Finalist Bologna Children's Book Fair for Marjorie Crosby-Fairall

Congratulations to illustrator Marjorie Crosby-Fairall for being chosen as a Finalist for the Bologna Book Fair 2025 Illustrators Exhibition.

The Bologna Children's Book Fair has been working for over 60 years to discover new trends and rising talents in global illustration.

This year, 4,374 illustrators entered for the Illustrators Exhibition 2025, with a total of 21,870 submissions coming from 89 countries and regions.

To determine the winners, the international jury shortlisted 324 finalist artists.

Marjorie’s illustration submission was a sequence of illustrations from her upcoming picture book Emmie Builds Something New. The book will be her debut as both author and illustrator and will be published in 2025.

New PB for Jackie Hosking and Nathaniel Eckstrom

Congratulations to author Jackie Hosking and illustrator Nathaniel Eckstrom on the upcoming publication of

The Kids Who Rescued Easter

a hardback picture book for ages 3-8 published by Walker Books Australia

5 March, 2025

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The Easter Bunny has dropped his eggs! The kids in the neighbourhood gather to save the day … but are they really helping? A sweet – and funny – spin on an iconic tale.

From the creators of An Aussie Christmas Gum Tree and When Santa Got Stuck in the Gum Tree.

New PB for Judy Watson and Kyle Mewburn

Congratulations to illustrator Judy Watson and author Kyle Mewburn on the upcoming publication of

Jo and the NO

a hardback picture book for ages 4 to adult published by Dirt Lane Press, an imprint of WestWords

1 March 2025

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Jo has come across a No. It will not let them pass, no matter how hard they try to get under, over, through or around it. How will Jo overcome the No?

A gentle fable about overcoming our resistance to the unknown that adults as well as children will find inspiring.