Ford Street Publishing

27/01/2026

Onya, Dannika!

✨COVER REVEAL ✨

Illustrator Seantelle Walsh and I are SUPER excited to share the cover of MY SUPER UNCLE, published by Ford Street Publishing - out 1 March 2026.

📚 My Super Uncle is a picture book that celebrates families whose structure extends beyond the nuclear unit. This story honours the importance of positive role models and chosen family in a child’s life - lighthouse figures who provide guidance, support and safety as they grow.

Written in playful rhyme, this story is told through the lens of a child who idolises her chosen uncle so much, she suspects he has superpowers.

Illustrations by CBCA-shortlisted illustrator and Noongar artist, Seantelle Walsh, are filled with vibrant colour, scenes that are entertaining and relatable for the target audience of 5-9-year-old children, and culturally significant details.

Themes of diversity, inclusion, family, community, respect, love and kindness are woven throughout the pages of this heartwarming celebration of family bonds and everyday heroes. 📚

Sold? Good news!
Pre-orders are open now wherever good books are sold (and I’ll pop a direct link in the comments).

Stay tuned… 🤫 because there’s a story behind this story. Its origins are entwined with origin story of the family of one of my closest friends - part of my own chosen family for the last 30 years.

I’ll share more about the ‘for real life’ inspiration behind this story soon.

And launch event and book tour details are coming.

But for now, let’s give this stunner of a cover - with art by Seantelle Walsh and design by Joanne Marchese - its moment in the spotlight. ✨

27/01/2026

The Guardian is searching for the best-loved Australian picture book. Juliet Sampson and Karen Erasmus's Grace's Mystery Seed is in the top 50 so far. You can vote via https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jan/26/australia-best-picture-book-voting-open. Each voting day only lasts 24 hours. Get onto it :-)

02/12/2025

Hi All, Prelovedbookstore.com.au is up and running again :-). Here's the latest newsletter comprising some of the stuff that's been happening these past few months: https://prelovedbookstore.com.au/?na=view&id=2

Our apologies for being silent these past few months, but as you’ll see, a lot has been happening.The preloved bookstore has been down for a few months while we’ve been busy populating it with thousands of books. Please note that the URL is now prelovedbookstore.com.au. Books are being uploaded ...

10/11/2025

UPDATE: David's just won the Peace Prize. Congrats, Metz!!

David Metzenthen’s The Truth of It has been shortlisted for the Peace Prize! The Children's Peace Literature Award is an Australian literary prize awarded every other year by the South Australian Psychologists for Peace, an interest group of the Australian Psychological Society.

The Winner’s announcement is this morning at noon today in Vic, but 11:30am in SA (best to check the time depending on where you are in Australia at the time).

The link’s here: https://tinyurl.com/3mrc6dwc