Lorraine Marwood

Footprints on the Moon is a breathtaking verse novel about one girl finding the courage to take her own small steps for humankind. Humans are about to leave footprints on the moon, but what sort of mark can one girl make here on earth? It's 1969 and life is changing fast. Sharnie Burley is starting high school and finding it...

Squawk! Snuffle! Bark! Roar! Feathers, fins, scales, claws. Running, hopping, crawling, soaring. All creatures are celebrated in this new collection of poetry by Lorraine Marwood. Guinea Pig Town and Other Animal Poems explores the vibrant world of animals through a delightful mix of sounds and movements, inviting readers into a magical journey across diverse habitats and the lively characters that...

A new novel about belonging, loss and love from the celebrated author of Star Jumps, the 2010 winner of the Prime Minister's Award for Children's Fiction. Leave taking noun: the act of saying goodbye. What if you had just one week left to say goodbye to everything you've ever known? Toby and his mum and dad are leaving their family...

Traumatised by a fire in which the narrator's family perishes, the narrator takes on a new identity on the goldfields. The narrator flees to the Chinese camp, taking the name Lin. However, Ellery, a man connected to Lin's past, is determined to take over all the goldfields, setting in place a dangerous sequence of events. Ratwhiskers and Me is suitable...

Celebrating Australia - A Year in Poetry is a vibrant new poetry collection by Lorraine Marwood. It explores the many ways we celebrate in Australia! Australia Day, ANZAC Day, Boxing Day and birthdays. Weddings, Chinese New Year, the first day of spring and Ramadan. So many special occasions! So much to celebrate.