“At Wet Season Books, our vision is to create children’s stories that celebrate the Australian environment and its unique ecology. ”
Discover a series of children’s books
That Inspire & Educate - Wet Season Books.
Author - Cate Storey
illustrations - Sarah Matsuda
Celebrating australia’s biodiversity.
“Young quolls go for their first hunt alone..”
Snuggled Away
Lyrical rhyming combined with full page illustrations..
Snuggled Away
“We protect and treasure what we are familiar with and what we know and understand.”
Wet Season Books believes that children should grow up connected to their landscape, knowing what wildlife and fauna are indemic to their area.
Sarah Matsuda has illustrated several children’s books celebrating the Australian landscape, it’s animals and insects. Careful attention has been paid to the scientific accuracy of each animal and its habitat, so that each book is a learning experience as well as one of wonderment and beauty.
Our first offerings “Snuggled Away” and “The Perfect Hollow” are now available.
You can learn more by visiting the Wet Seasons Books website, or join Sarah’s Mailing list ⬇ to hear about book events!
Rachel Tal Jagoda
“A must gift for all
children 💗”
“Snuggled Away”
Our first offering from Wet Season Books is available now!
Written by Cate Storey & Illustrated by Sarah Matsuda.
Snuggled Away is a richly visual, rhyming story that explores the habits of Australia’s nocturnal animals. As you go to sleep, animals all around Australia are busy caring for young and searching for food.
Fun facts follow the main story and both children and parents can learn from the pictorial catalogue of the featured animals, accompanied by their scientific and common names at the back of the book.
Join the fun!
Watch Illustrator Sarah Matsuda and author Cate Storey in loads of laughs as they create a promo for Wet Season Books!
Fine Art Prints from Snuggled Away
Watch the making of an illustration for “The Perfect Hollow” in this short reel! 🐝
Totes & Bags Inspired by the Books!
Enjoy a FREE colouring download of three illustrations of Australian flora and fauna including nocturnal animals and endangered animals: Greater glider, powerful owl, regent honey eater and others.
Hand drawn by artist Sarah Matsuda, these can be used in conjunction with our Children’s Picture Books.
Please feel free to make copies for non-commercial use (not for re-sale) in schools, kindys, daycares and other centres.
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