Publications
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Retail pricing, 2026 publications:
Milo and Angel at the Beach by Asta Brown, illustrated by Ellisha Gronlund: $15.99 plus $3 postage.
The Spider Monster Visits Earth by Domenic Grego, illustrated by Arone-Ru Gumas: $15.99 plus $3 postage.
Buy both books and receive free postage!
Retail pricing, 2024 publications:
Discount price for Milo and Angel and the Shoe that 'Flewed', Tom's Space Adventure, Saving Sam and Dora's Big Idea - $15.99 each with free postage.
Buy more books and save more, 2 books save 10%, 3 books save 15%, 4 books save 20% of already discounted prices.
WHAT's in the BOOKs
Milo and Angel at the Beach by Asta Brown, illustrated by Ellisha Gronlund
We all have our own super-powers, don’t we? Angel is not sure what hers are. But when a strange mist falls onto the beach she and her big brother, Milo, are playing on, she discovers that, even if she can’t fly, she has some very useful skills.
Angel can’t solve the problem alone, though. She needs her big brother and her neighbour, Ginger. They can do much more when they work together, as a team.
Authored by Asta Brown, who lives with mild cognitive impairment, Milo and Angel on the Beach is a story about team-work and living positively with difference. Asta’s words are complimented by the whimsical illustrations of Ellisha Gronlund. Look out for the tricky little crab, readers, look out!
The Spider Monster Visits Earth by Domenic Grego, illustrated by Arone-Ru Gumas
Tom and his new friend, Ew, fly back to Earth in the space-ship that Tom’s dad built for him. Ew, who is a spider monster, finds Earth beautiful but confusing. She speaks spider monster language while everyone she meets on Earth speaks human language! Tom and Ew are pretty good at working out how to communicate, however - although eating spaghetti poses a few more problems for a monster with eight legs!
Authored by Domenic Grego, a young man who lives with a big imagination and with mild physical and cognitive impairments, The Spider Monster visits Earth is a sequel to his successful first book, Tom’s Space Adventure. A new illustrator, Aru Gumas, compliments Dom’s story with detailed and delightful illustrations. Like Tom's Space Adventure, The Spider Monster visits Earth will resonate with all children and adults who’ve ever dreamt of taking a space-ship across the galaxy.
Milo and Angel and shoe that flewed, by Holly Brown, illustrated by Holly Brown and Sarah Mares.
For sure, you must have done something slightly wicked when you were a kid. And had to sort it before the grown ups found out. Wait till you read Holly Brown's version of this archetypal story in Milo and Angel and the shoe that 'flewed'. There’s subtle inclusion of disability and a lot of fun. And wait till you see Holly's own illustrations, finished off with figures drawn by yet another clever artist, Sarah Mares.
- Dora's BIG Idea, by Teo Tissue, illustrated by Carly Boyd.
And last but never least, Teo Tissue explores those moments we have all experienced, but which can be far more common for children with autism – the times when you feel lonely and friendless. Her solution – in a book for 3-7 year olds, delightfully illustrated by Carly Boyd – is a therapy dog. We all love dogs, right? But teaching them to be companion animals is not always the easiest thing, specially when the dog is definitely on the messy side.
- Saving Sam, by Jaydin Cole, illustrated by Steven Ma.
Were you, or are you, passionate about saving koalas or other endangered species? Author Jaydin Cole is, and he has written an highly appealing story to communicate this to preschool aged children. Jaydin uses his autism to concentrate and his thoughtfulness comes across in Saving Sam. Saving Sam's delightful illustrations are by Steven Ma.
- Tom's Space Adventure, by Domenic Grego, illustrated by Lucy Keirle.
Did five-year-old you ever lie awake at night, wondering about the stars, space, what was out there? Domenic Grego has captured this dream exquisitely and has also captured the confusion – and amusement – when communication is not what you’d think. Tom's Space Adventure, illustrated with whimisical drawings by the talented Lucy Keirle, is a lively adventure for 3-5 year olds.
