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Teacher Notes – Where Shall We Travel Today?
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Teacher Notes – When Dark Waters Burn
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Yvonne Low
Kate Talbot
Windy Washing Day
illustrated by Kate Talbot
HB 32 | 210 x 210 | ISBN: 9781922858672 | $29.99
Picture Book | MidnightSun Publishing | September 2025
Distributed by NewSouth Books
How an ordinary day becomes extraordinary…
It’s a dry, sunny day and perfect for hanging out the laundry. But what happens when an unexpected wind pulls the washing off the line and carries it next door — to the Zoo! Will the animals give up their new-found clothes and can all the washing be returned safely? Continue reading Windy Washing Day
Teacher Notes – Windy Washing Day
Teachers’ Notes for Windy Washing Day (pdf, 294 kb)
The Giant
illustrated by Lorena Carrington
HB 32 | 220 x 290 | ISBN: 9781922858658 | $29.99
Picture Book | MidnightSun Publishing | August 2025
Distributed by NewSouth Books
On the day the giant wakes from a long sleep, he’s filled with joy at the thought of seeing his friends in the town again. But he’s slept so long that nobody remembers him, everyone hides from him, and his joy turns to a sadness that might engulf the whole town —
Until he hears the voices, calling to him…
A beautiful, touching story of memory, inclusion and friendship, by the award-winning creative duo of writer Sophie Masson and illustrator Lorena Carrington, whose previous Continue reading The Giant
Kristin Martin
Nicky Johnston
Where Shall We Travel Today?
illustrated by Nicky Johnston
HB 32 | 216 x 256 | ISBN: 9781922858542 | $29.99
Picture Book | MidnightSun Publishing | 1 July 2025
Distributed by NewSouth Books
A group of neighbourhood friends search for adventure. They climb mountains, sail through waterfalls and snorkel the reef. At night, they marvel at the sky above and wonder where to go next.
Where Shall We Travel Today? is a delightful story about the power of the imagination, of stories and of Continue reading Where Shall We Travel Today?
When Dark Waters Burn
PB 400 | 198 x 129 | ISBN: 9781922858627 | $21.99
Young Adult | Also available as ebook
MidnightSun Publishing | 1 June 2025
Distributed by NewSouth Books
Stay out of sight. Stay hidden under the lake. Giant water-ants scout the surface and deadly trees slop their hungry roots along the shoreline. Unrest surges in the swamps, getting closer and closer… Sala will only be safe for as long as Continue reading When Dark Waters Burn
Pause in Submissions
PLEASE NOTE: Due to an overwhelming number of submissions, we are taking a break. Submissions are now closed from the 7th of May 2025 until the 1st of December 2025. Any submissions sent before the 1st of December 2025 will not be considered and will not be replied to. If you made a submission before the 7th of May, please rest assured that we will review your work and endeavour to respond to you as soon as we can. When we reopen, please follow the guidelines.
Gisela Ervin-Ward
True South
PB 192 | 198 x 129
ISBN: 9781922858597 | $19.99
Middle Grade | Also available as ebook
MidnightSun Publishing | 25 May 2025
Distributed by NewSouth Books
When twelve-year-old Nell crashes her sailboat into a submerged house in the lake, she stumbles into a treasure hunt that plunges her into a generations-old family feud.
Things begin to take a sinister turn as the adults get involved, and Nell has no choice but to team up with her neighbour and family rival, Charlie. As friendships begin to morph and stretch, can these two unlikely allies end the feud and work out the treasure’s secrets, or will their rivalry lead to one last epic Continue reading True South