Sophie Cunningham

How do we take in the beauty of our planet while processing the losses? What trees can survive in the city? Which animals can survive in the wild? How do any of us—humans, animals, trees—find a forest we can call home? In these moving, thought-provoking essays, Sophie Cunningham considers the meaning of trees and our love of them. She chronicles...

Flipper and Finnegan - The True Story of How Tiny Jumpers Saved Little Penguins takes you to a beautiful island paradise. Every morning, Flipper and Finnegan hunt for fish in the clear blue ocean waters. Every evening, they waddle up the beach together with all their friends — it's a penguin parade. But one day, when Flipper comes up for...

Mango and Hopscotch - The Inspiring Story of a Brave Kangaroo and her Joey Rescued from Floodwaters by Sophie Cunningham tells the heartwarming tale of Mango and Hopscotch, who reside in a lush tropical forest by the river's edge. Together, they munch on grass and relax in the inviting shade. One day, as the mob grazes peacefully, the sky darkens...

Tippy and her baby Jellybean live in a beautiful eucalyptus forest.One day, they wake up and sniff the air. It's smoky, hot and windy. Kangaroos and wallabies are bounding. Wombats are heading to their burrows. The cockatoos take off in an enormous flock. Tippy can't hop. Or run. Or fly.So she shelters her baby in the only way she can...This...

Melbourne's a city you get to know from the inside out—you have to walk it to love it. My favourite time to do this is at night. That's when you capture glimpses of people eating, laughing, talking, arguing, watching TV and reading through half-open terrace house doors and windows... It is a city of inside places and conversation. Of intimacy....