So much happening (or should I say HOPpening) in 2024!

There is so much going on! We have 8 new books out, this year, heaps of great festivals and a stack of school visits that we’re looking forward to doing. The best way to keep up with the very latest is probably on the socials, but if that’s not your thing there are also blog posts below to keep you in the loop!

Did you know Frog Squad has ad breaks??? Waaa?? I know, it’s RIDIPulous, but true. Froggy products like a fancy fragrance, (or should I say FROGrance???) and a burger chain that specializes in fly burgers interrupting our book! We had a lot of
This week we’ve been hopping around launching FROG SQUAD and that means we’ve been visiting bookshops and catching up with frogtastic book sellers. Huge shout out to all the wonderful stores that have had us in to sign books and talk frog
FROG SQUAD IS LAUNCHED!!!!! 🐸 🎉 Thank you to all the froglets, friends and fabulous folk who came along to help us give this new series a massive send off! There were giant sling shot undies, evil rubber duckies and stacks of fantastic kids. Thank
It’s April people and we have some EXCITING NEWS!!! 🐸 FROG SQUAD - Dessert Disaster is @qbdbooks Book of the Month! And we are HOPPING with joy! Thanks QBD for picking this froggy adventure tale! It’s time to get froggy!!! #frogs #frogco
One frog stomping week to go!!! If you’re in Sydney don’t FROGet we have a launch on Saturday 3pm 6th April @gleebooks and we’d love to see you! You can RSVP to @gleebooks_kids them. Looking forwards to seeing all the froglets! 🐸 ?
Couldn’t be more proud or surprised that this little beauty has perched on the @cbcaustralia shortlist for Best Picture Book of the Year!!! THAT BIRD HAS ARMS is a book that nearly wasn’t. It’s such a weird book that one publisher l
CALLING ALL FROGS!!! Come and join us for a frog-tastic book launch for our new series FROG SQUAD!!! 🐸 🐸 🐸 Join us for a Top Secret HOP-eration as we introduce you to this elite team of rescue frogs that are ready to save the day… if they c
Check out the full page spread for The Underdogs Podcast the Sunday Mail! If you haven’t had a chance to check out the podcast it is a cracker! A true crime podcast for kids! You can find it over @listnrau or wherever you get your podcast, sear
Fun times with these lovely rat bags at the program launch for the Sydney Writers’ Festival! @nathanluffauthor has put together a knock out kids’ program full of fun stuff, spooky stuff and wonderful stuff. We are looking forward to being
How did he do it??? @shilohillustration managed to actually make us look like frogs in the FROG SQUAD book bios! I’m TOAD-ally seeing the resemblance and I’m loving it. 🐸 ❤️ Bios are always a weird thing and I find them hard to write&hel
Wow!!!! That Bird Has Arms! has been listed as a notable for Picture Book of The Year at the @cbcaustralia 🐦 💪 🎉 We are super thrilled because THIS weird little book was a true labour of love and a collage of effort. The beautiful illustrations ar
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Captain Jimmy Cook - THE PLAY!!!!

Okay. Pull over your horse drawn apple cart and get ready to fall off your cow. This is some seriously great news: Captain Jimmy Cook Discovers The Third Grade has been turned into a play... no... not just any play... a musical play! And it's touring schools right now. We just saw a performance to grades 3 -6 at Marrickville Primary this very morning. It was awesome, there was an Alice Toolie puppet and a talking stick puppet... they even made one of the teachers into the dude who sells the Big Deal in the book. Nice work Meerkat Productions. Gold Star.

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