Media Bites Feb 2020

Bumblebunnies the Balloon GR A EME BAS E From the creator of the internationally acclaimed picture book, Animalia Another exciting Bumblebunnies adventure! Wuffle the puppy, Lou the kitten and Billington the duck are looking forward to a quiet afternoon in the garden. But a stray balloon is heading for the rose bush. Oh no! When disaster strikes, who will save the day?

Evie and Pog: Take Off! & Evie and Pog: Puppy Playtime! TAN I A M c CAR TN E Y From the extraordinary mind of author-illustrator, Tania McCartney comes a brand new junior fiction series in the bestselling tradition of Ella and Olivia. High in a tree house live two very best friends. One is a girl and one is a dog. And everyone knows them as Evie and Pog. Join the playful duo Evie and Pog on their exciting adventures, with the first two books in this fresh series, Evie and Pog Take Off! and Evie and Pog Puppy Playtime! Released: 20/01/20 BPB | 144pp

Released: 01/02/20 NSP | 24pp

AU $16.99 NZ $19.99 Imprint: HarperCollins Publicity contact: Georgia Williams georgia.williams@harpercollins.com.au

graemebase.com.au

Don’t Read the Comments E R I C SM I TH Slay meets Eliza and her Monsters in Eric Smith’s Don’t Read the Comments, an #ownvoices story in which two teen gamers, Divya and Aaron, find their virtual world – and blossoming romance – invaded by the real-world issues of trolling and doxing. Soon the virtual harassment seeps into reality, threatening Aaron’s dreams and Divya’s actual life.

AU $12.99 NZ $14.99 Imprint: HarperCollins Publicity contact: Georgia Williams georgia.williams@harpercollins.com.au

taniamccartney.com

Released: 20/01/2020 BPB | 352pp AU $19.99 NZ $22.99 Imprint: HQ Young Adult Publicity contact: Eloise Plant eloise.plant@harpercollins.com.au

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