SUPER excited about this one. My very first book was a picture book – The Ballad of Dexi Lee illustrated by the incredible Lucy Culliton – and THE BETTER MACHINE will be my second. I feel incredibly lucky to have Michel Streich illustrate this tale. To say I am a HUGE fan is a complete […]
Do you like my hat? It was made by my talented friend Anne Kwasner. Anne is an artist and she makes many beautiful things. I asked her to make me a hat to wear to schools. And for when I tell stories. My hat helps me slip into other worlds. It’s magic like that. I […]
I think this beautiful review from Chris Saliba of North Melbourne Books is my favourite to date! Thank you Chris! Two pigs masquerade as dogs, with hilarious results. Pongo and Stink are two pigs living in the barn at Farmer Nic’s. Life is pretty good, despite the occasional midnight visit from a menacing fox. But […]
You may have heard, those pigs are in a pickle! Seems The Fox is suing them for defamation. The fox claims that book is a pack of lies and those pigs have ruined his reputation. And he’s brought in the big guns – top silk Sue Chrysanthou! It’s true. I’m, not making it up. Check […]
The reviews are rolling in for those pigs and people seem as delighted by them as I am. (The Fox has been out and about causing all sorts of mischief but more about that another day.) I was excited to see they made it into The Guardian’s pick of best Christmas gift ideas. It is […]
Take a look at these cheeky pigs. That’s daring and adventurous Pongo on the left and cautious old Stink on the right. But what’s that sneaky fox up to? Apparently there’s a shifty Shih Tzu you need to keep an eye on as well. It’s a jungle out there in the country. Who knew…
It’s been a while between pigs, I mean books! So I’m super excited to announce I have a new JF novel – The Adventures of Pongo & Stink – coming out in November with Penguin Random House. The Adventures of Pongo & Stink is a hilarious tale (if I do say so myself) about two […]
What a thrill to see Vincent & The Grandest Hotel on Earth voted in the top 10 read aloud books for children of all time, along with the classics by E.B White, Enid Blyton, Astrid Lindgren, Kate DiCamillo and The Wild Robot’s Peter Brown. Your Kid’s Next Read is an online community with over 35,000 […]