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I NEED a Parrot Wins CBCA Picture Book of the Year
Congratulations to Chris McKimmie for winning the Children’s Book Council of Australia’s Picture Book of the Year award with I NEED a Parrot! This is a book about wanting and needing – what a child..
The Dingle Dangle Jungle shortlisted in the Educational Publishing Awards
Congratulations to Mark Carthew and Dave Atze! The Dingle Dangle Jungle has been shortlisted in the Educational Picture or Chapter Book category in the Educational Publishing Awards Australia 2020. The Dingle Dangle Jungle
Jump! A Book Launch at Home
Author and illustrator Andrew Plant is getting ready for a Jump! release – complete with Stumpy’s home perch. There’s also an almost finished puppet of Stumpy himself which a pair of puppet-makers are creating. ..
I NEED a Parrot shortlisted in the 2020 CBCA Awards
Congratulations to Chris McKimmie! I NEED a Parrot has been shortlisted for Picture Book of the Year by the Children’s Book Council of Australia.
School Libraries: A Place for Friends by Liz Ledden
My primary school’s library was small, dark and dingy, located on the lower floor of a former convent building. In my nine-year-old mind, it was most definitely haunted (and this was a very exciting thing)...
Shortlisted Ford Street titles in 2019
Congratulations to the following Ford Street titles shortlisted for the 2019 Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards and the Australian Family Therapists’ Award. Speech Pathology Australia Awards shortlist Grace’s Mystery Seed by Juliet..
Blog: What I have learned about the publishing industry through interning
Reading works in progress helps me as a student (And hopefully improves my marks, too.) Interning at Ford Street Publishing has helped me strengthen the skills and techniques that I am currently learning at university...
Love Little Fur?
To celebrate the upcoming release of Isobelle Carmody’s The Legend of Little Fur series in their glorious furry hardcover editions, we are offering readers a very special gift: Pre-order the full series and receive a..
Book Launch!
Come along to the launch of Pippa by Dimity Powell and Andrew Plant Date: Sunday August 11 Address: Ford Street Publishing, 162 Hoddle Street, Abbotsford, VIC Time: 1pm RSVP by August 9 to fordstr@internode.on.net
August at Ford Street
View the August newsletter here for new releases, upcoming events and the latest news.