Media Bites March 2020

The Ghost of Howlers Beach F EBRUARY 2 02 0 – CHI LDREN’ S & YA

GL E NDA M I L L ARD & MAR T I NA H E I DUCZ E K Duck on the green, sun in the sky, egg in the nest, apple on the tree, and me. Duck Apple Egg

JACK I E F R E NCH Butter O’Bryan lives in a Very Small Castle with his father and three aunts - Aunt Elephant, Aunt Cake and Aunt Peculiar. These aren’t their real names, of course, just as Butter’s father isn’t really called ‘Pongo’. Butter has been told there are ghosts at the nearby isolated Howlers Beach, but are there? And how can the children Butter plays cricket with on the beach simply vanish? Who are these children and why do they refuse his help?

From multi-award-winning author Glenda Millard comes a delightfully simple story about the joys of playing in a garden. Beautifully illustrated by Martina Heiduczek, this poetic book will be treasured by families everywhere.

Released: 24/02/20 NSH | 24pp | Ages 0-3 AU $24.99 NZ $29.99 Imprint: ABC Kids Publicity contact: Georgia Williams georgia.williams@harpercollins.com.au

Released: 24/02/20 BPB | 272pp | Ages 10+

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

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What A Lot of Nonsense

SH E E NA KNOWL E S & JONATHAN B E NT L E Y Dear reader, please take time to note Two ways to read this book I wrote. The first way is for everyone,

Released: 24/02/20 NSH | 32pp | Ages 3+ AU $24.99 NZ $29.99 Imprint: HarperCollins Publicity contact: Georgia Williams georgia.williams@harpercollins.com.au

Just read the book, enjoy the fun. The second way will challenge those Who like to look beyond the prose. Who’d like to ACT just like a ‘cat’ (And that’s an anagram, in fact). Join in the fun with a host of quirky animals, and find out why a bear doesn’t want to be bare, a seal goes to a sale, and a dingo is doing a dance. Sheena Knowles, author of internationally bestselling Edward the Emu and Edwina the Emu, has teamed up with renowned illustrator Jonathan Bentley to create a joyous book that fires up the imagination and revels in the joy of words. jonathanbentleybooks.com

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