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Your Next Read Silver: Will Fin Win?

By Jane Godwin
Series: Your Next Read Silver
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Do you like ANIMALS, SPORT and FRIENDS?Then this book is YOUR NEXT READ. Fin never wins anything. On school sports day, a naughty puppy stops Fin from coming first in his race. Will Fin ever win? Or will he learn that there are more important things than medals? From... Read More
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Do you like ANIMALS, SPORT and FRIENDS?

Then this book is YOUR NEXT READ. 

Fin never wins anything. On school sports day, a naughty puppy stops Fin from coming first in his race. Will Fin ever win? Or will he learn that there are more important things than medals? 

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781923419322

Publisher: Affirm Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 February 2026

Country: Australia

Imprint: Affirm Kids

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Tom Jellett

DIMENSIONS

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 112

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About the Author

Jane Godwin is the author of many award-winning stories for young people, including her bestselling picture books with Anna Walker, Sadie and the Silver Shoes, What Do You Wish For?, Today We Have No Plans, All Through the Year, and Little Cat and the Big Red Bus. Jane has also collaborated with Andrew Joyner on the delightful picture books How Big Is Too Small? and Bear Make Den. Visit her at JaneGodwin.com.au. For over twenty years, Tom Jellett has illustrated much loved picture books for children including My Dad Thinks He’s Funny. His work has appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers, including editorial illustrations for The Australian and The Weekend Australian. Tom has been included in the Editorial and Book category for Illustrators 61, and exhibited at the Society of Illustrators, New York in 2019.

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