com<br />
ph. +61 8 9192 1991<br />
www.magabala.com<br />
ONCE THERE WAS A BOY<br />
By Dub Leffler<br />
Magabala Books<br />
Once there was a boy is a universal story of friendship, temptation and reconciliation.<br />
This whimsical picture book is the touching story of a little boy with a broken heart who<br />
meets a young girl who shares his secret.<br />
The timeless and elegant tale is transformed into a beautiful grown-up story by the use<br />
of sophisticated analogies, such as the heart as love or friendship and the sapotes as<br />
forbidden fruit.<br />
Rights Available: World (ex ANZ).<br />
STOLEN GIRL<br />
By Trina Saffioti, Illustrated by Norma MacDonald<br />
Magabala Books<br />
Stolen Girl is a fictionalised account of the now universally known story of the Stolen<br />
Generation and tells of an Aboriginal girl taken from her family by the government and<br />
sent to a children’s home. Each night she sings, and dreams of her mother and the life<br />
they once shared — of sitting on the veranda of their corrugated-iron home, cooking<br />
damper and hunting goanna.<br />
Until finally one day she puts into action her carefully crafted plan — unlocking the door<br />
and taking her first step back toward home.<br />
Rights Available: World (ex ANZ).<br />
Graphic Novel<br />
UBBY’S UNDERDOGS: THE LEGEND OF THE PHOENIX DRAGON<br />
By Brenton E McKenna<br />
Magabala Books<br />
The small pearling settlement of Broome thrives with eccentric small town characters,<br />
mythical creatures and fantastic beasts in the first book of the epic Ubby’s Underdogs<br />
trilogy. Set in the 1940s when Broome is still recovering from World War II, this graphic<br />
novel follows the adventures of Ubby, a smart, street-wise Aboriginal girl and the leader<br />
of a small rag-tag gang known as the ‘Underdogs.’ This is a heroic tale that measures<br />
the limits of courage and friendship. Amidst a backdrop of fictionalised Aboriginal and<br />
Chinese mythology in the unique multicultural town of Broome, Brenton’s first graphic<br />
novel leaves you gasping for air and in anticipation of things to come.<br />
Rights Available: World rights (ex ANZ).<br />
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Picture Books<br />
Penguin Group (Australia)<br />
Penguin Group (Australia)<br />
Rights Contact: Peg McColl<br />
Peg.McColl@au.penguingroup.com<br />
ph. +61 3 9811 2411<br />
www.penguin.com.au<br />
A BEAR AND A TREE<br />
By Stephen Michael King<br />
Penguin/Viking<br />
Stephen has achieved a lot of international acclaim, and most of his books are also<br />
published overseas and translated into different languages. The distinctive whimsical<br />
style of his illustrations is instantly recognisable, and he has received numerous awards<br />
for his work, including CBCA Honour Books and shortlistings.<br />
Rights Available: UK & Europe, Translation available.<br />
THE FABULOUS FINOLA FOX<br />
By Carmel Bird, Illustrated by Kerry Argent<br />
Penguin/Viking<br />
Carmel Bird is a well-known <strong>Australian</strong> author, who has been shortlisted for the Miles<br />
Franklin Award for her adult literature. Kerry Argent has illustrated many favourite titles<br />
including Margaret Wild’s Miss Lily’s Fabulous Pink Feather Boa and, most recently, The<br />
Giraffe in the Bath by Mem Fox and Olivia Rawson.<br />
Rights Available: US, Can, UK & Europe, Translation available.<br />
THE GHOST OF MISS ANNABEL SPOON<br />
By Aaron Blabey<br />
Penguin/Viking<br />
Aaron’s first picture book Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley won the 2008 CBCA Book of<br />
the Year: Early Childhood, and was shortlisted in the same year for the NSW Premier’s<br />
Literary Awards’ Patricia Wrightson Prize. It was also included on the Smithsonian<br />
Institute’s Notable Book List of 2008 in the USA.<br />
Rights Available: US, Can, UK & Europe, Translation available.<br />
THE CAROUSEL<br />
By Ursula Dubosarsky, Illustrated by Walter Di Qual<br />
Viking - Penguin Group (Australia)<br />
Ursula Dubosarsky is regarded as one of the most talented and original writers in<br />
Australia today. She is the author of many outstanding books, both for young adults and<br />
for children, and has won numerous awards for excellence. Walter Di Qual’s amazing<br />
colour palette and free flowing style bring this story to life.<br />
Rights Available: US, Can, UK & Europe, Translation available.<br />
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Junior Fiction<br />
Penguin Group (Australia)<br />
Penguin Group (Australia)<br />
Rights Contact: Peg McColl<br />
Peg.McColl@au.penguingroup.com<br />
ph. +61 3 9811 2411<br />
www.penguin.com.au<br />
THE ACCIDENTAL PRINCESS<br />
By Jen Storer, Illustrated by Lucia Masciullo<br />
Viking - Penguin Group (Australia)<br />
Jen Storer’s gothic fantasy novel, Tensy Farlow and the Home for Mislaid Children, was<br />
shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards (Best Children’s Fiction) and the<br />
Children’s Book Council of Australia, Book of the Year. Lucia Masciullo grew up in<br />
Livorno, Tuscany. She illustrated Sonya Hartnett’s The Boy and Toy.<br />
Rights Available: US, Can, UK & Europe, Translation available.<br />
MISSION FOX: DOLPHIN RESCUE<br />
By Justin D’Ath, Illustrated by Heath McKenzie<br />
Puffin - Penguin Group (Australia)<br />
Justin is already known for his successful Extreme Adventures series, which has done<br />
phenomenally well - over 200,000 books sold into North America, the UK, China, Brazil<br />
and Italy. In Mission Fox, themes of secret agents, gadgets, animals and wildlife rescue<br />
have instant appeal for young readers, particularly boys.<br />
Rights Available: US, Can, UK & Europe, Translation available; Rights sold:<br />
Brazil-Editora Fundamento.<br />
TED GOES WILD<br />
By Michael Wagner, illustrated by Tom Jellet<br />
Puffin - Penguin Group (Australia)<br />
This is the first book in an exciting and dynamic series from a brilliant team of Michael<br />
Wagner an experienced school presenter who brought us the crazy Undys family, and<br />
Tom Jellett who brings a wonderful fresh sense of play and fun to any project he takes<br />
on.<br />
Rights Available: US, Can, UK & Europe, Translation available.<br />
TED GETS LOST<br />
By Michael Wagner, Illustrated by Tom Jellet<br />
Puffin - Penguin Group (Australia)<br />
Second in the series about this daring teddy from the author of the fabulous Undys<br />
series - great for early readers just moving into chapter books iIllustrated throughout<br />
with hundreds of black and white illustrations and cartoon strips, by the wonderful Tom<br />
Jellett (The Littlest Pirate).<br />
Rights Available: US, Can, UK & Europe, Translation available.<br />
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Picture Books<br />
Random House Australia<br />
Random House Australia<br />
Rights Contact: Nerrilee Weir<br />
nweir@randomhouse.com.au<br />
ph. +61 2 8923 9892<br />
www.randomhouse.com.au<br />
BARRY<br />
By Colin Thompson<br />
Random House Australia<br />
Colin has had more than 50 books published. He has received several awards,<br />
including an Aurealis Award for the novel How To Live Forever and CBC Picture Book<br />
of the Year, 2006 for The Short And Incredibly Happy Life Of Riley. He has been shortlisted<br />
for many other awards, including the Astrid Lindgren Award - the most prestigious<br />
children’s literature prize in the world.<br />
Rights Available: World rights.<br />
THE BOY WHO ATE HIMSELF<br />
By Colin Cardwell, Illustrated by Tony Lowe<br />
Random House Australia<br />
A modern and delicious take from a new author/illustrator combination, interested in<br />
producing more stories unlikely.<br />
Rights Available: World rights.<br />
SOUNDS SPOOKY<br />
By Christopher Cheng, Illustrated by Sarah Davis<br />
Random House Australia<br />
Christopher is proud to be a National Ambassador for <strong>2012</strong> National Year of Reading<br />
and was the SCBWI member of the year in 2010. Sarah Davis won the CBCA 2009<br />
Crichton Award for most promising new illustrator was shortlisted for the 2010 Book of<br />
the Year Awards, and won the CBCA Children’s Choice Junior Judges award with<br />
Fearless, as well as the YABBA, KOALA, KROC and KOOL awards.<br />
Rights Available: World.<br />
TIN TOYS<br />
By Bruce Whatley, Illustrated by Bruce Whatley and Ben Smith Whatley<br />
Random House Australia<br />
Bruce’s first book The Ugliest Dog in the World was an instant success and was listed<br />
as a CBCA Notable Book 1993. Bruce continues to write/illustrate picture books. He has<br />
illustrated books for Jackie French, Diary of a Wombat. Tin Toys was created with his<br />
son Ben.<br />
Rights Available: World rights.<br />
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Junior Fiction<br />
Random House Australia<br />
Random House Australia<br />
Rights Contact: Nerrilee Weir<br />
nweir@randomhouse.com.au<br />
ph. +61 2 8923 9892<br />
www.randomhouse.com.au<br />
THE ADVENTURES OF NANNY PIGGINS<br />
By R. A. Spratt<br />
Random House Australia<br />
Madeleine Albright considers it the ‘most exciting saga about a flying pig nanny ever<br />
told’. Winner of a Speech Pathology Award in 2009.<br />
Rights Available: World Rights Sold: North America, Brazil.<br />
ALICE-MIRANDA AT SCHOOL<br />
By Jacqueline Harvey, Illustrated by Anne Yi<br />
Random House Australia<br />
Jacqueline has published six novels for young readers. Her first picture book, The<br />
Sound Of The Sea, was awarded Honour Book in the 2006 CBC Awards.<br />
Rights Available: World rights Rights sold: North America, United Kingdom, Indonesia,<br />
Turkey.<br />
MY LIFE AND OTHER STUFF I MADE UP<br />
By Tristan Bancks, Illustrated by Gus Gordon<br />
Random House Australia<br />
Gus Gordon was shortlisted for an Aurealis award in 2011 and won 2010 CBC picture<br />
book of the year. Tristan Bancks has written several books for children and teens,<br />
including the My Life and Other Stuff I Made Up, he is also author of the Mac Slater<br />
books and its yr life.<br />
Rights Available: World rights.<br />
STAR LEAGUE 8: THE FINAL CUT<br />
By H.J. Harper, Illustrated by Nahum Ziersch<br />
Random House Australia<br />
A series about six kids with amazing powers and the friends, foes and adventures they<br />
encounter, written by a children’s specialist bookseller. Rather than have one character<br />
steal the show, each book is written from a different character’s point of view, so kids<br />
can really get to know the characters and pick their favourites.<br />
Rights Available: World rights.<br />
16
Picture Books<br />
Scholastic Australia/Omnibus Books<br />
NOG AND THE LAND OF NOSES<br />
By Bruce Whatley<br />
Scholastic Australia<br />
Scholastic Australia<br />
Rights Contact: Cath Gillam<br />
Cath_Gillam@scholastic.com.au<br />
ph. +61 2 9413 8328<br />
www.scholastic.com.au<br />
Bruce is a much loved <strong>Australian</strong> author of over 40 picture books and Children’s Book<br />
Council of Australia multi-award winner (for titles such as Diary Of A Wombat – not<br />
published by Scholastic Australia).<br />
Rights Available: Sub-licensed to Germany and Denmark.<br />
THE RUNAWAY HUG<br />
By Nick Bland, Illustrated by Freya Blackwood<br />
Scholastic Australia<br />
Freya Blackwood’s previous book, Harry And Hopper (written by Margaret Wild), is the<br />
2010 winner of the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal and this book was the winner of the<br />
2010 WA Premier’s Literary Award, and shortlisted for the 2010 NSW Premier’s Literary<br />
Award, it was also a notable book in the 2010 CBCA Book of the Year Awards.<br />
Rights Available: Sub-licensed to Canada, China and Korea.<br />
SOME DADS ...<br />
By Nick Bland<br />
Scholastic Australia<br />
Nick is a prolific <strong>Australian</strong> author who has achieved international success, particularly<br />
in Canada and China. The Very Cranky Bear has been sub-licensed in Canada (English<br />
and French languages), South Korea, Mainland China, Taiwan, UK and USA (Fairs<br />
market) and The Wrong Book was an Honour Book in the 2010 CBCA, 2011 KOALA<br />
Awards and YABBA Award.<br />
Rights Available: Sub-licensed to Canada.<br />
THE STARING OWL<br />
By Luke Edwards<br />
Omnibus Books, an imprint of Scholastic Australia<br />
Luke Edwards has developed a cult following in Australia and The Staring Owl was the<br />
winner of the <strong>Australian</strong> Bookseller Design Award 2011 and was also short-listed for the<br />
Queensland Premier’s Literary Awards 2011.<br />
Rights Available: Not yet sub-licensed.<br />
TANGLEWOOD<br />
By Margaret Wild, Illustrated by Vivienne Goodman<br />
Omnibus Books, an imprint of Scholastic Australia<br />
Margaret Wild is a prolific, much loved author with over 40 picture books published and<br />
Children’s Book Council of Australia multi-award winner (for titles such as The Pocket<br />
Dogs and the Very Best of Friends). Vivienne Goodman is renowned for her beautifully<br />
detailed illustrations.<br />
Rights Available: World rights.<br />
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Picture Books<br />
University of Queensland Press<br />
UQP<br />
Rights Contact: Kristina Schulz<br />
kristinas@uqp.uq.edu.au<br />
ph. +61 7 3365 2421<br />
www.uqp.com.au<br />
THE FLYING ORCHESTRA<br />
By Clare McFadden<br />
UQP<br />
A multi-layered text which cleverly explores the abstract concept of music for young<br />
children. The Flying Orchestra discusses the idea that music is all around us, telling the<br />
story of our lives. It is a work with great heart and stunning illustrations from a first- time<br />
author and encourages both children and adults to think outside the box. Winner of the<br />
2011 Crichton Award.<br />
Rights Available: World.<br />
SQUISH RABBIT<br />
By Katherine Battersby<br />
UQP<br />
A beautiful and heartwarming tale from a talented new author/illustrator about the life<br />
and friendships of a little rabbit called Squish who wants to find a true friend more than<br />
anything else in the world.<br />
Rights Available: ANZ Rights.<br />
TOBIAS BLOW<br />
By Zacharey Jane, Illustrated by Rosalie Street<br />
UQP<br />
Take a stormy night, a glorious wind and a sackful of treasures. Mix them together, add<br />
a pinch of magic, and the world is ready for Tobias Blow. A beautiful picture book, Tobias<br />
Blow will capture every child’s imagination.<br />
Rights Available: World.<br />
Junior Fiction<br />
KUMIKO AND THE SHADOW CATCHERS<br />
By Briony Stewart<br />
UQP<br />
Join Kumiko for her most exciting adventure yet as she travels through a world of<br />
shadows and dark magic to find freedom for herself, her family and a kingdom of<br />
dragons. The final captivating book in the Kumiko and the Dragon trilogy, from the<br />
author of the Aurealis-winning Kumiko and the Dragon.<br />
Rights Available: World.<br />
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Picture Books<br />
www.walkerbooks.com.au<br />
Walker Books Australia<br />
Walker Books Australia<br />
Rights Contact: Melissa Keown<br />
melissa.keown@walkerbooks.com.au<br />
ph. +61 2 9517 9577<br />
www.walkerbooks.com.au<br />
A BUS CALLED HEAVEN<br />
By Bob Graham<br />
Walker Books Ltd<br />
Bob Graham’s acclaimed chidlren’s picture books include How to Heal a Broken Wing,<br />
winner of the 2008 Western <strong>Australian</strong> Premier’s Book Award; and April Underhill, Tooth<br />
Fairy, short-listed for the 2011 Kate Greenaway Medal. He has also won the <strong>Australian</strong><br />
Children’s Book of the Year Award an unprecedented three times.<br />
Rights Available: World rights all languages.<br />
BILBY SECRETS<br />
By Edel Wignell, Illustrated by Mark Jackson<br />
Walker Books Australia<br />
Every wonderful word is true!<br />
Mark Jackson has co-illustrated several books with his wife, Heather Potter, and <strong>Australian</strong> their desert.<br />
work has been featured in several exhibitions. He has published several titles with<br />
Walker Books Australia and his book Stuck!, written by Charlotte Calder, received a<br />
Notable mention in the Picture Book Category for the 2010 CBCA awards.<br />
The sun beats down on the red earth of<br />
It is a hostile place to live in.<br />
But deep underground, a mother bilby<br />
and her baby share the secrets of<br />
surviving in this harsh environment.<br />
Rights Available: Sub-licensed into Danish translation, all other rights available ex ANZ.<br />
WIGNELL & JACKSON BILBY SECRETS<br />
BILBY SECRETS<br />
EDEL WIGNELL & MARK JACKSON<br />
THE BUTTERFLY<br />
By Roger Vaughan Carr, Illustrated by Ann James<br />
Walker Books Australia<br />
Ann James is an award-winning author and illustrator of over 60 children’s books. In<br />
2000, Ann received the Pixie O’Harris Award for Distinguished and Dedicated Service<br />
to the Development and Reputation of <strong>Australian</strong> Children’s Books. The Butterfly was<br />
short-listed for the NSW Premier’s Award in 1997.<br />
Rights Available: World rights, all languages.<br />
EDGE OF THE WORLD<br />
By Ian Trevaskis, Illustrated by Wayne Harris<br />
Walker Books Australia<br />
Nobody smiled in the village<br />
near the edge of the world.<br />
The wind blew cold,<br />
snow lay thick on the ground<br />
and each day<br />
the villagers went about their<br />
lives with heavy hearts.<br />
That was until the day<br />
Wayne Harris has illustrated over 30 books, including DragonQuest by Allan Toby McPhee Baillie<br />
sailed out to<br />
the very edge of the world<br />
and found just what was<br />
which was short-listed for the 1997 CBCA Picture Book of the Year. He was needed to short-listed<br />
bring joy<br />
back to their lives.<br />
in the 1995 NSW Premier’s Award for writing Judy and the Volcano, the same year<br />
Going Home was named an American Library <strong>Association</strong> Notable Children’s Book.<br />
TREVASKIS . HARRIS EDGE OF THE WORLD<br />
EDGE OF THE WORLD<br />
Rights Available: World rights, all languages.<br />
www.walkerbooks.com.au<br />
IAN TREVASKIS . WAYNE HARRIS<br />
19
Picture Books<br />
ISBN 978-1-921529-92-4<br />
9 7 8 1 9 2 1 5 2 9 9 2 4<br />
www.walkerbooks.com.au<br />
ISBN 978-1-921529-22-1<br />
9 7 8 1 9 2 1 5 2 9 2 2 1<br />
www.walkerbooks.com.au<br />
Far Far Away<br />
Walker Books Australia<br />
Walker Books Australia<br />
Rights Contact: Melissa Keown<br />
melissa.keown@walkerbooks.com.au<br />
ph. +61 2 9517 9577<br />
www.walkerbooks.com.au<br />
NO BEARS<br />
By Meg McKinlay, Illustrated by Leila Rudge<br />
Walker Books Australia<br />
Ruby is in charge of this book.<br />
And she’ll tell you<br />
something right now.<br />
There are NO BEARS in it.<br />
Emerging illustrator Leila Rudge has teamed up again with renowned author Meg<br />
NOT EVEN ONE.<br />
McKinlay. Their previous book, Duck For a Day, was short-listed for the 2011 CBCA<br />
Book of the Year Awards in the Younger Readers category and was an Honour Book in<br />
the Younger Readers category for the 2011 CBCA Junior Judges Award.<br />
McKINLAY • RUDGE NO BEARS<br />
MEG McKINLAY<br />
N<br />
O<br />
Princes and Princesses<br />
A DRAGON’S TALE<br />
BEARS<br />
THE GINGERBREAD HOUSE<br />
Treasure Chest<br />
Rights Available: World rights excluding US, all languages.<br />
WALKER BOOKS<br />
E<br />
MONSTERS<br />
LEILA RUDGE<br />
WAITING FOR LATER<br />
By Tina Matthews<br />
Walker Books Australia<br />
Tina Matthews is an artist and designer who has worked in children’s theatre and<br />
television for 25 years. Her book Out of the Egg was listed as a Notable Book in the<br />
2008 CBCA Awards and Waiting for Later was short-listed in the 2011 Queensland<br />
Premier’s Literary Awards for the Children’s Book category.<br />
Rights Available: World rights, all languages.<br />
VAMPYRE<br />
By Margaret Wild, Illustrated by Andrew Yeo<br />
Walker Books Australia<br />
Andrew Yeo is a talented new illustrator from Sydney, Australia. Vampyre is his first<br />
picture book and is written by Margaret Wild, who is one of Australia’s most highly<br />
regarded and awarded children’s book authors. Margaret recently won the 2011 Lady<br />
Cutler Award for her distinguished service to children’s literature.<br />
I am Vampyre.<br />
I live in darkness.<br />
I long for light.<br />
WILD & YEO<br />
VAMPYRE<br />
VAMPYRE<br />
Rights Available: World rights, all languages.<br />
MARGARET WILD<br />
& A N D R E W Y E O<br />
20
Junior Fiction<br />
Walker Books Australia<br />
Walker Books Australia<br />
Rights Contact: Melissa Keown<br />
melissa.keown@walkerbooks.com.au<br />
ph. +61 2 9517 9577<br />
www.walkerbooks.com.au<br />
LITTLE LUNCH THREE<br />
By Danny Katz, Illustrated by Mitch Vane<br />
Black Dog Books, an imprint of Walker Books Australia<br />
Mitch Vane has illustrated many children’s books, including A Little Election and The<br />
Patch. Written by Danny Katz, the Little Lunch series has sold over 50,000 copies.<br />
In 2005 Little Lunch Three was the winner of the Young <strong>Australian</strong>s Best Book Award<br />
(YABBA) and short- listed for the Kids Own <strong>Australian</strong> Literature Awards (KOALA).<br />
Rights Available: World rights, all languages.<br />
LOLLYLEGS<br />
By Pamela Freeman, Illustrated by Rhian Nest James<br />
Walker Books Australia<br />
Rhian Nest James is the illustrator of the award-winning Samurai Kids series by Sandy<br />
Fussell. Rhian’s book Toppling, written by Sally Murphy, won the Mary Ryan’s Award for<br />
the 2010 Queensland Premier’s Literary Awards and was also the winner in the<br />
Children’s Book category for the 2011 Western <strong>Australian</strong> Premier’s Book Awards.<br />
Rights Available: World rights, all languages.<br />
NEVILLE NO-PHONE<br />
By Anna Branford, Illustrated by Kat Chadwick<br />
Walker Books Australia<br />
Kat Chadwick is a designer and children’s book illustrator. Neville No-Phone is her first<br />
title with Walker and is written by Anna Branford, the author of the award- winning Violet<br />
Mackerel series.<br />
Rights Available: World rights excluding UK, all languages.<br />
UNICORN RIDERS 4: ELLABETH’S TEST<br />
By Aleesah Darlison, Illustrated by Jill Brailsford<br />
Walker Books Australia<br />
Avamay is a magical yet dangerous kingdom.<br />
The Unicorn Riders protect the<br />
people with courage and skill.<br />
They ride as one.<br />
Darlison Brailsford<br />
4<br />
Aleesah<br />
Darlison<br />
We Ride<br />
As One<br />
We Ride As One<br />
Jill Brailsford is an up-and-coming illustrator who studied art and design after leaving<br />
school. Written by emerging author Aleesah Darlison, Ellabeth’s Test is the fourth book<br />
Can Ellabeth overcome her fears and<br />
in the Unicorn Riders series, an exciting adventure/fantasy series for girls aged 8+ that<br />
Also in the series...<br />
celebrates friendship and teamwork and has strong character appeal.<br />
The Unicorn Riders are on a mission to<br />
collect diamond scales from the Dakkar<br />
Serpent. When Willow is injured, Ellabeth<br />
must step into the role of Head Rider.<br />
self-doubt in order to complete the mission?<br />
WALKER BOOKS<br />
ISBN 978-1-921720-00-0<br />
Ellabeth’s Test<br />
Ellabeth’s Test<br />
Rights Available: World rights, all languages.<br />
www.walkerbooks.com.au<br />
Illustrations by<br />
Jill Brailsford<br />
21
Picture Books<br />
Working Title Press<br />
MOZZIE AND MIDGIE<br />
By Doug MacLeod, Illustrated by Sandy Okalyi<br />
Working Title Press<br />
Rights Contact: Jane Covernton<br />
workingt@esc.net.au<br />
ph. +61 8 82716665<br />
www.workingtitlepress.com.au<br />
Working Title Press<br />
When Mozzie and Midgie meet a colourful parrot who boasts of being the most<br />
beautiful bird on the island, the two young spoonbills set off to find out what could make<br />
them beautiful and special.<br />
Rights Available: World rights excluding Australia and New Zealand.<br />
Publisher Selected Highlights for 2011-<strong>2012</strong><br />
MR DARCY <br />
By Alex Field, Illustrated by Peter Carnavas<br />
New Frontier Publishing<br />
Mr Darcy is a rather reserved, gentle duck. His life is a little lonely until he discovers<br />
that it’s okay to let his friends know he needs some help. Alex Field’s Mr Darcy offers<br />
children an introduction to the much-loved classic Pride and Prejudice and the timeless<br />
writings of Jane Austen.<br />
Rights Available: Worldwide Rights.<br />
Rights Contact: Rod Hare, <strong>Bologna</strong> Hall 25 Stand B 76, 140 Royal Street, Tuart Hill WA<br />
6060, Australia, +61 (0) 409667710, alc@alc-online.com, www.alc-online.com<br />
THE BUTTERFLY BUNNIES: PANDORA AND THE KEY TO SPRING and THE<br />
BUTTERFLY BUNNIES: MELODY AND THE MAGICAL MUSIC BOX<br />
By Anna Pignataro<br />
Windy Hollow Books<br />
Anna has won the Crichton Award for Children’s Book Illustration, and was shortlisted<br />
for Picture Book of the Year by the Children’s Book Council of Australia . She is well<br />
known for her her picture books in both Australia and internationally. The Butterfly Bunnies<br />
is her first junior fiction series.<br />
Rights Available: World excluding Australia and New Zealand<br />
Rights Contact: Filomena Lauria, Windy Hollow Books, info@windyhollowbooks.com.au,<br />
ph. +61 3 8456 8878, www.windyhollowbooks.com.au<br />
CAPTAIN CONGO AND THE MAHARAJA’S MONKEY<br />
By Ruth Starke, Illustrated by Greg Holfeld<br />
Working Title Press<br />
When the Maharaja of Bekar dies suddenly and mysteriously, Captain Congo and his<br />
loyal offsider, Pug, set off for India to investigate. They arrive in Rajputana to find the<br />
palace of teeming with intrigue. While Pug goes deep under cover, Captain Congo races<br />
against time to unravel a dastardly plot.<br />
Rights Available: World Rights excluding Australia and New Zealand.<br />
Rights Contact: Jane Covernton, working@esc.net.au, 61 8 232 0226,<br />
www.workingtitlepress.com.au<br />
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YA Highlights<br />
Publisher Selected YA Highlights for 2011-<strong>2012</strong><br />
WORLDSHAKER<br />
By Richard Harland<br />
Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd/Australia<br />
Steam punk for teens. Winner, 2011 Le Prix Tam Tam, Teenage Novel (French<br />
Children’s Choice Award); Shortlisted, 2010 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards: Ethel<br />
Turner Prize for young people’s literature; and Shortlisted for Centre for Youth Literature<br />
Golden Inky, 2009. Sequel, Liberator, (May 2011) also sold in US, UK, France,<br />
Germany.<br />
Rights Available: Sublicensed in North America, UK, France, Germany. All other<br />
territories available. Rights contact: Angela Namoi, angelan@allenandunwin.com<br />
EMBRACE<br />
By Jessica Shirvington<br />
Hachette Australia/Lothian Books<br />
Already a bestseller in Australia and just released in the US, Embrace is the first book<br />
in the Violet Eden Chapters, Jessica Shirvington’s action-packed young adult series.<br />
Received a starred review in Kirkus Reviews where it was described it as ‘smart, edgy<br />
and addictive… A must-read for paranormal fans young and old’.<br />
Rights Available: Rights Sold: US (Fire/Sourcebooks), the UK (Orchard Books),<br />
Turkish (Pegasus), Brazilian Portuguese (Fundamento), German (Random House<br />
Germany) Rights Contact: rights@hachette.com.au<br />
SILHOUETTE<br />
By Thalia Kalkipsakis<br />
Hardie Grant Egmont<br />
A YA dance book with edge, a Black Swan for teens. Gritty and dramatic, Silhouette<br />
straddles the world of classical ballet and commercial dance and follows the ambitious<br />
Scarlett as she grows up very quickly into a very adult world. From hugely successful<br />
Go Girl author Thalia Kalkipsakis.<br />
Rights Available: World. Rights Contact: Charlotte Bodman, Rights Manager, Hardie<br />
Grant Egmont, CharlotteBodman@hardiegrant.com<br />
THE INDUSTRY<br />
By Rose Foster<br />
HarperCollins <strong>Publishers</strong> Australia<br />
Michael Grant, international bestselling author of the Gone series, says “The Industry,<br />
Rose Foster’s amazing, heart-pounding thrill-ride will have you panting for a sequel.” At<br />
just twenty years of age, The Industry’s author, Rose Foster, is poised to become one of<br />
the most exciting new voices in young adult literature.<br />
Rights Available: World. Rights Contact: Claire Skillman,<br />
claire.skillman@harpercollins.com.au<br />
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YA Highlights<br />
GLORY<br />
By Sarah Brill<br />
Spinifex Press<br />
She lies in the bed and she is sick. But with the sickness comes a pain and in that pain<br />
she finds a glory. And it’s the glory that gets her through. When her body heals and she<br />
is out of hospital and home with her family, she needs to seek out a new glory. She finds<br />
it in starvation.<br />
Rights Available: World excluding ANZ. Rights Contact: Susan Hawthorne,<br />
women@spinifexpress.com.au<br />
SHADOWS<br />
By Paula Weston<br />
The Text Publishing Co Australia<br />
Fast-paced and wildly compelling, Shadows is the first in a stand-out series of<br />
paranormal romance for fans of Richelle Mead and Stephenie Meyer. Text will publish<br />
the second book in The Rephaim Series in 2013.<br />
Rights Available: World Rights. Contact: Anne Beilby, Rights Manager, The Text<br />
Publishing Co Australia, anne.beilby@textpublishing.com.au, ph. +61 3 8610 4535,<br />
www.textpublishing.com.au<br />
JUST A GIRL<br />
By Jane Caro<br />
UQP (University of Queensland Press)<br />
A true tale about one of history’s greatest women. Determined, passionate and<br />
headstrong, Elizabeth the First shaped the destiny of a kingdom, all before she was 25.<br />
How do you find the courage to become queen when you are just a girl?<br />
Rights Available: World. Rights Contact: Kristina Schulz (UQP)/Rod Hare (ALC),<br />
kristinas@uqp.uq.edu.au<br />
THE WRONG BOY<br />
By Suzy Zail<br />
Black Dog Books/Walker Books Australia<br />
The story of a Jewish girl sent to Auschwitz with her family. She falls in love with the<br />
wrong boy – the German son of the camp commander. “Being kissed by Karl Jager<br />
was devastating. And beautiful. War makes you do dangerous things.” Suzy Zail is the<br />
daughter of an Auschwitz survivor.<br />
Rights Available: World Excluding-Australia, New Zealand. Rights<br />
Contact: Melissa Keown, Walker Book Australia, Melissa.keown@walkerbooks.com.au<br />
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Award-Winning<br />
A Selection of <strong>Australian</strong> Award Winning Titles<br />
THE 10PM QUESTION<br />
By Kate de Goldi<br />
Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd/Australia<br />
A dazzling family novel for readers 12+ and adults. Winner 2009 NZ Post Book of the<br />
Year Award (both Adult and Young Adult); Winner 2011 Corine Award (German Best<br />
Books in Translation); Shortlisted 2009 Nielsen NZ Booksellers’ Choice Award;<br />
Longlisted 2010 The International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award; and 2011 USBBY list of<br />
Outstanding International Books for children and young adults.<br />
Rights Available: Sublicensed in North America, UK, France,<br />
Germany, Spain, Netherlands, Brazil, Korea. All other territories available.<br />
Rights Contact: Angela Namoi, Children’s Rights Director, angelan@allenandunwin.com<br />
THE ARRIVAL<br />
By Shaun Tan<br />
Lothian Books/Hachette Australia<br />
Winner, NSW Premier’s Book of the Year & the Community Relations Commission<br />
Award, 2007; Winner, CBCA Picture Book of the Year, 2007; Winner, Best Book of the<br />
Year at the Angoulême International Comics Festival in France, 2008; Shaun Tan was<br />
awarded the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, 2011.<br />
Rights Available: Rights Sold: Spanish (Barbara Fiore Editora), Swedish (Kabusa<br />
Bocker), UK (Orchard Books), North American (Scholastic), Danish (ABC Forlag),<br />
Simplified Chinese (Beijing Poplar Culture Project Co.), German ( Carlsen Verlag),<br />
French (Editions Dargaud), Norwegian (Egmont Serieforlaget), Italian (Elliot Edizioni),<br />
Chinese, Complex (Grimm Press), Brazilian Portuguese (Grupo SM), UK (Hodder),<br />
Portuguese (Kalandraka ), Japanese (Kawade Shobo), Polish (Kultura Gniewu Pawel<br />
Tarasiewicz), Czech (Labyrint), Dutch (Querido Uitgeverij), Korean (Sakejul Publishing<br />
Co), North American (Scholastic).<br />
Rights Contact: rights@hachette.com.au<br />
HITLER’S DAUGHTER<br />
By Jackie French<br />
Angus & Robertson/HarperCollins <strong>Publishers</strong> Australia<br />
Jackie French is one of Australia’s most renowned and best-loved children’s authors.<br />
HITLER’S DAUGHTER was awarded the CBCA Younger Readers’ Award in 2000 and<br />
the WOW! Award in the UK in 2001 and is a local and international bestseller.<br />
Rights Available: Sub-licensed in the UK, US, Danish, Norwegian, Greek, Japanese,<br />
Korean, Czech, Thai, French, Albanian and Swedish<br />
Rights Contact: Claire Skillman, International Rights Associate,<br />
claire.skillman@harpercollins.com<br />
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Award-Winning<br />
MAUDIE AND BEAR<br />
By Jan Ormerod, Illustrated by Freya Blackwood<br />
Little Hare / Hardie Grant Egmont<br />
Freya Blackwood is the 2010 winner of the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal; this book was<br />
the winner of the 2011 CBCA Early Childhood Picture Book of the Year.<br />
Rights Available: Sub-licensed in UK, USA/Canada, Korean, Japanese, Simplified<br />
Chinese, German, Russian, French, Italian, Finnish.<br />
Rights Contact: Charlotte Bodman, Rights Manager, Hardie Grant Egmont,<br />
CharlotteBodman@hardiegrant.com.au<br />
LAST TREE IN THE CITY <br />
By Peter Carnavas <br />
New Frontier Publishing<br />
Peter Carnavas is an internationally successful and award winning author/illustrator; this<br />
title was a finalist for the 2011 SCBWI Crystal Kite Award and the winner of the 2011<br />
The Wilderness Society’s Environment Award for Children’s Literature.<br />
Rights Available: World excluding Germany and Korea.<br />
Rights Contact: Rod Hare, <strong>Bologna</strong> Hall 25 Stand B 76, 140 Royal Street, Tuart Hill WA<br />
6060, Australia, +61 (0) 409667710, alc@alc-online.com, www.alc-online.com<br />
GRAFFITI MOON<br />
By Cath Crowley<br />
Pan Macmillan Australia<br />
Winner 2011 Prime Minister’s Award for YA; winner Ethel Turner Prize in the 2011 NSW<br />
Premier’s Awards; Amazon USA February Pick of the Month for YA; shortlisted for the<br />
2011 CBC Awards, Victorian Premier’s Awards and Queensland Premier’s Awards.<br />
Rights Available: Sub-licensed in Germany, France, Italy, Holland, Spain, Russia, UK,<br />
USA/Canada, Australia.<br />
Rights Contact: Lyndsey Blessing, Co-Director of Foreign Rights, InkWell Management,<br />
lyndsey@inkwellmanagement.com, ph. +1212 922 3500<br />
ALL I EVER WANTED<br />
By Vikki Wakefield<br />
The Text Publishing Co Australia<br />
Vikki Wakefield’s debut All I Ever Wanted won the Young Adult Fiction Award in the <strong>2012</strong><br />
Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature. It was previously shortlisted in the 2011 Inky<br />
Awards.<br />
Rights Available: World.<br />
Rights Contact: Anne Beilby, Rights Manager, The Text Publishing Co Australia,<br />
anne.beilby@textpublishing.com.au, ph. +61 3 8610 4535, www.textpublishing.com.au<br />
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Award-Winning<br />
THE FLYING ORCHESTRA<br />
By Clare McFadden<br />
UQP (University of Queensland Press)<br />
A multi-layered text which explores the concept of music for children. The Flying<br />
Orchestra discusses the idea that music is all around us, telling the story of our lives. It<br />
is a work with great heart and stunning illustrations. Winner of the CBCA 2011 Crichton<br />
Award for a first-time illustrator.<br />
Rights Available: World excluding Korea<br />
Rights Contact: Kristina Schulz (UQP)/Rod Hare (ALC), kristinas@uqp.uq.edu.au<br />
ISABELLA’S GARDEN<br />
By Glenda Millard, Illustrated by Rebecca Cool<br />
Walker Books Australia<br />
Awarded Honour Book in the Picture Book of the Year category 2010 Children’s Book<br />
Council of Australia Awards, Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Award, Best<br />
Book for Language Development, Lower Primary Category (5-8 years), 2010; and<br />
short-listed the Queensland Premiers Literary Awards - Mary Ryan Award, 2010.<br />
Rights Available: World Excluding-Australia, New Zealand, United States/Canada<br />
Rights Contact: Melissa Keown, International Sales Manager, Walker Book Australia,<br />
Melissa.keown@walkerbooks.com.au, Ph. +61 2 9517 9577 www.walkerbooks.com.au<br />
DRAGON KEEPER<br />
By Carole Wilkinson<br />
Black Dog Books/Walker Books Australia<br />
“For the Dragonkeeper, the path of destiny is paved with danger . . “. But not for publishers<br />
who acquire this multi-award winning, international bestselling series! Acclaim<br />
includes: Winner Children’s Book Council Book of the Year, Book of the Year - <strong>Australian</strong><br />
Book Industry Awards, Winner of the Kids Own <strong>Australian</strong> Literary Awards (KOALA)<br />
Older Readers, Winner of the Kalbacher Klapperschlange Award (Germany). Fresh look<br />
covers and comprehensive marketing assets now available for release to a new<br />
generation of readers.<br />
Rights Available: World Excluding-Australia, New Zealand, United States/Canada,<br />
Germany, Spain, Demark, Italy, Greece, Japan, Indonesia, Israeli, Slovenia, Turkey<br />
Rights Contact: Melissa Keown, International Sales Manager, Walker Book Australia,<br />
Melissa.keown@walkerbooks.com.au, Ph. +61 2 9517 9577 www.walkerbooks.com.au<br />
CAN WE LICK THE SPOON NOW?<br />
By Carol Goess, Illustrated by Tamsin Ainslie<br />
Working Title Press<br />
What’s the best thing about making a cake? Licking the spoon, of course! What’s the<br />
worst thing about making a cake. Waiting! Share in the fun as Dad and the children get<br />
busy in the kitchen. Winner 2011 Speech Pathology Australia’s Book of the Year Awards<br />
- Young Children.<br />
Rights Available: World Rights excluding Australia and New Zealand<br />
Rights Contact: Jane Covernton, working@esc.net.au, Ph +61 61 8 232 0226<br />
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International Awards<br />
International Awards - <strong>Australian</strong> Authors and Illustrators<br />
Australia has produced a host of outstanding children’s book authors and illustrators. Many of these<br />
creators have been recognised through some of the most prestigious international children’s book<br />
awards. The following constitutes a list of many of the most predominant international awards for<br />
children’s literature and their <strong>Australian</strong> recipients - many of whom have been represented at our<br />
exhibitions in <strong>Bologna</strong> over the past couple of years. This is by no means a comprehensive list, but<br />
simply contains some of the highlights:<br />
Robert Ingpen (Hans Christian Andersen Award); Sonya Hartnett, Shaun Tan (Astrid Lindgren Memorial<br />
Award); Jan Ormerod, Gregory Rogers, Bob Graham, Freya Blackwood (Kate Greenaway Medal); Julie Vivas,<br />
Bob Graham, Jeannie Baker, Shaun Tan (Boston Globe Horn Book Award); Markus Zusak, Shaun Tan, Ron<br />
Brooks, Margaret Wild (Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis); Shaun Tan, Armin Greder and Libby<br />
Gleeson (<strong>Bologna</strong> Ragazzi Award); Melina Marchetta, Marcus Zusak, Margot Lanagan, Judith Clarke, Sonya<br />
Hartnett (Michael L. Printz Award); Sonya Hartnett (International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award). Sonya Hartnett<br />
(Commonwealth Writer’s Prize); Bob Graham (Charlotte Zolotow Award); Sonya<br />
Hartnett (Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize); Armin Greder and Libby Gleeson, Julie Vivas and Mem Fox, Jan<br />
Ormerod, Graeme Base, Sonya Hartnett, Nadia Wheatley, Bob Graham, Ron Brooks and Margaret Wild, Robert<br />
Ingpen (International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) Honour Diploma).<br />
Sponsors<br />
Books Illustrated is a gallery in Melbourne Australia that, for over twenty years, has promoted<br />
<strong>Australian</strong> picture books, their creators and their art. The gallery represents a wide range of <strong>Australian</strong><br />
illustrators and curates and tours exhibitions around Australia and internationally.<br />
www.booksillustrated.com.au<br />
The <strong>Australian</strong> <strong>Publishers</strong> <strong>Association</strong> (APA) is the peak industry body for <strong>Australian</strong> book, journal<br />
and electronic publishers. Established in 1948, the association is an advocate for all <strong>Australian</strong><br />
publishers: large or small; commercial or non-profit; academic or popular; locally or overseas owned.<br />
www.publishers.asn.au/<br />
The Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) is an <strong>Australian</strong> copyright management company whose role is<br />
to provide a bridge between creators and users of copyright material. It allocates funds to cultural<br />
development by supporting a wide variety of projects (including this one) which aim to encourage, and<br />
provide practical assistance to creators and the <strong>Australian</strong> cultural community generally. With a particular<br />
focus to support innovation in the <strong>Australian</strong> creative industries to develop local and foreign markets for<br />
<strong>Australian</strong> works.<br />
www.copyright.com.au/<br />
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Boori Monty Pryor was born in North Queensland.<br />
His father is from the Birrigubba of the Bowen<br />
region and his mother from Yarrabah (near Cairns),<br />
a descendant of the Kungganji and Kukuimudji.<br />
Boori has worked in film, television, sport, music<br />
and theatre-in-education. Boori’s picture book<br />
Shake a Leg with illustrator Jan Ormerod won the<br />
2011 Prime Minister’s Literary Award.<br />
Alison Lester is a popular and best-selling writer<br />
and illustrator of children’s books, and has won<br />
many awards, including the Children’s Book<br />
Council of Australia Picture Book of the Year Award<br />
for Thing by Robin Klein (OUP), and Are We There<br />
Yet? (Penguin).<br />
As the Children’s Laureates for <strong>2012</strong> and 2013, Alison and Boori will act as national and<br />
international ambassadors for <strong>Australian</strong> children’s literature and will separately visit every state<br />
and territory in Australia inspiring young people to tell their own stories and be part of an active<br />
literary culture for enjoyment, wellbeing and success in life.<br />
Each will be engaged in their own Laureate Project over the two years, and you can follow their<br />
progress on the Children’s Laureate website, www.childrenslaureate.org.au.<br />
This prestigious national honour is the culmination of the work by the <strong>Australian</strong> Children’s<br />
Literature Alliance (ACLA) to promote the transformational power of reading, creativity and story in<br />
the lives of young <strong>Australian</strong>s.<br />
www.childrenslaureate.org.au