Jasmine Berry – illustratör

Mila likes to build things and is designing a cupcake catapult with her little sister, Ivy. However, a problem arises when it seems like Ivy is more intent on destroying things than she is on building them. Frustrated by her sister, Mila decides to build the catapult on her own, but it soon becomes clear that something is missing. Something that only Ivy can help with... This tale of two sisters is a fun example of how different people work in different ways, and how we can discuss and harness those differences to get better results.

Pepper Masalah and the Flying Carpet is a junior fiction story based on the adventures of a Bombay/British Shorthair cross cat called Pepper Masalah, a 9-year-old boy called Zamir and a flying carpet. Author Rosanne Hawke blends culture, legend, and history throughout the story as Pepper and Zamir are whisked off on exciting adventures around the globe. This is the first junior novel in the series about Pepper Masalah, Zamir and the flying carpet.

Pepper Masalah and the Flying Carpet by Rosanne Hawke is a series of five or more chapter story books featuring an adventurous black cat called Pepper Masalah, and her nine-year-old friend, Zamir.Pepper Masalah lives with Zamir and his family on an olive farm in Australia. Zam’s grandmother is from the old country (Kashmir) and she brought with her an ancient carpet. She believes the carpet can fly, and that it will try to find its previous master in Kashmir. It hasn’t flown for hundreds of years so it is shaky at first, and can’t find its bearings. It lands in many countries on the way to Kashmir, where Pepper Masalah and Zamir have dangerous but exciting adventures.In the 3rd book in this series, Pepper Masalah and the Giant Bird, the ancient carpet is closer to finding Kashmir and flies over Afghanistan. A huge bird (the Simurgh from Persian folklore) whisksPepper off the carpet and up to her nest of eggs, high on a mountain. The carpet is disorientated without Pepper and disappears after Zam falls off. Zam makes the long climb to save Pepper before she becomes food for the bird’s huge chicks. Pepper makes a friend in the nest, a girl called Dana. A cobra comes to eat the eggs. Pepper manages to save the eggs by telling the cobra riddles and winning the riddle game. But Pepper and Zam still need to find the carpet in order to get home to Australia.

A fun, familyfriendly and interactive picture book to celebrate mums and their love fortheir children, written from the perspective of a child. My mother has aninvisible shield. I’ve tested it. It’s true. No matter what hermischievous children attempt, mum is always ready and prepared. When they sneakup behind her, she always turns just in time. With ease, she thwarts an attemptto nab an afternoon snack before it's ready. They must try something cleverer.But her shield is still there, and she avoids the attempt yet again. Maybe hershield is like an astronaut suit, or like feathers, or like bubble wrap? But inmoments of need, that shield always falls in time for mum to scoop them up intoher arms.This book waswritten inspired by the author’s own children and written as a fun activitywith them. While the tricks are a bit silly, it carries an important messageabout family and the bond between mother and children.

When quiet, shyVerity eventually finds the courage to speak up, she discovers that standing onher own two feet can be amazing!Verity is a shy preschooler who is accommodating andquiet, and always does whatever others tell her. She picks up after herfriends, has no say in games, and even plays second fiddle to a drooling babyat the doctor’s office. After a typical week of quiet deference to everyonearound her, Verity is miserable.  But when she is overlooked at swimming class (her mostfavorite thing of all), Verity realizes something needs to change — and shediscovers within herself the courage to speak up. What she finds is that byspeaking up in a polite, positive way, she can change her world for the betterand find joy in asserting herself.Verity Finds Her Voice will help children who might be alittle scared to speak up learn that not only is it okay to be assertive, butit can bring happiness, and that being a good friend to yourself is just asimportant as being a good friend to others.

A neurodivergent duck saves the day by being himself.Bruce is the only duck in his flock who doesn't follow the leader, fly as part of a perfect V formation, or do anything quite the same way as the other ducks do.A joyful read and laugh-out-loud experience, Duck, Duck, Bruce! is an engaging picture book that uses repetition, wordplay and visual humour to invite readers to notice how some ducks do things a little bit differently.From fine dining to flying a light aircraft, young readers will love watching Bruce waddle through life in his own unique ways.When a big bad wolf sets her sights on Bruce's flock, will they all fall for her tricks and be doomed, or will Bruce turn out to be the hero his flock needs by simply being himself?Perfect for classrooms, libraries, and family sharing, Duck, Duck, Bruce! is a story that supports social and emotional learning by encouraging explorations of neurodiversity, identity, belonging and self-determination.

Pepper Masalah and the Flying Carpet by Rosanne Hawke is a series of five or more chapter story books featuring an adventurous black cat called Pepper Masalah, and her nine-year-old friend, Zamir.Pepper Masalah lives with Zamir and his family on an olive farm in Australia. Zams grandmother is from the old country (Kashmir) and she brought with her an ancient carpet. She believes the carpet can fly, and that it will try to find its previous master in Kashmir. It hasnt flown for hundreds of years so it is shaky at first, and cant find its bearings. It lands in many countries on the way to Kashmir, where Pepper Masalah and Zamir have dangerous but exciting adventures. In the 4th book, the carpet flies Pepper Masalah and Zamir back in time to find its original owner in Moghul India, who is none other than the ailing Emperor Shah Jahan. They land in Lahore and find the Lahore Fort where a magician is doing a disappearing rope trick. Pepper climbs the rope to escape a bazaar dog and their problems start in earnest. They have arrived in Hindustan at a time of intrigue and Zam is accused of stealing the carpet and is put in the dungeon. How will Pepper and her new friends rescue him? And how can they return home without the carpet? They are lost in time.