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I
don't post here very often - only when very noteable things happen,
such as a new book coming out. If you want to keep up with me more
often than that, please check out my Twitter feed, where I am @juliekidsbooks ****************************************** ********************************************************** I am so thrilled by Hannah Tolson's illustrations for my next picture book, I've Got Feet! Fantastical Feet of the Animal World. August 2017 release, Amicus Ink, USA. Preorder from Amazon Click on this link to see preview pages from the Amicus Ink Fall 2017 list. 
******************************************************* Fun news for the end of 2016: I
have signed up for Becky's Picture Book Reading Challenge 2017,
which I found via KidLit411. It promotes reading picture books to
everyone (including adults), which is a wonderful thing, and you need
read no more than 6 books in the year, which is not so demanding! If
you are interested in it too, here's the link. Also,
my short story, Kangaroo Kat, has been published in Short Tales 2
(anthology) by Storm Cloud Publishing, Smashwords Edition, 2016, ISBN 978-1-925285-15-4 If you would like to know more, here's the link. Dec 2016 ************************************************************* Thanks
to the mega-talented Jody Jensen Shaffer for hosting an interview with
me on her blog about the road to publication for GILLY'S TREASURES. Check out Jody's Just Kidding blog...and there's a GIVEAWAY! November 29 2016
My
latest guest blog post is kindly hosted by June Smalls on her blog -
Reading, Writing and Reaching for Chocolate. (She's a woman after my
own heart! This post is about my connection to the sea. I hope you find it interesting. Other recent interviews and posts are listed at the bottom of my Home page (see link in left-hand column). November, 2016
******************************************************************************************The Gilly's Treasures extravaganza is about to begin!
To
celebrate the release of Gilly's Treasures in October, I will be visiting a
selection of kind, book-loving bloggers, hosting a Goodreads
giveaway, and running a Book Blast launch party hosted by SCBWI. A
total of 5
copies of Gilly's Treasures will be on offer. Stay tuned to this page,
Twitter, and my Gilly's Treasures Facebook page (below) for further
details.
And may
the games (soon) begin!
https://www.facebook.com/GILLYSTREASURES/
(September 2016)
_________________________________________________________________________________ I am very excited to announce that Gilly's Treasures has been spottted in the wild! Here's the blurb: "Gilly the seagull loves finding treasures--especially bright, shiny
seashells! But will this silly seagull miss the treasures already in his
life? With beautiful illustrations and a story that's fun to read
aloud, this delightful picture book is perfect for children and parents
alike." Gilly's
Treasures is available for pre-order from Amazon and assorted on-line
bookstores. Illustrated beautifully by Jay Fontano, published by Cedar
Fort, US. October 11, 2016 Check it out here
August 2016 _____________________________________________________________________ I am happy to have joined the team of reviewers for the Children's Book Council of Australia's on-line Reading Time. July 2016
_____________________________________________________________________________ "Kangaroo
Kat", my short story for 8-12s, has just been published in Short Tales
2 - a FREE ebook from Storm Cloud Publishing. This anthology featuring
a range of talented Aussie authors is available in lots of formats from
Smashwords. Grab it for your tweenie now! Download from Smashwords 
June 2016 ______________________________________________________________________________ I am very excited to reveal this fun cover image by Jay Fontano for my
story, GILLY'S TREASURES. This will be my first trade fiction picture
book, and will be published by Cedar Fort, Inc. in the United States in
October this year. Yippee! Check out a "pages preview" on my Gilly's Treasures Facebook page and, if you like it, "Like" it! 
May 2016 _______________________________________________________________ I am delighted to announce that I am now represented by Sheila Drummond of The Drummond Agency. Cue fireworks, orchestra and bubbly. February 2016
Please feel free to "like" my new FacebookAuthor's page. Here's the link: JulieMurphyChildren'sAuthor
February 2016 Coral Reefs Matter cover Here's
the cover for Coral Reefs Matter (Core Library; ABDO Publishing), which
will be out January 1, 2016. It is exciting to see this book already
listed for presale on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. And googlebooks
has a multi-page preview at this link - the photos are gorgeous!
Googlebooks preview here. 
November 2015
Great news! The
DISCOVERING GEOGRAPHY series (for which I co-authored ENVIRONMENTS AND
RESPONSIBILITY with Sarah Russell) won the
Educational Publishing Award 2015 (Primary student resource -
Arts/Science/Humanities section). Congrats to Pearson Schools and the whole team who put the series together. Pearson blog about the EPAA ceremony September 2015
I'm
very happy to announce that I have two new books coming out in 2016.
The first is a non fiction Picture Book, CORAL REEFS MATTER (Core
Library: January 2016); the second is my first Trade fiction Picture
Book,
GILLY'S TREASURES (Cedar Fort Inc.: October/November 2016). Stay tuned!
September 2015That's Wild! There’s a big,
wild world out there, and this new e-book collection of short articles about
animals introduces primary school-aged children to it in easy,
“bite-sized” chunks.
Each article has a guide to indicate ease of reading (based on ATOS
statistical scores). Activities, Fun Facts and internet links provide
further opportunities for exploration, to inspire kids to further
learning. It might just help busy parents and teachers too! That's Wild! Bite-sized articles for critter-crazy kids. E-book - available in epub or mobi formats - ISBN 978-0-9943316-0-1
AUD$ 4.99 from Authors Unlimited 
August 2015 AGTA award The DISCOVERING GEOGRAPHY series has won an Australian Geography teachers Association (AGTA)
Award, Primary resource section. The book I co-authored with Sarah
Russell, ENVIRONMENTS AND RESPONSIBILITY was included in this series.
Congratulations to the team at Pearson Australia and all the authors
involved. AGTA Awards 2014 recipients
Jan 2015
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