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23/05/2024

‘Goodnight Moonchild, drift to sleep.
My love is always yours to keep.
May your dreams be sweet and wild,
just like you, my darling child’
So begins the gentle rhythm of this sweet bedtime story by
‘Goodnight Moonchild’ is both a lullaby and a love song and the perfect story to set little imaginations alight as they drift off to dreamy sleep.
Paired with the most beautiful illustrations by .wheatcroft ‘Goodnight Moonchild’ is destined to become a bedtime favourite.
Available now through leading bookshops, online retailers and Big W stores.

01/02/2024

Daisy’s and her Yeh-Yeh (Grandpa) are back!
But this time Daisy and her family travel back to China to help celebrate Chinese New Year!
Will grandpa finally be able to teach Daisy a little more about her beautiful heritage
and culture?
Hitting the shelves this month ‘Grumpy New Year’ written
by and
illustrated by is the delightful tale of two generations coming together
to appreciate culture, heritage and family traditions.
Available now through leading bookstores and online retailers. Grab your copy just in time for this year’s celebrations!

30/01/2024

Little ones just starting school? Check out our new Wiggles titles for early readers.
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Is your little one starting school? How exciting!

Remember, reading together helps create calm focus that can settle those nervous butterflies… for us grown-ups too.

Take a look at these educational books, which introduce the alphabet and explore the daily situations they may encounter at school. Available now in all good bookstores 📚

Best of luck settling into school!

26/01/2024

Spotted at in Elwood this week!
Hold on to your cleaning products - things just got a bit messy! 🧼 🧹 🪣
Or at least this little Gnome thinks so…
A story with nothing in it, thanks to its tiny caretaker who appreciates a clean and tidy book. According to him, this means there’s no words and absolutely, positively NO PICTURES!
All the pages of this book should be kept spotless. That is, unless some reckless reader happens to turn the page too quickly… 😳
A fun and hilarious read that your kids will absolutely love.
‘This Book is a Mess’
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🎨
Also available through leading bookstores, online retailers and Big W.

25/01/2024

Flip over any one of our Five Mile titles and you’ll find this little graphic featuring the
name and face of the Australian talent who created it.
Here at Five Mile, we pride ourselves on nurturing and promoting home-grown talent.
So today, we’d like to celebrate just a few of
the amazing Australian Creatives we’ve had the pleasure to work with.
Thank you for sharing your magic with so many little readers.
🇦🇺 🎉

25/01/2024

Waiting for our submissions to open for 2024?
We’ve been inundated with submissions since our pre-Christmas call out and our team is doing their best to get through them as quickly as we can.
So, for now Five Mile manuscript submissions will be closed.
Please stay tuned though. We promise to be back to regular programming soon! 😃

25/01/2024

🌟 LOOK INSIDE🌟
Take a quick look inside Pete Cromer’s latest board book releases Feathers and Fur.
Featuring Pete’s stunning paper cut illustration style plus information about each animal, you and your little ones will discover a wonderful world of furry and feathery friends.
Pete Cromer’s Feathers
Pete Cromer’s Fur
Available now through
leading bookstores, online
retailers and Big W stores.
Add them to your collection.

24/01/2024

We love seeing reviews of our titles from teachers and educators. Thank you for your review of Pete Cromer’s Feathers and Fur
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I am stoked to have these two wonderful board books heading into Prep in 2024! 🩷

I can’t wait to share these with my new students and learn about some wonderful Australian animals!

Children will love these and the beautiful illustrations that Pete has created 🙌🏼

I’d recommend getting these for your classroom if you are teaching Prep/Foundation or Grade 1 😄
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24/01/2024

23/01/2024

Just one of the gorgeous
feathered friend’s you’ll
meet in ‘Pete Cromer’s
Feathers’
Available now along with
‘Pete Cromer’s Fur’ through
leading bookstores, online
retailers and Big W stores.
Add both of these beautiful titles to your board book collection.

21/01/2024

🌟 NEW RELEASE🌟
Pete Cromer’s beautiful
paper-cut illustrations come
together again in this
gorgeous set of board
books.
With information about each animal on every page, you and your little ones will discover a wonderful world of feathery friends and furry creatures.
Pete Cromer’s Feathers
Pete Cromer’s Fur
Available now through
leading bookstores, online
retailers and Big W stores.
Add them to your collection.

19/01/2024

First published in 2021 by ‘I want to be a Sports Star’ is set for new adventures with our release of this, and the entire ‘I want to be…’ series.
Written by
Illustrated by
‘I want to be a Sports Star’ was shortlisted for the Book of the year in 2022 and has received some fantastic industry reviews.
Swipe left to read a snapshot of the CBCA Reading time review.
Perfect for little readers with big Sport Star dreams or a fun introduction into this year’s Paris Olympic Games!
Available now through leading retailers, online bookstores and Big W.
See stories for direct link to buy.

18/01/2024

Dragons and Dinosaurs are the theme for January with the re-release of these two classics!
Dancing with Dragons
Written by
Illustrated by Jesus Lopez Pastor
Mary had a Monstersaur
Written by
Illustrated by
Available now through leading bookstores, online retailers and Kmart & Target stores.
Sneak peeks inside coming soon!

16/01/2024

🌟 LOOK INSIDE🌟
When Twig’s human Lucy isn’t around – he tends to get pretty bored, so he’s off to make some new friends he might have things in common with.ortiz has done it again with a beautifully illustrated book about friendship, being yourself and finding adventure in the most unexpected places.
'My Name is Twig'
Written and Illustrated
by .ortiz
Now available through leading bookstores, online retailers and Big W.

15/01/2024

Looking for a fun way to introduce the Alphabet to your little readers?
‘Australian Alphabet’
Written and illustrated by Consuelo F. Ortiz .ortiz is a unique look at the alphabet and features the cutest illustrations of all things Aussie!
Take a look inside. We’re sure you’ll love it!
Available now through leading bookstores, online retailers and Big W stores.