New Releases

More New Releases!

July was another busy month for our Author Pen Pal creators with new books galore!

Cassy Polimeni - Ella and the Amazing Frog Orchestra

Illustrated by Hykie Breeze
Published by UWA Publishing
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Ella hates her new house. She wants to be back in her old house with her best friend Viv next door ... until one day Ella discovers a secret pond in her neighbours’ backyard with an orchestra of frogs! At her new school Ella meets Mai and learns about their class frog bog project.

But when Ella finds out that the neighbours’ secret pond is under threat Ella and Mai must come up with a plan to save the frogs – before it's too late!
www.cassypolimeni.wordpress.com

Jess Horn - Bernie Thinks in Boxes

Illustrated by Zoe Bennett
Published by Affirm Press

Bernie thinks in boxes. She has boxes for everything: for home, for school and even for the park. Bernie likes boxes. When things fit into boxes, they make sense.

But one day, Bernie's boxes collide, and she must find a way to make sense of her world again.

A beautiful story about thinking differently and navigating change in a neurotypical world.

www.jesshornauthor.com
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Lara Porter - illustrator of Running With Wings

Written by Sam Squiers
Published by New Frontier Publishing

“Running with Wings” is a special book about Mimmi and Frankie's friendship, sport and enjoying the journey in reaching your dreams. Frankie and Mimmi’s bond grows through the challenges they meet together and we ALL learn a little along the way. We are better in showing representation in books but often kids with disabilities are the background characters and if they’re the main character, often the book centres on their disability. Normalising differences starts with the next generation and the books they grow up with play a big role in that. 

​ https://laraporter.com

Lian Tanner - When the Lights Went Out

Illustrated by Jonathan Bentley
Published by Allen & Unwin

The night was frosty dark but we were snug and cosy in the kitchen. 
When suddenly SNAP! the lights went out
and the dark came flooding in around us.
Mama? Dad? 
I was scared!
In the dark of night, a neighbourhood becomes a new country to explore, and an ordinary winter evening turns into a family adventure. A reassuring story about finding comfort in community from the award-winning creators of Ella and the Ocean. 

https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Lian-Tanner,-illustrated-by-Jonathan-Bentley-When-the-Lights-Went-Out-9781761180019