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Icky and Old Scaley Chops

Brief Description
Icky the witch lives alone in a mushroom house with icy toes and a reputation that keeps everyone away. Chops is a fish-smelling cat with no friends and nowhere to sleep. But when a cold winter forces Icky into town, a chance meeting changes everything. Together,... Read More
Format: Hardback
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A lonely witch and a smelly old cat discover the true magic of friendship—and change their whole town.

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Icky the witch lives alone in a mushroom house with icy toes and a reputation that keeps everyone away. Chops is a fish-smelling cat with no friends and nowhere to sleep. But when a cold winter forces Icky into town, a chance meeting changes everything.

Together, Icky and Chops dance under the moonlight, cast joyful spells, and warm more than just toes—they warm hearts, too.

Told in lilting rhyme and filled with warm, whimsical illustrations and gentle humour, Icky and Old Scaley Chops is a heartwarming tale of friendship, belonging, and the kind of magic only acceptance can bring.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781760363000

Publisher: Starfish Bay Children's Books

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 06 October 2026

Country: Australia

Imprint: Starfish Bay Children's Books

Illustration: Full colour interior

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Carlotta Zanettini

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 8.0mm

Width: 261.0mm

Height: 215.0mm

Weight: 390g

Pages: 40

About the Author

Jordon Garbellini Adams is an Australia author of children's picture books. She enjoys telling stories set in magical worlds, in which odd characters live, grow and learn lessons that young readers can carry through to real life. Her characters may be magical, but they face the same obstacles we do, and Jordon hopes her stories encourage children to be kind to others and confident in themselves.

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