We are excited to host Isabelle Duff and Susannah Crispe at The Book Cow to launch The Real Cowgirl, a heart-warming story about being yourself and finding bravery through friendship. Sal wants to be a real cowgirl – brave, strong, wild, smart, kind, fierce, a good friend. Sal feels safe and strong at home, or out riding with her pony, but she finds going to school scary and isolating. Her friends, both pony and human, help her to feel brave and build her up to feel all the wonderful things they can see in her.

Isabelle Duff is a farmer, author, and student at the University of New South Wales, where she is studying Advanced Science and Commerce. A self-proclaimed ‘tree hugger’, passionate about science and environmental agribusiness, she hopes to one day manage the family business. Isabelle has volunteered at her local primary school and is keen to facilitate discussions with children about mental illness, to help reduce stigma and ignorance. Isabelle's first title Cookie was inspired by her border collie Saffy, and by the Australian bush.

Susannah Crispe is a Canberra-based children’s book illustrator with a background in zoology and art history. She has a degree in Art History from the University of Sydney (2008) and studied Zoology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of New England. Susannah is a largely self-taught artist and works primarily in watercolour and digital collage. Susannah is also a stay-at-home-mum, where reading books with the kids forms a huge part of her everyday routine. Susannah illustrated Isabelle’s first book, Cookie, as well as Where the Heart Is.

This event is part of our 'Boredom Busters' School holiday program! You can find more entertaining kid's events on our website - https://bookcow.com.au/