First title · December 2027
Clara the Carolling Currawong
A Bush Tale of Finding Your Own Colour
Out in the bush, where the wattle puffs gold and the gum trees stretch tall, lives a young currawong named Clara — known across the bush for her bright, clear carol at dawn and dusk.
But Clara has a secret tucked deep under her wing. She loves the pink of a waratah, the gold of a wattle, and the blue, blue, never-ending blue of an Aussie summer sky. If only she didn't have to wear the colour black.
From a flame robin among the flannel flowers, to a cheeky rainbow lorikeet in a bottlebrush, to a wise old Boobook owl in the river red gum, Clara goes searching for a colour of her own — and learns that the brightest colour of all is the one that lives inside you.
A heart-warming Australian bush tale about belonging, creativity, and being gloriously your own.
The first edition
Two editions. Both hardcover. Both made to last.
Trade edition
A$29.95
The standard first edition, available worldwide through bookshops and IngramSpark distribution.
- Matte case-laminate hardcover
- 70# premium white paper
- 20 pages, full colour throughout
- Available December 2027
Signed edition
A$39.95
One hundred and fifty hand-numbered, hand-signed copies — available only through the press.
- Hand-signed by the author
- Hand-numbered (1 / 150 – 150 / 150)
- Tipped-in signed bookplate
- Shipped from the Huon Valley
A look inside
Watercolour spreads, made slowly.
"From a flame robin among the flannel flowers, to a cheeky rainbow lorikeet in a bottlebrush…"
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