I was so excited to find out that there are two more Ollie the Zebra books due for release in November called I love Holidays and I love Birthdays (Scholastic Australia). They will make wonderful companions to the other Ollie books I raved about here and they will all make beautiful stocking stuffers this Christmas.

Anna Walker has a great website where you can buy limited edition prints, check out where she paints and also see the little Ollie toy she knitted - so cute.

While on the site I found this jacket image of a new book she has illustrated that will be released by Penguin also in November. The cover is divine and the story, by Jane Godwin, sounds lovely so I am looking forward to this one as well.

Anna also won the Crichton Award this year for Santa’s Aussie Holiday, given by the Victorian Branch of The Children’s Book Council of Australia, to recognise new talent in Australian illustration.