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8/16/2017

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‘It is always wonderful and heartwarming to see so many kids who love books—and treat authors like rockstars!’ said Kenwood. ‘We had 1900 attendees, and each ticket came with a book, so we sold approximately 1900 copies of the book as part of the event. The book has also had a great start with sales across our shops, and at this stage I imagine it will continue to be as popular, if not more so, than the last instalment.’ Dymocks reported The 91-Storey Treehouse has become its fastest selling Australian book of all time, with first-day sales reaching over 4200, an increase of over 40% on the first-day sales of The 78-Storey Treehouse , published in 2016. Dymocks category manager Imogen Neely said the popularity of the series shows no signs of slowing. ‘It is so encouraging to see the everlasting power of Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton’s series, seven years (and books) later,’ said Neely. Pan Macmillan children’s publisher Claire Craig told Books+Publishing the publisher was ‘thrilled with the extraordinary levels of excitement’ at the launch at Melbourne town hall, as well as sales from bookshops across the country. ‘Early reports from our booksellers are that first-day sales are surpassing those for The 78-Storey Treehouse , reflecting the continuing enthusiasm for the “Treehouse” series from readers all over the country.’ Readings has posted photos from the launch on its Facebook page here . Environment Award for Children’s Literature 2017 winners announced The Wilderness Society has announced the winners for the 2017 Environment Award for Children’s Literature. The winners are: Picture fiction Chooks in Dinner Suits (Diane Jackson Hill & Craig Smith, Museum Victoria Publishing) Nonfiction Welcome to Country (Aunty Joy Murphy & Lisa Kennedy, Black Dog Books)

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Rainforest Camp: Juliet Nearly a Vet (Rebecca Johnson, Puffin).

The Environment Award for Children’s Literature is presented annually to fiction and nonfiction books that ‘foster a love of wild places and wildlife in

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