Children’s Books

NEW! The Way of the Weedy Seadragon

Illustrated by Lois Bury

Available from CSIRO PUBLISHING and Bookshops everywhere.

Anne’s new book, with Lois Bury, illustrator, is called The Way of the Weedy Seadragon. Published by CSIRO Publishing, February 2021. Read more here.

What’s the time Francie Fox?

Illustrated by Phoebe AYscough.

Available in print and Ebook from Kindergo.

“seasoned children’s writer Anne Morgan returns with a new tale, What’s the Time Francie Fox?, a rhyming tale of a mischievous fox combining numbers and time.” – Sunday TImes.

This book can be obtained via the Kindergo app (for Android and Apple), for a free thirty day trial period. Visit www.kindergokids.com for details or to buy print copies. You can find out more about using the Kindergo app here.

 

The Moonlight Bird and the Grolken

Illustrated by Lois Bury

Available from Hobart Bookshop. Can be ordered through other bookshops and the IP website.

“For the Grolken in all of us, Anne Morgan’s magical, touching story reminds us what happens when we try to possess the things we love, whether it’s for our own unmindful pleasure, or even ‘to keep them safe’. And that the mightiest act of love, as the Grolken learns from his own loss of liberty, is to let them go and set them free. A delightful read for big people and little, especially under a full moon.” – Merridy Eastman

“The Moonlight Bird and the Grolken is a charming new fairy tale. The Grolken spies upon the Moonlight Bird and finally carries her off to his den. But as in all good fairy tales, love overcomes the darkness, so that there is a gentle and touching end to the story. The creative and lyrical use of both language and illustration make this picture book a delight to read aloud or to oneself.” – Carol Ann Martin

“‘Freedom can never be truly appreciated until you lose it.’ In this simple story of freedom and loss, we begin to understand that loss in a safe and hopeful way. Anne Morgan and Lois Bury have captured the essence of that journey in this beautifully poignant story.” – Christina Booth

 

The Smallest Carbon Footprint in the Land & Other Ecotales

WINNER OF THE 2014 ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD FOR CHILDREN’S LITERATURE AWARD FOR JUNIOR FICTION.

Illustrated by Gay McKinnon.

Available as print and ebook from the IP online store or contact sales@ipoz.biz.

 

“This is the most entertaining collection of recycled fairytales I have read in centuries.” – Betty Fairweather, Manager of the Fairy Godmother Op shop.

 

 

The Sky Dreamer

Illustrated by Celine Eimann.

Available: IP website and iTunes store. Can be ordered from some book stores.

An achingly beautiful and ultimately comforting picture book about a young child learning to take control of his life after the death of his sister.

“Dr. Anne Morgan has explored an important topic for anyone affected by the grief of losing a loved one; for children in particular it is so much more confusing and hard to understand. She has used her own personal experience to create this sensitive and touching tale to be shared.” – Angela Hall, Bug in a Book.

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Le bateau de rêves, French edition of The Sky Dreamer, translated and illustrated by Céline Eimann, 2012.

Available: IP website and iTunes store.

 

Das Boot der Träume, German edition of The Sky Dreamer.

In press. The iBookstore version will be an ePub version; IP Sales edition will be a pdf.

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The Captain Clawbeak Series

The Clawbeak  books are funny, pacy adventure stories for children aged 5-12, with a treasure trove of illustrations by Wayne Harris. The salty old cracker, Captain Clawbeak, has been known to capture and hold to ransom the imagination of even the most reluctant readers. Even a shipload of bloodthirsty, octogenarian pirates has been known to trade in their rusty cutlasses for library cards after getting hooked (?!) on reading by the Clawbeak books. The Clawbeak series build on the adventure stories of yore in a way that will appeal to today’s beginning readers and inspire them to embark on a lifetime of reading adventures.

Captain Clawbeak & the Red Herring

Illustrated by Wayne Harris.

Random House Australia, Sydney, 2006.

Available: can be ordered as print on demand through most book stores; also available as a talking book download through Amazon book store.

“Ahoy there, Johnnycake! Captain Clawbeak’s the name”. Feather duster, one-eyed parrot, Clawbeak, escapes from Fang, the cat from hell, and is rescued by a boy on a mission to find the perfect pirate story.

 

Captain Clawbeak the One & Only

Illustrated by Wayne Harris.

Random House Australia, Sydney, 2007.

Available:  can be ordered as print on demand through most book stores.

“Waark, Doc’s having a babyling!” Captain Clawbeak can’t keep a family secret and will do anything to be in on the act.

 

 

Captain Clawbeak And the GHOSTLY GALLEON

Illustrated by Wayne Harris.

Random House Australia, Sydney, 2007.

Available:  can be ordered as print on demand through most book stores.

A chilling rescue mission in faraway seas involving a ghostly galleon and a woman who can whistle up a storm!

 

 

Warts ‘n’ All

Illustrated by Judith Rossell.

Koala Books,Sydney 2003.

Available:  currently out of print. The play version can be requested from Anne Morgan, via the contact form on this website.

 

 

The Crown & Gown

Illustrated by Chantal Stewart.

Cambridge University Press, , Port Melbourne, 2002.

Bright Sparks series, level 3.

Available: Cambridge University Press, India. For sale in India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Afghanistan.

 

The Glow Worm Cave

Illustrated by Belinda Kurczok.

Aboriginal Studies Press, Canberra, 1999.

 

Shortlisted for the Environment Children’s Book of the Year, 2000.