Congratulations to author Jackie Hosking and illustrator Lucinda Gifford on the upcoming publication of
a hardback picture book for ages 4-8 published by Walker Books Australia
01 July 2025
A hilarious alphabet story - for anyone who ever wanted a pet … and for everyone who loves a wonderful tail, um, tale with a twist!
A is for A rabbit! B is for Buy a rabbit… and this book!
Congratulations to author Maura Finn and illustrator Lucinda Gifford on the publication of
a fiction picture book for 3 - 7 year olds published by Affirm Press Ltd.
Percy is a dog with a bone to pick, there are too many cats in his house! But when Percy loses his cool and shoos all the cats away, he realises that this might not actually be the best solution. A story that begs the question 'Can one ever really have too many cats?'...
Huge congratulations to Lucinda Gifford on being awarded the very first Five Mile Press Illustrator Prize!
She wins a $4000 publishing contract and the opportunity to work with the Five Mile Press publishing and design team.
Publisher Kay Scarlett said the graphic designer's work was a standout among the 100 or so entries because the judges felt she had 'the strongest individual style. Her illustrations have so much personality and we don't have anything quite like her work on our list.'
Lucinda specialises in character-based loose line drawings which look like pen and ink.
Her 'fairy tale job' of picture book illustrator has certainly become a reality - wonderful news Lucinda!
