Ashleigh Barton – författare

An inclusive picture book for grandparents everywhere.A 2021 Children's Book Council Notable Book.In every country around the world are grandpas short and tall.Though they go by different names, we love them one and all.From brilliant new talents Ashleigh Barton and Martina Heiduczek, comes a charming and heart-warming book that celebrates the many different ways we say grandpa.What Do You Call Your Grandpa? is a love letter to grandfathers and families from every corner of the globe.PRAISE'A beautiful gift book and one to share with all the family, from the youngest readers to grandparents and great-grandparents.' - Kids' Book Review'Together Barton and Heiduczek have produced a delightful picture book celebrating grandfathers from every corner of the globe. What Do You Call Your Grandpa? is a fabulous choice for school or home and is one that will be sure to delight.' - Dark Matter Zine'What Do You Call Your Grandpa? celebrates cultural diversity, individuality, families, and love. The book depicts the special bond grandfathers share with their grandchildren while highlighting the fact that every grandpa and relationship is unique.' - Buzz Words'With this debut book, Ashleigh Barton provides a heartwarming depiction of child-grandfather relationships around the world ... This is a beautiful and important book for children living in our culturally diverse country.' - ReadPlus

Something in the air has shifted,Steps have lightened, spirits lifted.We all have our own ways,To bring the magic to these days.Traditions old, traditions new,Whatever means the most to you.Traditions big, traditions small,It's the joy they bring us all.The tree is decorated, the presents are wrapped, the cricket set is ready and the barbecue is fired up - it's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas! Join in the magic and excitement of a classic Aussie Christmas with one family as they prepare for the big day.

A wise and beautifully written middle-grade novel about finding answers to the big questions in life from popular children's author Ashleigh Barton.Ester Star is a germophobe and hypochondriac and she's convinced she's going to die. To prepare for her imminent and inevitable demise, Ester keeps a list of all the questions she hopes to have answered in the afterlife - things she knows she'll never have the answers to during her lifetime. What really happened to the dinosaurs? Just how big is the universe? Are ghosts real? She's up to eighty-nine questions and counting.When Ester's usual after-school sitters announce they are moving away, her mum comes up with an alternative arrangement that turns her world upside down. Every day after school, Ester is to spend her afternoons with Mum at work. At a hospice. Terrified of all the things she might catch at a hospice, Ester is anxious every second she's there.But soon she meets Joan, an elderly lady who used to be in the circus. Joan tells Ester she doesn't believe in the afterlife, but she does have one question she'll regret never having answered while she's alive. Why did her sister disappear all those years ago, after they had been so close growing up in the circus together?With the help of Peter, another kid who spends his afternoons at the hospice, and her new next-door neighbour, a tech whizz named Mackenzie, Ester sets out to have Joan's question answered.Will Ester realise there's more to life than worrying about dying?

A CBCA NOTABLE EARLY CHILDHOOD BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025James loves two things more than anything in the world: dinosaurs and miniatures. So when his class goes on an excursion to a museum and James finds a miniature dinosaur in the gift shop, he can't help himself: he steals the dinosaur. But as the day continues, James's guilt grows. And so does the dinosaur!The only thing that can cure James's guilt - and shrink the dinosaur back to its proper size - is doing the right thing.A warm-hearted cautionary tale for sticky fingers everywhere.

A fun rhyming picture book with bright and engaging illustrations that teaches children about animals who look similar, but have unique differences, from acclaimed author Ashleigh Barton and illustrator Amandine ThomasWhen a hedgehog and an echidna meet and realise they have many similarities, they take a look at other animal pairs around the world who look the same but aren't: crocodiles and alligators, llamas and alpacas, rabbits and hares, and more. Join Echidna and Hedgehog as they meet animals who look similar to one another - and learn to tell the difference between them! Written by popular children's author Ashleigh Barton, with vibrant and expressive watercolour illustrations by Amandine Thomas.