Here are short descriptions of six Children's Picture Book manuscripts looking for illustrators and publishers. Full synopses / manuscripts available on request. See 'Contact' button below.
1. Where is the Moon? - Picture Book - Ages 3 to 9
What would happen if the Moon went missing from the night sky? Well…‘Nature would be worried…the tides wouldn’t know
if they’re coming or going...flowers would be confused and flop about'. Sky-girl the Moon washer, discovers that
keeping the Moon to herself has chaotic results but she sets things right after a kind star explains why the Moon looks so ill.
What would happen if the Moon went missing from the night sky? Well…‘Nature would be worried…the tides wouldn’t know
if they’re coming or going...flowers would be confused and flop about'. Sky-girl the Moon washer, discovers that
keeping the Moon to herself has chaotic results but she sets things right after a kind star explains why the Moon looks so ill.
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These images are just ideas; Sky-girl loves the Moon and the feeling is mutual. |
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2. Poppy's Star - Picture Book - Ages 3 to 9 (This book has been twice assessed)
Poppy is ‘fun and clever, loves talking and eating biscuits, playing (giggly) football with his grandchildren and showing
them constellations but he gets sick and becomes so tired from being sick that he can’t open his eyes anymore’.
When Ella tells Mummy ‘how stars get into the sky’, it is comforting for both of them.
This is an especially gentle story about the death of a grandparent.
Poppy is ‘fun and clever, loves talking and eating biscuits, playing (giggly) football with his grandchildren and showing
them constellations but he gets sick and becomes so tired from being sick that he can’t open his eyes anymore’.
When Ella tells Mummy ‘how stars get into the sky’, it is comforting for both of them.
This is an especially gentle story about the death of a grandparent.
3. Are You Serious? - Picture Book - Ages 5 to 9
When he says ‘I fought a lion’, his friends say, ‘are you serious?’ A boy’s imagination goes ‘wild’ considering all the possible
ways he might have ‘got these scratches’, until he delivers a cute punchline. All the while, Mum cares for his wounds.
When he says ‘I fought a lion’, his friends say, ‘are you serious?’ A boy’s imagination goes ‘wild’ considering all the possible
ways he might have ‘got these scratches’, until he delivers a cute punchline. All the while, Mum cares for his wounds.
4. I Brought... - Picture Book - Ages 4 to 7
Sam brought five pairs of undies, four shorts, three pairs of socks and two shirts camping, while Dad brought three shirts, two
shorts and one pair of trainers. Ella? Well, she brought loads!
I Brought is a fun story that counts backwards.
Sam brought five pairs of undies, four shorts, three pairs of socks and two shirts camping, while Dad brought three shirts, two
shorts and one pair of trainers. Ella? Well, she brought loads!
I Brought is a fun story that counts backwards.
5. What Are They For? - Picture Book - Ages 4 to 7
Grandmas are for buying you ice-cream, bushrangers are for looking after bushes and cupboards are for finding biscuits in BUT
'nobody knows what brussel sprouts are for!'
What are they for? gives fun answers to some of those curly questions.
Grandmas are for buying you ice-cream, bushrangers are for looking after bushes and cupboards are for finding biscuits in BUT
'nobody knows what brussel sprouts are for!'
What are they for? gives fun answers to some of those curly questions.
6. Big Star wants to go Home - Picture Book - 4 to 9
‘...it’s not every day a Big Star falls at my feet!' Old Crab, Little Starfish and lots of shoreline creatures work together to help
Big Star return home but there isn’t much time. Will Big Star be able to remember the special rhyme before it’s too late?
This book has no problem solving, no lesson and no counting in Big Star Wants to go Home - just plain old fantasy with a bit of
panic thrown in for good measure...oh, and a rhyme.
‘...it’s not every day a Big Star falls at my feet!' Old Crab, Little Starfish and lots of shoreline creatures work together to help
Big Star return home but there isn’t much time. Will Big Star be able to remember the special rhyme before it’s too late?
This book has no problem solving, no lesson and no counting in Big Star Wants to go Home - just plain old fantasy with a bit of
panic thrown in for good measure...oh, and a rhyme.