Happy birthday to you! 
Happy birthday tooo you!
Happy birthday dear Worse Things
Happy birthday to yoooooooooooouuuu!
That’s right, today is a special day because it is Worse Things‘ second birthday. Hard to believe that it has been out in the world for two whole years.
In that time it has been read and (hopefully) loved by readers all around Australia. And I am forever grateful that Walker Books published it and that the absolutely amazing and awesome illustrator Sarah Davis illustrated it.
But wait – there’s more because (drumroll please) …..
it’s ALSO Pearl Verses the World‘s birthday.
Happy birthday to you!
Happy birthday tooo you!
Happy birthday dear Pearl
Happy birthday to yoooooooooooouuuu!
Now, if you read this book when it first came out then you might be amazed to realise how very quickly time has flown because Pearl Verses the World is not two years old, and not even three years old. In fact (I CAN NOT believe this) Pearl Verses the World is 13 years old today!
13 years since this little book was published (again by the amazing team at Walker Books, and illustrated by the equally as amazing Heather Potter) and changed my writing world.
So happy birthday little book babies. I am inordinately proud of you and of the fact you both remain in print. Long may you remain out there filling hearts and minds with your tales.
And to you, amazing readers – a massive thankyou! Stories work because readers pick them up, digest them and make them their own.
Note: if you have not read one or both of these books, this thank you is still for you – because I am sure you have read other, equally loved books by other amazing authors. And that’s fine. But if you’d like a sneak peak of Worse Things, here’s me reading the opening, filmed during lockdown when the book was released:
And here’s me reading the opening of Pearl Verses the World during the same lockdown.
And, because it’s a double birthday, I have a present to give away. Comment on this post and let me know which of these two books you would like to win. I will randomly choose one lucky winner on Thursday night (my time) and announce the winner here on my blog. Get to it! (nb If you win I will contact you for your postal address).