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My Dad Makes the World Go Around and Around: Filled with quirky inventions and extraordinary feats, this is the perfect adventure to share with Dad this special Father's Day

By Maddy Mara
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Dad can do ANYTHING! A wonderful story to read together with Dad, by bestselling Australian creators Maddy Mara and Andy Joyner. Would you like to know something amazing and true?There's nothing on earth that my dad cannot do.A gleeful celebration of dads and all the impossible... Read More
Format: Hardback
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My Dad Makes the World Go Around and Around: Filled with quirky inventions and extraordinary feats, this is the perfect adventure to share with Dad this special Father's Day

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Dad can do ANYTHING! A wonderful story to read together with Dad, by bestselling Australian creators Maddy Mara and Andy Joyner.


Would you like to know something amazing and true?

There's nothing on earth that my dad cannot do.

A gleeful celebration of dads and all the impossible (literally!) things they do. From making the sun rise each day to taming those scary monsters under the bed, dads really do make the world go around!

A wonderful story by bestselling Australian creators, Maddy Mara and Andrew Joyner.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781460767146

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 30 June 2026

Country: Australia

Imprint: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Andrew Joyner

Audience: Children

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Weight: 0g

Pages: 32

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About the Author

Maddy Mara is the pen name of Australian creative duo Hilary Rogers and Meredith Badger. Hilary is a writer and former publisher; Meredith is a writer and teaches English as a second language. Together they have written or created many bestselling series for kids. Their recent series include Forever Fairies, Dragon Games, Itty Bitty Kitty and the international hit Dragon Girls. They live on the lands of the Wurundjeri and Bunurong people in Melbourne, Australia. Their website is maddymara.com. Andrew Joyner is an illustrator, author and cartoonist based in Strathalbyn, South Australia. His much-loved books include The Terrible Plop and Mary & Marcus (both written by Ursula Dubosarsky), The Swap (written by Jan Ormerod) and The Bum Book (written by Kate Mayes). Read more at www.andrewjoyner.com.au

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