Jay Albee – Illustratör

It’s book week at school, and non-binary Riley and their best friends craft hard for Dress Like Your Favourite Character Fancy Dress Friday. Colourful fabric! Paint! Glitter! They are ready to make the biggest and best group costume ever! But most of the other kids are having trouble coming up with costumes. Riley is ready to use their creativity and vision to help as many kids as possible so that dress-up day will be a big success!

Mum is throwing a fundraiser gala at the library branch where she works. Non-binary pupil Riley is there too, with streamers to hang from every bookshelf, bannister and door. Riley glitterfies the entire library! But will anyone come? And if they do, will they raise enough money to repair the library’s broken lift? In a neighbourhood like Riley’s, you know this will be a night to remember.

Non-binary pupil Riley and their friends explore one of their favourite parks, but it isn’t as much fun as they remember. There isn’t any fancy new equipment or food trucks or a football pitch. But this small park has something other parks don’t have, and by the end of the day Riley and their friends realize why it’s so special.

It’s one hour until the curtain goes up, and non-binary pupil Riley and their classmates just had a disastrous dress rehearsal. How can they fix everything in time? Riley and their classmates find out that there are many ways to solve a problem, especially when the clock is ticking and fun is on the line!

Non-binary kid Riley is ready to clean out their room, and Riley never does anything on a small scale. So it’s no surprise when a room declutter turns into a full house declutter, which turns into a full neighbourhood sale with everyone involved. By the end of the day, Riley and their friends learn that sometimes memories are priceless, but it’s important to let go.

Friends Marco and Maddie are having a shared birthday party, and non-binary Riley is ready to celebrate! Marco’s mums make the best homemade ice cream for the party, but it takes a long time to make. Riley can’t wait for it to be ready! In the meantime, though, there are races and games and a bouncy house to keep everyone busy.

Mum’s extended family is ready for their annual summer softball game, and non-binary kid Riley can’t wait to see everyone. But this year, the start of summer is even busier than the end of school! There are T-shirts to print, empanadas to fold, cousins to play with and desserts to taste test... and that’s all before the big softball game!

Fish, snakes, horses, cats, guinea pigs... You name an animal, and non-binary kid Riley loves it! But nothing is better than a big, fluffy dog, and Riley would love to have one. Since that might never happen, Riley is more than happy to look after one for a week. Riley is ready to do the work, but they are sure it will be more fun than work. After all, how much work can a big, fluffy dog really be?