Jasmine Berry – illustratör

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.

Pepper Masalah and theFlying Carpet by Rosanne Hawke is a series of five story books featuring anadventurous black cat called Pepper Masalah, and her nine-year-old friend,Zamir.Pepper Masalahlives with Zamir and his family on an olive farm in Australia. Zam’sgrandmother is from the old country (Kashmir) and she brought with her anancient carpet. She believes the carpet can fly, and that it will try to findits previous master in Kashmir. It hasn’t flown for hundreds of years so it isshaky at first, and can’t find its bearings. It lands in many countries on theway to Kashmir, where Pepper Masalah and Zamir have dangerous but excitingadventures. In the 5thbook, the carpet flies Pepper Masalah and Zamir to Kashmir and lands in theaftermath of a modern-day earthquake. When Pepper is kidnapped and locked in ananimal shelter by some thieves, she meets a snow leopard, a cat, and a womannamed Jani, who reminds her of Zamir’s Dadi. Despite Pepper’s clever plan torelease the animals and reunite with Zamir, the new group cannot evade thethieves. It seems only Jani will be able to help. Will Zamir and Pepper find away to escape? Or will Jani’s secret change everything?

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.