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A Year to Treasure, Us Together

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A firework pops! It all begins - the sparkle that a new year brings.

The wonder that the old one's done, the fizz of everything to come.

I turn to thank the stars above for you and me and us and love

and all the times that we'll remember, January through December.

From New Year's Eve, starting school, Lunar New Year, Easter, NAIDOC Week and Book Week to birthdays, Diwali, Halloween, Channukah, Christmas and back to New Year, this is an absolutely joyous celebration of ... celebration. With illustrations full of exploding colour from newcomer Tete Garcia.

'A joyful, uplifting book that celebrates cultural diversity, annual traditions and the pleasure of sharing special moments together . . . The lively, colourful illustrations capture the excitement of each occasion and are filled with warmth, movement and delightful details' GOOD READING MAGAZINE

Davina Bell

Davina Bell (Author)

Davina Bell is a children's book editor and a writer for young people of many ages. Her picture books include All the Ways To Be Smart, All of the Factors of Why I Love Tractors, Under the Love Umbrella, What to Say When You Don't Know What to Say and What to Do When You're Not Sure What to Do. Her debut young adult novel, The End of the World is Bigger than Love, won the 2021 CBCA Book of the Year for Older Readers and the NSW Premier's Literary Awards' Ethel Turner Prize for Young Adult Fiction. What to Say When You Don't Know What to Say was the winner of the ABIA Children's Picture Book of the Year Award 2023 and a CBCA Notable Picture Book of the Year 2023.

For more information, visit www.davinabell.com

Jennifer Falkner (Illustrator)

Jennifer Falkner is an illustrator and designer based in Perth, Western Australia. Since graduating from university with a major in illustration she has spent the last sixteen years of her career in art direction, textile design, brand development and illustration. Before returning to Perth in 2018, Jennifer lived and worked in Canberra, Bangkok, Jakarta and Singapore.

Jennifer finds inspiration in the daily antics of her two boys, independent bookshops, her local museum, the cinema and the rich biodiversity of Australia's south west. Her favourite mediums are gouache, watercolour, ink, pencils and photoshop. She is represented by the Bright Agency.

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