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The rain poured, Sydney was brooding, but the launch of Gracie and Josh was a total joy.

Paul MacDonld from The Children’s Bookshop, VARIETY the children’s charity, Meredith Costain from Ford Street Publishing and an enthusiastic crowd welcomed ‘Gracie and Josh’ into the world.

I couldn’t believe it when Jodie Wells Slowgrove and Vicki Stanton and others braved the weater to drive hours from Woollongong to this event.

People came from fare and wide:-

Sharon Rundle, Christie Lamb and one of my favourite fans – the wonderful girl Nina Lamb – came from the Central Coast.

Loved poet Beverely George , award winning illustrator Sarah Davis and Nikau – gosh I couldn’t believe that she already a teen. – also from the Central Coast.

The award winning Libby Gleeson, Sue Murray playwright from School Magazine, Rachel Greenwood editor of the CBCA magazine and so many people piled into the Children’s Bookshop.

Serena Geddes and I shared the very special journey of creating our picture book ‘Gracie and Josh’ -

where we celebrated children and families who faced illness through the joy of words and colour.

Deeply personal, ‘Gracie and Josh’ is our public testament to the resilience and courage and love of children.

 We were privileged to partner with Variety the children’s charity in ‘Gracie and Josh’ – www.variety.org.au

The love, memories, friendship washed over and into us as Australian children’s authors and illustrators celebrated 15 years of The Children’s Writers and Illustrators’ Network at The Hughenden Woollahra Sydney.