Joey Gets His Wings
$25.27
- Hardcover
32 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2026
Summary
Beneath the vast blue skies of Australia’s outback, Art dreams of flying, with his small toy kangaroo, Joey, never far from his side. When Art leaves home to join the Australian Flying Corps, Joey is tucked into his bag, a small reminder of home.
Together, they travel far beyond the red earth, Joey strapped to the front of Art’s plane as he soars through the skies above a distant war where courage is tested and home feels far away. Until one day, they are separated.
Alone in a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781923720107 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1923720104 |
| Author: | Catherine Bauer |
| Publisher: | Big Sky Publishing |
| Imprint: | Big Sky Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 260mm x 230mm |
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About The Author
Catherine Bauer
Catherine Bauer is an Australian author whose work for young readers explores courage, imagination, and emotional resilience. Her picture books include Dreaming Soldiers and Len Waters: Boundless and Born to Fly (Big Sky Publishing). Dreaming Soldiers received the Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Award for its contribution to children’s literacy and language development.
Drawing on real histories and lived experiences, Catherine creates stories that foster curiosity, empathy, and reflection. Her other titles include Juniper’s Painting and the young adult novel Tulips for Breakfast, set in wartime Europe. With a background in communications, Catherine regularly speaks with students about writing, history, and storytelling. She lives in Adelaide, South Australia.
Jennifer Horn is a Brisbane-based illustrator and children’s writer known for her whimsical, expressive style. She has illustrated Juniper’s Painting by Catherine Bauer and the junior fiction title Skippy Blackfeet (Wombat Books).
Her debut picture book The Precious Plum was shortlisted for the 2022 Little Pink Dog Authorstrator Prize, and she was awarded Second Place in the Published Illustrators category at the 2023 CYA Conference.
With a background in architecture, Jennifer brings a strong sense of movement and storytelling to her work, often inspired by adventure and imagination. She also co-hosts a book review program on Reading Radio.
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