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Biographical note
Kaye Baillie is an award-winning children’s author, with eleven fiction and non-fiction books published in Australia and internationally. With a passion for writing about remarkable people or events, Kaye’s stories are full of humour and heart. She has experienced different foods in cafés across the world. Gumbo in New Orleans, barbecued enoki mushrooms in Japan, steak and kidney pie in London, pastizzi in Malta, soft cheese and baguettes for breakfast in France, kebabs in Cairo and mango pudding in Hong Kong. Kirrili Lonergan is a picture book illustrator, art therapist and mother of four children. She is the co-creator of the ‘Lessons of a LAC’ series and school visit sessions and the author of several other titles for EK, including Ollie’s Treasure and What If … ?. She is passionate about children’s needs due to her former years working as a paediatric nurse. Kirrili is an active committee member for the CBCA Newcastle Sub-branch and a regular volunteer for Books4Outback.“This story shows how changes can be good for us, and it also shows the
importance of accepting differences.
And it includes a yummy recipe to make your own Welcome Cookies!” <br /><i>- In The Good Books Blog
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“This story, based on the author's daughter's
experiences, helps young readers understand that sometimes change is inevitable
and we miss what was, often the new can be as good as the old, perhaps even
better. So while what was can be a precious memory, there are new memories
to be made and we can actively make these.” <br /><i>-
The Bottom Shelf =
Teacher Librarian
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“This is a sweet (pardon the pun) story for 4 to 8-year-olds to remind
us that changes happen in life and there can be positives in the new.”
<br /><i>-Buzz Words Magazine </i>
“Covering important topics of
adapting, new beginnings and community, this book certainly opened up
conversations with my kids about emotions and coping with change. Mstr 6 &
Mstr 5 “love the cookies” and the book has a big thumbs up from them..” <br />-<i>@Kat_Bookworm</i>
Love Four Reading (via Instagram)
“There’s
a cookie recipe included on the last page. This is a sweet story with themes of
friendship, community and change” <br /><i>- Love Four Reading (via Instagram) </i>
“I love the emotional element to this story and
how that changes for Mabel. The characters are endearing and of course, I love
that there is cookie decorating! The recipe is even included in the back.” <br /><i>-Get.kids.booked </i>
“Together, the text and artwork offer sensitivity, emotion, warmth and
hope for young and older readers, inspiring us all to try new things, accept
change, and cherish;our favourite places and people.” <br /><i>-Magpie’s Magazine </i>
“This is an uplifting and empowering story for 4- to 8-year-old and
though there is a reasonable amount of text on each page, the heartfelt story
and sensitive illustrations provide a lesson in having an open mind to life’s
changes.”<br /><i>-StoryLinks</i>
“With sensitive illustrations that give life to Mabel's emotional
responses, <i>The Welcome Cookies</i> will have young and old alike
wanting to visit their local cafe to taste the welcome cookies.”<br /><i> -Midwest Book Review
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