Karen Collum">Australian Children's Author

It is with absolute joy that I can now share with you the cover of my picture book, Samuel’s Kisses, published by New Frontier Publishing. I only recently saw the cover for the first time and I was thrilled to bits. I’m a big fan of ‘white space’ on the page and I think Janine Dawson has done an amazing job. Little Samuel is based on my son, Possum, and the illustrations reflect that. Possum is very excited to see ‘himself’ in a book. Keep reading →

With the contract for Samuel’s Kisses signed and in the mail, I can breathe a huge sigh of relief and believe I really am about to be published in Australia. I’m delighted to announce my publisher is… (drum roll, please) Keep reading →