New PB for Stephanie Owen Reeder and Ingrid Bartkowiak

Congratulations to author Stephanie Owen Reeder and illustrator Ingrid Bartkowiak on the publication of

Peculiar Parents

a hardback non fiction picture book for ages 6-12, published by NLA Publishing

01 July 2025

Peculiar Parents explores the charmingly funny and perfectly peculiar world of 60 Aussie native animal mums and dads, including how they pick a mate, make a home, have babies, find food and look after their families.

Book Launch - Join Stephanie Owen Reeder and Ingrid Bartkowiak as they launch Peculiar Parents at 10.30 am on Saturday 5 July at the National Library in Canberra. There'll be book readings, craft activities and live animals from the Canberra Reptile Zoo!

Drum-playing parrots… I say!

New MG for Helen Edwards

Congratulations to authors Helen Edwards and Kate Gordon on the upcoming publication of

The Disappearing Circus

Cover illustration by Tamlyn Teow

a paperback middle grade for ages 9+ published by Riveted Press

29 July 2025

A breathtaking blend of magic, mythology, and heart, The Disappearing Circus reminds us friendship and courage can be found in the most unexpected of places, the future is ours to hold—and some stories are too powerful to ever truly disappear.

Book launch - The Disappearing Circus will be launched in

Canberra on 28th June with a special pre-release event at The Book Cow.

Adelaide on 2nd August at Burnside Library.

Click here for details.

Roll-up, roll-up to an alluring performance!

New MG for Tina Strachan and Max Hamilton

Congratulations to author Tina Strachan and Max Hamilton on the upcoming publication of

Neeka and the Storm, Wilder Zoo (Book 2)

a paperback middle grade fiction for ages 9+ published by HarperCollins

02 July 2025

In the second adventure of Neeka Wilder, who lives at Wilder Zoo, she needs to complete her reading challenge to help her school win a prize, despite a wild storm and her bedroom being turned into an animal nursery.

The second book in the series about lucky Neeka Wilder - who lives at a zoo!