Book Week with Andrea Rowe

Date: Friday 21 August, 12pm – 12:45pm (AEST)

Join us as we celebrate Book Week with award-winning author, Andrea Rowe. Students will have the opportunity to hear Andrea read two of her picture books, Jetty Jumping and Castle Crashing, as well as participate in a live Q and A session about being a published author. 

In collaboration with the MoAD Learning team, students will also have the opportunity to explore risk-taking, and how to support others and encourage kindness in our everyday lives.

Jetty Jumping

While Milla's friends take big, brave jumps off the jetty, Milla stays on the blistering wood, scared of what lurks below. But when Milla accidentally falls off the edge, she discovers the beauty of the deep, dark sea – and her summer changes forever.

Castle Crashing

Bonnie knows how to build sandcastles best, but her friends insist on building their own castles every way but Bonnie's way. They sift and sculpt and burrow in the soft, white sand, happily playing by their own rules. No-one listens to Bonnie. Soon, her anger boils over and she storms off across the dunes.

Bonnie's friends are patient and understanding; they will wait for her to navigate her feelings. But can Bonnie show herself the same kindness?

About Andrea Rowe

Andrea Rowe is a best-selling, award-winning picture book author. Andrea loves to write stories where characters explore the great outdoors, ponder big questions, and move through tricky feelings, which inspire conversations among children, families, and educators. Her picture book Jetty Jumping (illustrated by Hannah Sommerville), was awarded the 2022 CBCA Picture Book of the Year – Early Childhood, and Castle Crashing is a 2026 CBCA Notable Book of the Year – Early Childhood.

Explore Andrea's website.