From the author of the award-winning His Name was Walter comes another magical mystery story that will delight Emily Rodda fans.
Buttons three, attend to me!
Take me where I want to be!
No one saw Eliza Vanda arrive in Tidgy Bay that rainy winter afternoon. The sign advertising 'Cabins for Rent' was almost hidden by a pile of builder's rubble, but Eliza Vanda didn't seem at all put out by the mess.
'This is a nice little pocket,' she said. 'It should suit us very well.'
Life hasn't been much fun for Milly Dynes lately. There seem to be problems everywhere she looks. She's always loved her home in Tidgy Bay, but at the moment she wishes she was somewhere -anywhere - else.
Then Eliza Vanda turns up - and magic comes with her ...
A Children's Book Council of Australia Notable Book in 2022, this sparkling new fantasy adventure from Emily Rodda is a book to be cherished.
AWARDS FOR HIS NAME WAS WALTER:
Winner - 2019 Prime Minister's Literary Awards (Children's Literature)
Winner - 2019 Australian Book Design Awards (Children's Fiction Book)
Winner - 2019 CBCA Book of the Year Awards (Younger Readers)
Shortlisted - 2019 Davitt Awards (Children's)
Shortlisted - 2019 QLD Literary Awards (Griffith University Children's Book Award)
Shortlisted - 2018 Aurealis Awards (Best Young Adult Novel)
PRAISE FOR HIS NAME WAS WALTER:
'Another magnificent book from Emily Rodda' - Readings
'guaranteed to capture the imaginations of 8+ mystery lovers' - Better Reading
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Emily Rodda is one of Australia’s most successful, popular and versatile writers, who has won the Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award for a record five times. A former editor of The Women’s Weekly, Emily is also the best-selling author of adult mysteries under her own name of Jennifer Rowe. Her children’s books, for a range of ages and genres, exhibit a mastery of plot and character.