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black dog has Mother’s Day covered

Get ready for Mother’s Day with the gorgeously illustrated I’m Glad You’re My Mum and I’m Glad You’re My Gran by Cathy Phelan and Danielle McDonald, and look out for our 100% cute Australian-themed board books Little Bush Babies and Mummy’s Little Bush Babies.

April also sees the return of everyone’s favourite pony, Norton, in two fun new adventures in Bernadette Kelly’s Pony Patch series, Norton Saves the Day and Norton’s Blue Ribbon.

And that’s not all: Chris Miles takes us on a journey through the history of Australia in stamps in Stuck on History, part of black dog’s project book series that also includes Who’s on the Money?, Chris’s fascinating history of Australia through banknotes.

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black dog has six great reasons to celebrate the CBCA shortlist

black dog wishes to congratulate its CBCA shortlisted and notable authors and illustrators.

Carole Wilkinson’s Dragon Moon has been shortlisted for the Book of the Year in the Younger Readers category.

Kokoda Track by Peter Macinnis, The Antarctica Book by Dr Mark Norman and The Jerilderie Letter by Carole Wilkinson and illustrated by Dean Jones have been shortlisted for the Eve Pownall Award for Information Books.

And Chris Miles’s Who’s on the Money? and Carole Wilkinson and Dean Jones’s The Dragon Companion have both been listed as Notable Books in this year’s awards.

Congratulations to Carole, Peter, Mark, Dean and Chris!

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