Double Book Launch: Parrot Palace and Guess How I Was Born by Susanne Gervay

We're excited to welcome Susanne Gervay back to The Book Cow to launch not one, but two of her new children's books, Parrot Palace and Guess How I Was Born. 

ABOUT THE BOOKS

Parrot Palace

Three inventive and daring kids, along with their families, live in a three-story apartment block called’ Parrot Palace’.

Hari, Lily-Rosa, and Mikey come from different cultures, but their differences unite them as they form a close-knit team. They share their secrets as they navigate their dreams and challenges.

Will Mikey become a joker or follow in his dad’s footsteps as a builder? Can Lily-Rosa balance her dreams of becoming a firefighter, and a ballerina? And will Hari fix the disaster he created for his Nani and mother?

They join together and confront their arch enemy, the neighbour Mr Crabtree. It is here, that they eventually find the real answers to friendship.

PRAISE FOR PARROT PALACE

‘Growing up, some of my best friends were books, and how I wish I’d had a friend and a book like this, reflecting the true, warm, beating heart of Australian multicultural diversity. Hari and his friends will stay with you long after you’ve left Parrot Palace.’ –Dr Sunil Badami a writer, critic, broadcaster, academic and regular reporter for ABC and ABC personality.

‘Parrot Palace is an open invitation from the heart to step into a multi-hued, multicultural, inclusive world where difference is celebrated, tradition is valued, and the language of love is spoken. It certainly does ‘make the world a better place’ A Must Read!’ – Professor Meenakshi Bharat, Head of English, University of Delhi.

‘Parrot Palace aptly illustrates the essence of humanity: love, care, and sharing what we have for the common good of the community we live in. I strongly recommend it to all our children growing up in Australia.’ – Dr Andrew Kwong

Guess How I Was Born

In this own-voice IVF story, meet Violet who is having the best day ever at a dress-up party with all her friends. But it wouldn't be a party without a few hiccups ...
Guess How I Was Born explores diverse families and all the ways a child may come into the world, including IVF, adoption and your family. Delightful, honest and fun, this book creates opportunities for children to celebrate their uniqueness.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Susanne writes for young people to laugh, learn, love and be courageous in a challenging world. She writes for adults to explore with kids ideas that excite and empower them. As the child of refugees, story is the secret ingredient as a pathway to home and self belief. Presented with the Lifetime Social Justice Literature Award for her body of work by the International Literacy Association and an Order of Australia, Susanne’s books are recognised as capturing hope be it the joyous and playful cockatoos in ‘There’s a Gang in Our Street’ or the heroic kids in ‘Heroes of the Holocaust’. Her loved I Am Jack series has become a rite-of-passage on school bullying adapted into a play that toured across Australia and USA, while Harmony Day is at the centre of Elephants Have Wings. Endorsed by Room to Read, Cancer Council, Life Education, anti bullying, literacy, many organisations, Susanne takes her stories from the Outback to Istanbul to everywhere, because kids matter.