ISBN: 9781921497148

Verity Finds Her Voice

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Due for release  May 2025


Verity is a shy preschooler who always does whatever others tell her. She picks up after her friends, has no say in games, and even plays second fiddle to a drooling baby. But when she is overlooked at her beloved swimming class, Verity realises something needs to change — and discovers the courage to speak up. Verity Finds Her Voice will help children learn that not only is it okay to be assertive, but that being a good friend to yourself is just as important as being a good friend to others.


SPECIFICATIONS: 245mm x 255mm | Hardback | 32 Pages | Full Colour | EK Books

A little determination goes a long way in this inspiring story about creating green spaces and building community.

Rosie loves nothing more than to dig and spend time with people from her neighbourhood in the community garden. There’s Mr Dellagatti who collects seeds, Annika who plays the violin, and even Esmeralda the chicken who likes worms for breakfast!

But when the garden is sold to the Big Boss of a city company, Rosie looks on helplessly as it is destroyed and replaced by a towering skyscraper. Where will her friends from the garden go now? And what will happen to Esmeralda now that her home is gone?

It’s going to take some unexpected teamwork and a whole lot of bravery, but maybe Rosie can find a solution that makes everyone happy…

Rosie’s Garden is an inspiring story about preserving nature and standing up for the things that are important to us. Through simple prose and beautiful illustrations, it explores themes of environmentalism, urbanisation and community in a way that will engage younger readers and get them thinking about the world around them, and the role we can all play in protecting it. Essential reading for any little ones interested in nature, buildings, the outdoors – and digging!

Kristin Kelly is a children’s picture book author and tutor for children with additional learning needs in New Zealand. Across her career she has also worked as a nurse, preschool teacher and educational leader. Her previously published books include Mitchell Itches (EK Books, 2024) and The Squeakling (Scholastic, 2024), which won the 2023 Storylines Joy Cowley Award. Kristin wrote Verity Finds Her Voice after observing a shy young child in her class who, she felt, might benefit from some gentle encouragement to speak up and set boundaries.


Jasmine Berry is a children’s book illustrator and a graphic designer for an education publisher, living in Western Australia. She began drawing to impress the other kids as soon as she was old enough to hold a colouring pencil. But lately, she crafts these exciting and magical worlds with her computer, iPad and many coffees. Her previously published books include Where’s My Dinosaur? (Riveted Press, 2021), Troll’s Tall Tales (Riveted Press, 2021), Mila & Ivy (Wombat Books, 2022), and the Pepper Masalah series (Wombat Books, 2023).

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