Where Do I Come From - a new children's picture book coming soon
Award-winning children’s book author Chris Stead reveals the first image from his upcoming release, Where Do I Come From? For quite a while, I have wanted to make a book that was set within Australia’s aboriginal culture. In particular, I find the Dreamtime, or The Dreaming, as a setting fascinating . This “time out of time” […]
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Austin the Australian is in production
Old Mate Media reveals a brand new children’s picture book taking kids to the land down under. There’s nothing quite as exciting as starting a new children’s picture book, and it’s something we get to do a lot here at Old Mate Media. Our latest project is particularly close to our hearts, given that we're […]
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Cybils Book Awards are open for nominations
The very popular Cybils Book Awards for children's and young adult literature are now open for public and blogger nominations. However, you'll have to be quick! Now is the time to get your favourites included before nominations close on October 15 2017. What are the Cybils Book Awards? The Cybils have been running for 11 […]
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Why IngramSpark’s new trim size is great news for children’s book makers
IngramSpark has just added a much needed new landscape trim size to its book options, although it comes with some caveats. Today IngramSpark announced a new trim size and not a moment too soon. The company's print-on-demand (POD) customers can now design a book to be landscape at 11-inches wide by 8.5-inches tall. This is great […]
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Free 4 day mindset challenge for authors
I'm super excited! My favourite business trainers are doing a FREE four day mindset challenge. These guys are awesome and have some great material I know will really resonate with you just as it did for me. I’m an Author not a Business Many authors want to create and that’s it. The selling and promotion […]
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2017 Children's Picture Book Report
We recently surveyed 350 parents from across the world to gauge their attitudes and preferences when it comes to children’s books, and the results and comments were very interesting. Enjoy this glimpse into the world of families around the world in our 2017 Children’s Picture Book Report. The Five Second Summary For those of you […]
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Book Week vox pop: where do authors escape?
We are right in the middle of Children’s Book Week in Australia and social media is exploding. It's full of photos of children dressed as their favourite characters, eager ears listening to author talks and many more book celebrations. But where to authors escape to? Book Week Theme: Escape to Everywhere This year’s book week theme […]
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Big Book Week sale: escape to adventure with 50% off
Old Mate Media is very excited to celebrate the 2017 Children’s Book Council of Australia Book Week. It's an annual celebration of all things books and reading. This year’s theme is Escape to Everywhere. We are going to celebrate with a sale on all our fiction books so you too can escape into a great […]
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99c children’s picture book celebration
To celebrate the arrival of The Little Green Boat in paperback form, we’re giving you a taste of the action adventure fun for a bargain price. You can’t get better value for money than a five-star rated, world-class 99c children’s picture book. The Little Green Boat is the first book in The Wild Imagination of […]
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The Little Green Boat print edition out now
Our first beloved children’s picture book has had a makeover and is getting a re-release on both digital and print formats. Like an awesome director’s cut, or a high-definition re-imagining, The Little Green Boat print edition is here. The first book in The Wild Imagination of Willy Nilly series was originally released in late 2015. […]
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