I could give hundreds of reasons, but managed to get it down to ten
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It’s a Book: Welcome to the World If I Could Eat the Stars
It’s a … BOOK! Proud parents Rebecca M. Newman, Sally Murphy, and Briony Stewart are delighted to announce the safe arrival of If I Could Eat the Stars, delivered by Fremantle Press ably supported by dozens of contributors. All well and older sibling Right Side Down is happy there is more poetry in the family.
Welcome to the world darling book. We look forward to you bringing adoring gazes, then toddling around the country before you walk – run – into hearts, homes, libraries and schools. (And, dear readers, if you see our baby in the wild at bookstores or libraries near you, please let us know here on this post, or over at Instagram.)
If I Could Eat the Stars: Like a Bag of Lollies
When I posted on Friday about the first reviews for If I Could Eat the Stars: A middle-grade Australian poetry collection I didn’t realise I had actually
missed the very first review, from the amazing Sue Warren and posted in early March. I’m not sure how I missed this fabulous review – possibly it appeared at the time I was dealing with family illness – but it contains a line I just love and had to share as soon as I read it. Sue says lots of wonderful things about the book, but this line:
I gobbled it up like a bag of lollies. SO good.
made me beam.
You can read the full review here and, while you’re there, you should check out more of her excellent reviews of books for young people.
Look at this Cover!
How beautiful is this cover? Really looking forward to sharing this beauty with the world – out in late April.
Edited by Rebecca M Newman and me, illustrated by the divine Briony Stewart , published by Fremantle Press and with poems from established and emerging Western Australian poets, is a feast of poetry for young readers – readers of any age, really.
Available for preorder now from your favourite local bookstore or online.
Can’t wait to share more with you!