Circles of Life by Kamilaroi & Euahlayi creator Gregg Dreise explores the painting of Thank You Circles, taking readers through the techniques & meaning of these beautiful art works. Kids will delight in creating these themselves while reflecting on what they're thankful for.

Bowerbird Blues by Aura Parker is this year's National Simultaneous Storytime Picturebook!

Join us as we read Bowerbird Blues together on Wednesday, May 22nd, 2024, at 12:00 pm AEST / 2:00 pm NZST.

Register at ALIA.ORG.AU/NSS.
It's Free!

😲 When can we take it for a spin Matt Cosgrove Books ??

The best! Eva Amores & I are thrilled that Worst Week Ever Monday Simon & Schuster Children's Books is shortlisted for the Our Best Book Awards and even more thrilled to time travel from Australia Wednesday night to UK Wednesday morning today to virtually visit 2 fab librarians & 900 cool kids!

Lots of laughs talking to young readers in the UK today about Worst Week Ever Monday 📕 Simon & Schuster Children's Books, shortlisted for the #OurBestBook award 2024! 🤞🤞

This might be the coolest thing ever! You’ve heard of a Mac Truck, but have you ever seen a Macca Truck?! I was over the moon to see (& ride in!) the sensational new Scholastic Australia truck! It was a thrill to see my Macca the Alpaca illustrations super size & on wheels! ❤️🚚🦙📚

Interesting discussion! Publishers at the annual Bologna Book Fair 2024 discuss what Makes Children's Books Travel Internationally publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/ch… via @publisherswkly

Check out the trailer for the upcoming Netflix animated movie - Thelma the Unicorn! So cool to see Aaron Blabey’s brilliant Scholastic Australia picture book brought to life like this! The Bad Guys movie was awesome. Can’t wait to watch this one! 😍 🦄

Here’s a cool school holiday activity for budding young writers with legend Oliver Phommavanh + WestWords …

For Sendak fans there can never be enough books on him, his art, his eccentric self - this article is lavishly illustrated & fascinating. Lynn Caponera on the Wild and Wonderful Legacy of Maurice Sendak lithub.com/lynn-caponera-… via Literary Hub

This weekend ill be in Artist Alley at the Gold Coast Supanova, selling my books as well as discounted prints.
I'll also be selling my Gambit & Rogue mini prints, wearing my X-Men 97 tee & MGDD hoodie, so if you want to have a therapeutic chat about those shows, come on over. 🥲

Lots of fun, cartooning & cute cat cupcakes at the launch of Mick Elliott’s new picture book Mums & Mogs - the perfect Mother’s Day gift for cat-loving mums! 😍🐱📙

A fun school holiday activity for budding artists! Draw A Jungle workshop with awesome illustrator binny this Saturday Better Read Books! 🤩

We loved meeting Eva Amores and Matt Cosgrove Books at The Book Cow - there were live drawings, a Q&A and book signings! So much fun. Thanks Eva and Matt 💐 We can’t wait for WWE Saturday! Scholastic Australia

We had the best time ever at The Book Cow in Kingston, Canberra today! Thank you to Peter and the team for welcoming Eva Amores & I into their beautiful bookstore & to all the cool crew who came along to see us. It was fantastic to meet so many Macca & Worst Week Ever fans!

CBCA stickers arrived from Penguin Books Aus & I'm giving away a signed & stickered copy of Scar Town. To enter, retweet OR reply with which other CBCA shortlisted book you’ve read & would recommend. Or which you’re most keen to read? Full list The CBCA. Winner chosen Mon 8 April.