Hachette Australia Rights Guide - Hachette Childrens

Hachette 

Australia 

Rights 

Guide 

Children’s Books 

Bologna Book Fair 2012

Contents 

About Hachette Australia 2 

Picture Books 3 

Younger Readers 3 

Younger Readers, 

Backlist Highlights 11 

Older Readers, 


Fiction 20 

Younger Readers, 


Young Adult, 


Subagents 23 

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ABOUT HACHETTE AUSTRALIA 

Hachette Australia is a leading Australian 

trade publishing house, based in Sydney, and 

owned by Hachette Livre, one of the world’s 

largest publishers. We publish high-quality 

commercial fiction and non-fiction for adults 

and children across a wide range of subject 

areas including biography, memoir, health 

and self-help, travel, history, Australiana, 

popular culture, lifestyle and sport. 

Our Hachette Australia imprint is home to 

authors such as Lian Hearn, Barry Humphries, 

William McInnes, Favel Parrett, James Phelan 

and Kimberley Freeman as well as sailor 

Jessica Watson, sociologist Hugh Mackay and 

Prof. Jennie Brand-Miller, creator of the 

acclaimed bestselling Low GI Diet series. We 

also publish internationally bestselling writers 

Mitch Albom, Jordan Belfort, the Dalai Lama, 

Augusten Burroughs, Michael J. Fox and John 

Grogan. Orbit, our speculative fiction list is 

part of the prestigious international Orbit 

imprint and home to highly regarded author 

Pamela Freeman with books soon to be 

published by Karen Miller and Ian Irvine. 

Our children’s picture books and books for 

younger readers and young adults are all 

published under the respected Lothian 

imprint. 

The list includes such award-winning and 

bestselling authors and illustrators as Shaun 

Tan, Colin Thompson, Gary Crew, John 

Marsden, Alison Lester, Matt Ottley, Lisa 

Shanahan, Emma Quay and Jessica 

Shirvington. 

We are also proud to distribute a stellar 

collection of books published by our UK and 

US sister companies whose bestselling authors 

include Maeve Binchy, Michael Caine, Lauren 

Child, Harlan Coben, Martina Cole, Patricia 

Cornwell, Justin Cronin, Jeffery Deaver, 

Dame Judi Dench, Janet Evanovich, Jostein 

Gaarder, Elizabeth George, John Grisham, 

Stephen King, Dennis Lehane, Alexander 

McCall Smith, Val McDermid, Stephenie 

Meyer, David Mitchell, Michael Parkinson, Ian 

Rankin, Keith Richards, Nora Roberts and 

Anita Shreve. We also distribute an enviable 

collection of illustrated books from Octopus 

and the PQ and MILK collections. 

English language publishing houses within the 

Hachette Group include Chambers Harrap, 

Hachette Book Group USA, Hachette 

Children’s Books, Hachette India, Hachette 

Ireland, Headline Publishing Group, Hodder 

Education Group, Hodder & Stoughton, John 

Murray, Little, Brown Book Group, Octopus 

Publishing Group, Orchard Books and Orion 

Publishing Group. 

Hachette Livre is a global publishing group 

based in France, and a wholly owned 

subsidiary of Lagardère, a company active 

internationally in the areas of media and 

communications. 

Hachette Australia and the individual 

publishers within the worldwide Hachette 

Group all have long and proud histories of 

publishing excellence. 

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NEW PICTURE BOOKS, 

YOUNGER READERS 

THE RULES OF SUMMER 

written & illustrated by Shaun Tan 

The eagerly awaited new book from Astrid 

Lindgren and Academy Award winner, Shaun 

Tan. 

The Rules of Summer is a deceptively simple 

scrapbook of images and captions relating 

how an older and younger boy spent the 

summer. Each spread tells of an event and 

the lesson learned. By turns, these events 

become darker and more sinister as the boys 

push their games further and further. 

Moments of humour and surreal fantasy 

leaven the tone in typical Shaun Tan fashion 

to make The Rules of Summer one of his most 

accessible books to date ensuring it will also 

become one of his most popular. 

KEY POINTS 

- Long-awaited new books from this 

amazingly talented author and 

illustrator 

- Accessible, with themes to which 

children world over will relate 

- A co-edition print run will be 

organised for the end of the year and 

costs, full specifications and delivery 

dates will be advised when the full 

manuscript is available 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR 

Shaun Tan’s books include The Rabbits, The 

Red Tree, The Lost Thing, Tales from Outer 

Suburbia (Allen & Unwin), and the acclaimed 

wordless novel The Arrival. Shaun has also 

worked as a theatre designer, as a concept 

artist for the films ‘Horton Hears a Who’ and 

Pixar’s ‘WALL-E’ and as an animator on the 

Academy Award-winning short film adapted 

from his book The Lost Thing. In 2011, Shaun 

won the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, 

shared an Academy Award for his work on the 

animated short film version of his book The 

Lost Thing and was given the Dromkeen Medal 

for services to children’s literature in 

Australia. His books have been translated into 

more than twenty languages and won many 

prizes both in Australia and internationally. 

AGE 0-5 

SPECIFICATIONS September 2012 (TBC), 

$28.99, 300 x 70 mm (landscape), hardback, 

48 pp 

RIGHTS HELD World, ex North America (North 

America, Arthur Levine/Scholastic) 

RIGHTS SOLD Italian (Rizzoli) 

RIGHTS UNDER OPTION List on request 

LANGUAGES AVAILABLE Icelandic, Finnish, 

Latvian, Hungarian, Serbian, Croatian, 

Bulgarian, Hebrew, Romanian, Thai, 

Ukranian, Indonesian, Greek, Slovak 

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A NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS 

written by Clement Moore, 

illustrated by Karen Erasmus 

Clement Clarke Moore’s ‘The Night Before 

Christmas’, is featured here in its original 

form, beautifully illustrated with Australiancentric 

watercolour images. There’s a Hills 

Hoist, a possum or two, and everything else 

you’d expect to find in an Australian 

backyard. 

KEY POINTS 

� This is a charming gift for children of 

all ages 

� Beautifully illustrated 

� The distinct Australian flavour 

contributes to the charm of this book. 

ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR 

Karen Erasmus is an illustrator and artist who 

lives on the Mornington Peninsula south of 

Melbourne, a beautiful and inspiring part of 

the world. When she’s not drawing or 

painting, she loves to crochet, sew, read and 

run. Her illustrations are usually centred 

around characters, especially children. She 

also enjoys doing pastel portraits and often 

exhibits in local art shows. 

AGE 0-5 

SPECIFICATIONS October 2012, $24.99, 

280 x 210 mm, hardback, 32 pp 

RIGHTS World 

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IT’S ALWAYS TIME FOR A NURSERY 

RHYME 

illustrated by Emma Stuart 

A beautifully illustrated gift anthology to 

treasure. 

Favourite rhymes are grouped into sections, 

following the segments of the day, from 

waking up, working and playing, visiting, 

eating and resting, story time, and finally, 

going to bed. Everyone’s favourite rhymes are 

here – there are over sixty to enjoy and learn 

by heart. 

KEY POINTS 

� Delightfully illustrated anthology with 

a contemporary feel 

� Nursery rhymes are an essential part 

of growing up 

� For more about the author visit 

www.emma-stuart.com 


Emma Stuart has illustrated over thirty 

children’s books in the past decade, and also 

exhibits artwork regularly. 

AGE 0-5 

SPECIFICATIONS September 2012, $24.99, 

265 x 205 mm, paperback with flaps, 96 pp 

RIGHTS World 

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MY MUM MAKES 

illustrated by Dee Texidor 

Mums are renowned for multi-tasking! Of all 

the wonderful things they do for their 

children, perhaps the best is providing a baby 

brother or sister to play with … 

KEY POINTS 

� Can be read on two levels, both as a 

celebration of mothers, also as a 

reinforcement of the child-mother 

relationship - at a time when it’s 

potentially challenged (eg, when a 

new baby arrives) 

� Brilliant combination of graphic art 

and collage gives this book wide 

appeal 


Dee Texidor is a freelance graphic designer 

and illustrator who works in a popular collage 

artwork style. Her previous book, A Simply 

Spectacular Hat written by Libby Gleeson, 

was for the NSW Cancer Council. 

AGE 0-5 

SPECIFICATIONS September 2012, $28.99, 


RIGHTS World 

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(not final internal spreads) 

DINOSAUR ROCKS 

written & illustrated by Lachlan 

Creagh 

Tapping into toddlers’ love of dinosaurs, a 

little boy befriends a bird-like dinosaur who 

then takes him on a journey into the past - to 

meet other species - and back again, just in 

time for bed. 

KEY POINTS 

� Every small child loves dinosaurs and 

is fascinated by what life was like 

sixty five million years ago 

� Engaging characters which would lend 

themselves to e-books, apps and 

animation 

� Although Australian-based, this book 

has universal appeal as its themes are 

discovery, friendship, and using the 

imagination 


Lachlan Creagh is a former industrial 

designer, turned animator, who has also 

worked in the computer games industry. His 

work has been displayed – and played – 

throughout the world. His recent children’s 

books include Wombat Went A Walking and 

the Little Mates series for Scholastic. 

AGE 0-5 

SPECIFICATIONS August 2012, $24.99, $14.99, 

210 x 280 mm, 32 pp 

RIGHTS World 

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(not final internal spreads) 

THE WATTLE TREE 

written by John Bell, 

illustrated by Ben Wood 

The story of Molly, a little girl who helps not 

only herself but her mother come to terms 

with the loss of Gran through connecting with 

the wattle tree at the bottom of the garden. 

Set over the course of several months, Molly 

makes repeated trips to the wattle tree. At 

first, her visits are to escape the sadness in 

the house as Mum is locked inside her own 

grief. Gradually, Molly draws strength from 

her visits and ultimately invites Mum to share 

in the experience so they can keep their 

memories of Gran alive. 

KEY POINTS 

� A stunning picture book with an 

unusual perspective on the grieving 

process 

� New direction for an up-and-coming 

illustrator and a debut from a writer 

to watch 

� In the classic tradition of the 

internationally acclaimed Australian 

picture books such as Margaret Wild’s 

Toby and Old Pig 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR 

The Wattle Tree is John Bell's first book. A 

former nanny, he has decided to return to 

higher education and is currently completing 

a BA at Sydney University. 

Ben Wood has been an illustrator for over six 

years for publishing companies and design 

studios. He loves creating uniquely diverse 

characters and environments, using both 

traditional mediums and also digital tools. 

When he isn’t drawing, he also visits schools 

frequently, running cartooning and picture 

book workshops. 

AGE 0-5 

SPECIFICATIONS August 2012, $28.99, 


RIGHTS World 

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OUR DIY DAD 

illustrated by Ned Culic 

It's Dad's special day and he's decided to get 

the whole family involved building a 

treehouse in the back garden. 

What a very busy day it's going to be... 

First stop is the hardware shop to fill the ute 

with all the necessities; planks of wood, 

rivets, rope, etc. 

Then it's time to start building! Starting with 

the supports, then the floor, ceiling, 

trapdoor, and everything a treehouse needs 

before topping it off with a rope ladder 

leading up from the ground. 

Admiring their creation at the end of the day, 

the entire family is exhausted, so Mum 

suggests they stay where they are and sleep 

up amongst the branches. 

KEY POINTS 

� One of Australia’s best-known 

illustrators 

� A perfect father’s day present 

� It promotes the ideal of togetherness 

and projects that can unite the family 


Ned Culic began his career as a graphic 

designer in Melbourne and has since created 

images for some of the top advertising 

agencies, design studios and publishers across 

the country and internationally. 

AGE 0-5 

SPECIFICATIONS August 2012, $28.99, 


RIGHTS World 

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LET’S COUNT KISSES 

illustrated by Karen Hull 

A gorgeous lift-the-flap book that celebrates 

the playfulness of young animals - perfect 

for bedtimes. 

Let's count kisses. 

Everyone's been fed. 

Let's count kisses. 

It's nearly time for bed. 

One for the koala - quick, he's nearly fast 

asleep! 

Two for the kangaroo and her joey snuggled 

deep… 

The animals are being kissed by butterflies, 

who increase in number, one by one, spread 

by spread, so the book has a cumulative 

counting element from one to ten. The 

butterflies are hiding under the flap so 

parents can play counting games with 

children. After the final kiss, it’s time for the 

readers to blow a kiss to the reader. 

KEY POINTS 

� A gentle, traditional bedtime book 

that will appeal to parents and 

infants the world over 

� Lift-the-flap format makes for an 

interactive experience, as children 

can practice counting aloud 


Karen Hull is an award-winning miniaturist 

and portrait painter, now turning her 

attention to picture books. 

AGE 0-5 

SPECIFICATIONS May 2012, $24.99, $14.99; 

250 x 250 mm, paperback with flaps, 32 pp 

RIGHTS World 

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BACKLIST HIGHLIGHTS, 

PICTURE BOOKS, YOUNGER READERS 

(right, internal from The Lost Thing) 

THE RABBITS 

written by John Marsden, 

illustrated by Shaun Tan 

CBCA Picture Book of the Year 1999 

The Rabbits offers a rich and immensely 

valuable perspective on the effect of man on 

his environment. Visually loaded and told 

with a passion for truth and understanding, 

the book aims to promote cultural awareness 

and a sense of caring for the natural world. 

RIGHTS SOLD North American (Arthur Levine/ 

Scholastic), Complex Chinese Characters 

(Muses Publishing House), Korean (Itempool 

Co), Spanish (Barbara Fiore Editora), Arabic 

(Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing), 

Italian (Elliot Edizioni) 

THE LOST THING 


The delightful picture book on which the 

Oscar-winning short film was based. 

A boy discovers a bizarre-looking creature 

while out collecting bottle-tops at a beach. 

Having guessed that it is lost, he tries to find 

out who owns it or where it belongs, but the 

problem is met with indifference by everyone 

else, who barely notice its presence. 

RIGHTS SOLD Spanish (Barbara Fiore Editora), 

Norwegian (Cappelen Damm), German 

(Carlsen Verlag), (Italian) Elliot Edizioni, 

French (Gallimard), Brazilian Portuguese 

(Grupo SM), Portuguese (Kalandraka), 

Simplified Chinese (Beijing Xinhua Pioneer 

Culture & Media Co), Russian (OM Publishing), 

UK (Orchard Books), North American 

(Scholastic), Swedish (Kabusa Bocker), 

Turkish (Ithaki), Japanese (Kawade Shobo), 

Slovenian (Družba Piano) 

THE RED TREE 


A small child awakes to find blackened leaves 

falling from her bedroom ceiling, quietly 

threatening to overwhelm her. A kind of 

fable, The Red Tree seeks to remind us that, 

although some bad feelings are inevitable, 

they are always tempered by hope. 

RIGHTS SOLD North American (Arthur Levine/ 

Scholastic), Spanish (Barbara Fiore Editora) 

(Spanish/ Castilian), Norwegian (Cappelen 

Damm), Brazilian Portuguese (Edições SM), 

Italian (Elliot Edizioni), French (Gallimard), 

Chinese, Complex (Heryin Publishing Co), 

Chinese, Simplified (Heryin Publishing Co), 

Japanese (Imajinsha Co Ltd), Portuguese 

(Kalandraka Editora), UK (Orchard Books ), 

Arabic (Dar Al Muna), Dutch (Querido), 

German (Carlsen Verlag), Slovenian (DruÏba 

Piano), Turkish (Ithaki), Swedish (Kabusa) 

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BACKLIST HIGHLIGHTS 


ELLA KAZOO WILL NOT BRUSH HER 

HAIR 

written by Lee Fox, illustrated by 

Cathy Wilcox 

Shortlisted, CBCA Children’s Picture Book of 

the Year Awards 2007 

Ella Kazoo will not brush her hair. She hides 

in the cupboard and under the stair, she roars 

at her mum like a big growly bear, she whines 

and she moans and she howls in despair, but 

Ella Kazoo will not brush her hair! Ella Kazoo 

will do anything to avoid having her hair 

brushed and it soon develops a mind of its 

own. 

RIGHTS SOLD US (Walker), Hebrew 

ELLA KAZOO WILL NOT GO TO SLEEP 


Cathy Wilcox 

Visit Ella at www.ellakazoo.com.au 

Ella is doing everything she can to get out of 

going to bed. But will a run-in with the pirate 

Captain Shut-eye change her mind? 

RIGHTS World 

GINGER MCFLEA WILL NOT CLEAN 

HER TEETH 


Mitch Vane 

While her brother Jasper loves using his 

toothbrush, Ginger gives hers to her pet 

turtle. But when the dentist warns her the 

Tooth Fairy doesn’t accept rotten teeth, 

Ginger has to change her habits quicksmart! 

RIGHTS SOLD Hebrew 

JASPER MCFLEA WILL NOT EAT HIS 

TEA 


Mitch Vane 

While Ginger has a hearty appetite and eats 

almost everything, her brother Jasper refuses 

to eat anything except pasta. Jasper is also a 

budding cricketer and as the final match of 

the season gets closer, Ginger makes a dire 

prediction about Jasper’s sporting future if he 

doesn’t change his culinary ways. 

‘rollicking verse that is just fantastic for 

reading out aloud... It should be in every 

library’ Good Reading 

RIGHTS SOLD North America (Walker Books) 

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THE NAUGHTY CORNER 

written & illustrated by Colin 

Thompson 

An hilarious look at ‘bad behaviour’ that will 

appeal to mischievous children and their 

parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and 

friends, from internationally-renowned, 

award-winning children’s author Colin 

Thompson. 

RIGHTS World 

GILBERT 

written by Colin Thompson, 

Illustrated by Chris Mould 

Gilbert was not an ordinary cat. This wasn’t 

surprising because he had never seen another 

cat. Taken from his mother before his eyes 

had opened, he had spent most of his 

childhood inside a paper bag. As a result, he 

was frightened of just about everything. The 

best place to be was inside a nice brown 

paper bag, under the bed, away from the 

changing skies, away from vicious birds, and 

scary butterflies. 

RIGHTS World 

THE SHORT AND INCREDIBLY HAPPY 

LIFE OF RILEY 

written (& illustrated) by Colin 

Thompson 

CBC Picture Book of the Year, 2005 

Humans live for a long time and a lot of that 

time we are not very happy. Rats, however, 

live for a short time and are happy all the 

time. What’s their secret? 

RIGHTS SOLD North America (Kane Miller); 

Brazilian Portuguese (Brinque Books) 

NORMAN AND BRENDA 

written by Colin Thompson 

Some people face the world with confidence. 

They are popular, charismatic, incredibly 

successful and beautiful. They achieve things 

by sheer determination, talent…and cosmetic 

surgery. They have big houses, big cars and 

big hair. You know their gorgeous children 

will become even richer and more famous 

than they are simply by breathing and tying 

their own shoelaces. Norman and Brenda are 

nothing like them. 

RIGHTS SOLD North America (Kane Miller) 

RIGHTS World 

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(bottom two spreads, internals from Clive Eats 

Alligators) 

CLIVE EATS ALLIGATORS (BOOK 1) 

written & illustrated by Alison 

Lester 

Commended, CBCA Awards, 1986 

We learn that while Frank eats muesli for 

breakfast and Rosie enjoys eggs and bacon, 

Clive prefers to eat alligators. 

TESSA SNAPS SNAKES (BOOK 2) 


Lester 

What makes you different? What makes you 

laugh or cry? Have you any secrets? How do 

you earn your pocket money? Your favourite 

children from Clive Eats Alligators share their 

feelings. 

ROSIE SIPS SPIDERS (BOOK 3) 


Lester 

Winner ABPA design award, 1989 

Here is the delightful group of children you 

met the first two books in the series, who all 

dream of what it will be like when they grow 

up in their own special way. 

WHEN FRANK WAS FOUR (BOOK 4) 


Lester 

This is a cheerful scrapbook of the small 

hurdles and accomplishments of childhood, it 

incorporates easy counting skills and a 

memory game. 

CELESTE SAILS TO SPAIN (BOOK 5) 


Lester 

What does Clive do at the park? How does 

Rosie celebrate? Where does Celeste go in her 

dreams? Follow everybody’s favourite 

children as they go out into the world. 

ERNIE DANCES TO THE DIGERIDOO 

(BOOK 6) written & illustrated by 

Alison Lester 

Ernie goes to live in Arnhem Land for a year 

and writes to his friends about it. 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Alison Lester is one of 

Australia’s most popular author and 

illustrators and has written and illustrated 

over thirty books. This classic series has sold 

over 200,000 copies in Australia alone. 

RIGHTS HELD World, all languages 

RIGHTS SOLD Details on request 

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WHAT DOES YOUR DADDY DO? 

written by Gordon Reece, 

Illustrated by Vilma Cencic 

When all the kids at school proudly tell the 

important things their dads do, Tina pretends 

her dad is an astronaut, but all the other kids 

point out they know he’s a garbageman. 

A warm, tender book that reminds readers 

that being a daddy is about who you are, not 

what you are. 

RIGHTS SOLD Korean 

THE RUNAWAY CIRCUS 

written & Illustrated by Gordon 

Reece 

One night Joanna dreams that she runs away 

to join the circus but when she wakes up she 

discovers that the circus has run away to join 

HER! When the whole circus decides to follow 

her to school the kids have the best day of 

their lives! 

A funny, engaging book for younger readers. 

RIGHTS World 

NOG THE NAG BIRD 

written & Illustrated by Gordon 

Reece 

Nog hates being a Nag bird. He hates his big 

yellow beak and his stupid little wings - but 

most of all he hates his enormous orange 

feet. Nog wants to be like the elegant 

tweetzie birds: tall and slim and beautiful. 

One day while he's walking on the beach, Nog 

finds a shell and it gives him a great idea… 

A book about accepting that maybe you are 

like you are for a very good reason! 

RIGHTS World 


Gordon Reece has published a number of 

picture books and in 2010 he published 

his first YA thriller, the extremely 

successful, acclaimed and widely 

translated Mice (Allen & Unwin). 

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BEAR AND CHOOK 

written by Lisa Shanahan, 

illustrated by Emma Quay 

Bear and Chook are best friends. But while 

Bear likes adventure, Chook prefers the quiet 

life. 

A wonderfully warm read-aloud story about 

the adventures of two very different friends. 

RIGHTS SOLD Korean, Chinese Simplified 

BEAR AND CHOOK BY THE SEA 



Australian Children’s Book Council Early 

Childhood Book of the Year 2010 

‘This book will enchant readers of all ages!’ 

Australian Bookseller & Publisher 

Bear wants a holiday by the sea. Chook is 

worried they’ll get lost, but Bear is confident 

they can find it – just around the pond, under 

the bridge, through the forest and over the 

mountain… 

RIGHTS SOLD Korean, Chinese, Simplified 

GOOD NIGHT, ME 

written by Andrew Daddo, 


This captivating, unique gift book celebrates 

that precious moment when a parent tucks a 

child into bed at the end of the day. Anyone 

who is a parent, or is about to become one, 

will appreciate the simplicity of this 

enchanting picture book. 

RIGHTS SOLD North American (Bloomsbury), 

Chinese, Simplified (21st Century Publishing 

House), Chinese, Complex (Alvita Publishing 

Co Ltd), Japanese (Crayon House), Korean 

(Yeowon) 

DADDY'S HAVING A HORSE 



Mummy is having a new baby and Caitlin is 

delighted. But she is not as excited as her 

brother Lachlan. He is sure that Daddy’s 

having a horse! When the big day finally 

arrives, both of them are surprised. 

Everyone will love this funny, tender story 

about what not to expect when your mum is 

expecting. 

RIGHTS SOLD Korean, Chinese, Simplified 

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BECAUSE YOU ARE WITH ME 

written and illustrated by Kylie 

Dunstan 

‘Dunstan, who won CBC Picture Book of the 

Year…with Collecting Colour, has created yet 

another visual feast.’ Sunday Tasmanian 

A delightful collage book about the special 

relationship between fathers and their 

daughters. 

RIGHTS SOLD Korean 

MY SILENT WORLD 

written by Nette Hilton, illustrated 

by Vincent Agostino 

A lyrical description of how a deaf child 

treasures her silent world and how it is 

changed by a cochlear implant. 

‘expressionistic, abstract and decorative 

images which capture the essence of the 

child’s silent but incredibly alive world’ 

Canberra Times 

RIGHTS World 

SECRETS 

written and illustrated by Beatriz 

Martin Vidal 

Secrets is an evocative, whimsical, stunningly 

illustrated exploration of the relationships 

between children and the world around them. 

RIGHTS World 

MY BABY LOVE 

written by Meredith Costain, 

illustrated by Beatriz Martin Vidal 

‘exquisite’ Melbourne’s Child 

A celebration of the joy of playing with a 

baby and a clapping game in delightful verse. 

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PICTURE BOOKS, OLDER READERS 

2011 ASTRID LINDGREN AWARD 

WINNER SHAUN TAN 

THE ARRIVAL 


‘With this haunting, wordless sequence about 

a lonely emigrant in a bewildering city, Tan … 

finds in the graphic novel format an ideal 

outlet for his sublime imagination…. few will 

remain unaffected by this timeless stunner.’ 

Publishers Weekly 

A unique 128-page, textless graphic novel, in 

black, white and sepia, The Arrival draws its 

inspiration from tales of migrants in past and 

recent times. The central character is a 

middle-aged man who arrives in a strange 

new place and tries to find a place to live, a 

job and a handle on a new language. He 

encounters many challenges, all described 

entirely through visual sequences. 

AWARDS NSW Premier’s Book of the Year and 

the Community Relations Commission Award, 

2007, Children’s Book Council of Australia 

(CBCA) Picture Book of the Year Award, 2007, 

and the Best Book of the Year Award at the 

Angoulême International Comics Festival in 

France, 2008 (this is the biggest prize for a 

graphic novel in France and equivalent to 

winning the American Book Award or the 

Pulitzer Prize!) 


Swedish (Kabusa Bocker), UK (Orchard Books), 

North American (Scholastic), Danish (ABC 

Forlag), Simplified Chinese (Beijing Poplar 

Culture Project Co.), German ( Carlsen 

Verlag), French (Editions Dargaud), Norwegian 

(Egmont Serieforlaget), Italian (Elliot 

Edizioni), Chinese, Complex (Grimm Press), 

Brazilian Portuguese (Grupo SM), UK 

(Hodder), Portuguese (Kalandraka ), Japanese 

(Kawade Shobo), Polish (Kultura Gniewu 

Pawel Tarasiewicz), Czech (Labyrint), Dutch 

(Querido Uitgeverij), Korean (Sakejul 

Publishing Co), North American (Scholastic) 

SKETCHES FROM A NAMELESS LAND 


The 48-page companion volume of 

commentary and developmental drawings 

Sketches from a Nameless Land will fascinate 

anyone who has fallen under the spell of 

Shaun Tan’s timeless story, The Arrival. It 

offers revealing insight into the craft of one 

of Australia’s most compelling authorillustrators. 

RIGHTS SOLD Spanish/Castilian (Barbara Fiore 

Editora), German (Carlsen Verlag), French 

(Editions Dargaud), Italian (Elliot Edizioni), UK 

(Hodder & Stoughton), Japanese (Kawade 

Shobo) 

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PICTURE BOOKS, OLDER READERS 

HOME AND AWAY 

written by John Marsden, 

illustrated by Matt Ottley 

Honour book, CBCA Children’s Picture Book 

of the Year Award 2009 

From internationally bestselling author of the 

‘Tommorow’ series, John Marsden, and 

award-winning illustrator Matt Ottley,comes a 

dramatic picture book that poses the 

question: what would happen if a typical 

middle class family found themselves 

refugees? 

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THE VIEWER 

written by Gary Crew and 

illustrated by Shaun Tan 

For this new edition of this widely praised 

collaboration, Gary Crew has substantially 

rewritten and simplified the text and Shaun 

Tan has enhanced the quality of the 

illustrations, making translated editions now 

possible. 


Italian (Elliot Edizioni), Chinese, Complex 

(Muses Publishing House) 

DAMON 

written by Gary Crew and 

illustrated by Aaron Hill 

A stunning picture book for older readers 

about the power of art to inspire imagination 

from multi-award-winning author Gary Crew, 

and the illustrator Aaron Hill. 

RIGHTS World 

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FICTION, YOUNGER READERS 

THE FARAWAY FAIRIES 

written by Eleanor Coombe, black 

and white line illustrations by 

Andrew Smith 

For fans of ‘Rainbow Magic’ and the ‘Flower 

Fairies’. 

This is a magical fourteen book series that 

includes Quest for the Crown, The Magic 

Upside Down Plant, The Golden Flower, The 

Fairy Queen’s Magic. Packed with fantastic 

fairies, gnomes, dragons and evil goblins, the 

‘Faraway Fairies’ will enchant girls of all 

ages. 

‘Mythical magic and beautiful’ Sunday Herald 

Sun 

AGE 6+ 

SPECIFICATIONS Paperback, $12.99, 96 pp 

RIGHTS World 

DRAGON BLOOD PIRATES 

written by Dan Jerris, black and 

white line illustrations by Rory 

Walker 

Come on a dramatic adventure as we journey 

with Al and Owen to the mysterious Dragon 

Blood Islands, a land of fearsome pirates, 

secrets and buried treasure. Thrilling stories 

to entertain young pirates everywhere! 

This eighteen book series includes Death 

Diamond, Voodoo Temple, Dubloons and 

Disaster and Skulls and Sabres. 

AGE 7+ 

SPECIFICATIONS Paperback, $12.99, 96 pp 

RIGHTS SOLD UK (Orchard), Brazilian 

Portuguese (Fundamento), Turkish (Pegasus) 

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FICTION, YOUNG ADULT 

The Violet Eden Chapters 

written by Jessica Shirvington 

A captivating combination of mythology, 

romance and a kick-arse heroine make this 

series irresistible! 

EMBRACE (BOOK 1) 

I slowly opened my eyes. The sun speared its 

first bright rays of golden orange into the sky 

and I leapt from the cliff, with the sorrowful 

knowledge that no matter what the outcome, 

at least part of me would die that day... 

Violet Eden is dreading her seventeenth 

birthday dinner. After all, it’s hard to get too 

excited about the day that marks the 

anniversary of your mother’s death. The one 

bright spot is that Lincoln will be there. Sexy, 

mature and aloof, he is Violet’s idea of 

perfection. But why does he seem so 

reluctant to be anything more than a friend? 

After he gives her the world’s most incredible 

kiss – and then abandons her on her front 

doorstep – Violet is determined to get some 

answers. But nothing could have prepared her 

for Lincoln’s explanation: he is Grigori – part 

angel and part human – and Violet is his 

eternal partner. Without warning, Violet’s 

world is turned upside down. She never 

believed in God, let alone angels. But there’s 

no denying the strange changes in her body 

...and her feelings for Lincoln. Suddenly, she 

can’t stand to be around him. Luckily, 

Phoenix, an exiled angel, has come into her 

life. He’s intense and enigmatic, but at least 

he never lied to her. 

As Violet gets caught up in an ancient battle 

between dark and light, she must choose her 

path. The wrong choice could cost not only 

her life, but her eternity... 

ENTICED (Book 2) 

Coming to terms with her destiny is tough, 

but Violet thought she knew all the secrets. 

She was wrong. The ancient battle between 

exiled angels and humanity is far from over. 

And now Violet has to learn to live with her 

feelings for Lincoln while working with him to 

stay alive and stop the exiles discovering the 

key to destroy all Grigori. It isn’t easy, 

especially when the electricity between her 

and Phoenix ignites and she discovers his hold 

over her has become more dangerous than 

ever. 

Searching for the answers she needs will take 

Violet halfway across the world to the sacred 

mountains of Jordan, where ancient stories 

come to life and her warrior spirit will be 

called upon to make things right ... but even 

then her choices will have effects she can’t 

foresee. 

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EMBLAZE (Book 3) 

Now Violet has something Phoenix will do 

anything for and she has no intention of 

letting it fall into his hands. The only problem 

... he has something she needs too. 

With the help of surprising new allies, ancient 

prophecies are deciphered, a destination set 

and, after a shattering confrontation with her 

father, Violet leaves for the islands of Greece 

without knowing if she will have a home to 

return to. While a brutal battle looms, 

Lincoln and Violet fight to ignore their soulcrushing 

need to be together, but as the 

craving reaches new heights, Violet begins to 

fear how long it will be until the pull becomes 

unbearable. 

Not afraid to raise the stakes, Phoenix 

seemingly holds all the power, always one 

step ahead. And when he puts the final pieces 

of the potent prophecy together, it doesn’t 

take him long to realise exactly who he needs 

in order to open the gates of Hell. 

Once again Violet faces an impossible choice 

... and this time the consequences are 

unimaginable. 

KEY POINTS 

� The third book in a darkly sexy 

paranormal romance, following 

Embrace and Enticed 

PRAISE 

� Strong female character, Violet Eden, 

with whom teenagers and young 

women can identify 

� Fans of Twilight, Halo and Fallen will 

love this series 

� Crossover appeal, as the love triangle 

will appeal to adult women as well as 

teens 

‘Addictive . . . add to your must-read list’ 

Entertainment Weekly’s ‘Shelf Life’ 

‘Shirvington’s debut is smart, edgy and 

addictive—and sure to leave readers 

clamoring for the rest of the series… The 

story is rife with action and romance. A mustread 

for paranormal fans young and old.’ 

Kirkus Reviews, STARRED 

‘One of the best YA novels we’ve seen in a 

while. Get ready for a confident, kick-butt, 

well-defined heroine. She is a woman who 

will let nothing get in her way. And the 

heroes! Oh my.’ RT Book Reviews 

‘This absorbing debut, the first in a series, 

features an appealing, well-written 

protagonist; diversely drawn characters; 

intricate…mythology; and an exploration of 

free will versus destiny… Fans of otherworldly 

stories will likely enjoy this edgy, suspenseful 

romance and anticipate its follow-up.’ 

Booklist 


Jessica Shirvington combines her writing 

career with juggling the demands of 

motherhood and her responsibilities as a codirector 

in the company MPS Investments Pty 

Ltd. She’s just delivered book four in this 

bestselling series. 

AGE 14+ 

SPECIFICATIONS Embrace, October 2010, 

Enticed, April 2011, Emblaze, September 

2011; $24.99, C format, 400 pp each 

RIGHTS SOLD North America (Sourcebooks), 

UK (Orchard), German (Random House), 

Brazilian Portuguese (Fundamento), Turkish 

(Dogan Egmont) 

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