HarperHighlights December

Mamie TAN I A MCCAR TN E Y

Old Friends, New Friends ANDR EW DADDO & JONATHAN B E NT L E Y

A brand-new school year! I can’t wait!

Hang on ... None of my old friends are in my new class ...

Fitting in and making friends can be daunting for little ones, especially when heading into a new school or year group, and finding ways to make them feel confident and happy is key! From the team who brought you First Day and When I Grow Up comes an empowering and relatable picture book about making friends and being yourself. This picture book is perfect for helping young readers who are having anxiety around the start of a new school year to find their feet and embrace new friends!

To us she is May Gibbs, creator of Snugglepot & Cuddlepie . But to her family, she was known as ‘Mamie’.

In a land far away, where fairies, pixies and elves live deep in the woods, a baby girl is born. Her parents call her Mamie.

Mamie loves to sing and dance and paint with her magical woodland friends. Her days are like a fairy tale. But when Mamie’s family move to Australia, she misses green fields drenched with rain. The hot skies and dusty plains of her new home turn Mamie’s world upside down. Will she ever find new fairy friends in this strange and beautiful land? From the talented Tania McCartney comes an exquisite book that celebrates the life of renowned children’s author and illustrator May Gibbs, 100 years after the original publication of Snugglepot & Cuddlepie .

Children’s | December 2018

Ages: 5+

Ages: 3+

taniamccartney.com

andrewdaddo.com

9781460755860 | e 9781460709986 | 16/10/18 NSH | 32pp | AU $24.99 NZ $29.99 Publicity contact: Georgia.Williams@harpercollins.com.au

9780733338137 | e 9781460708064 | 16/11/18 NSH | 32pp | AU $24.99 NZ $29.99 Publicity contact: Georgia.Williams@harpercollins.com.au

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