Well folks, all that is left to say and do now is to bid adieu to 2025 and welcome 2026. Thank you for your support through the year. We hope you enjoy sharing our little wise ass's adventures with your little wise asses ;-) The stories that we grow up with really do matter so thank you for broadening your grandchildren's, children's, students' and readers' horizons. Given the way the future is panning out, they will no doubt need it. The way we live and work today would have

Willow the Wonderer gets a first look at his new home for the next four months! When was the last time you wrote a letter? A handwritten letter that is sealed in an envelope and sent on its way with a stamp? I can't recall either ... The rise of emails and messaging services have been slowly but surely putting an end to the art and business of letters. But just as pundits were calling the demise of the Post Office, these age-old institutions found a new calling: eCommerce. Th

The Aussie book world has been rocked by the collapse of Booktopia . Its demise has left many avid readers wondering where they go to discover and order a wide range of titles online. It's a valid concern as large online book retailers like Amazon and Booktopia are able to offer readers access to a wide range of books, often at crazy discounts. Unlike Amazon, Booktopia was also an Australian company known for supporting Australian authors and books. Their demise has left a v

Reeta and Darren - Sketching out the first Willow the Wonderer storybook Autumn is the perfect season for reflection Summer has come and gone and autumn is taking hold of our not-so-small island paradise of Australia. The chapter on 2024 is not only underway but has almost reached the half way mark. Yes, it is scarely two months away! The cooler change forces us indoors, creating the space for instrospection and reflection - and that is where my mind has mostly been these pas

2024 has a nice futuristic ring to it, does it not? To my ear at least it sounds like the distant future we grew up hearing so many fantasies about has just now come around, and landed right at our doorstop. But does it feel futuristic? To those who have lived through several decades at least, it surely feels futuristic - what with the internet and the miniturisation and digitisation of all things in our lives, it's hard to deny that much in the way we live has changed.   Ind

Another year has flown by so we must be having fun! It truly is a wonderful time of the year, as things wind down and the space opens to stop, take stock and reflect on the year that has been.   Our pride and joy this year has been seeing the ' wise as ' community go from strength to strength, right across Australia and beyond. Our heartfelt thanks goes out to everyone who made this possible; our customers, booksellers, educators, agents, suppliers and affiliates.   It's only

Guess what the postie delivered a few days ago? We weren't quite sure ourselves when the tightly wrapped parcel arrived a few mornings ago, which added nicely to the excitement of unwrapping the mystery box. We weren't disappointed either; nestled within countless layers of cardboard and padding were the advance copies of the bilingual - Simplified Chinese and English - edition of Willow the Wonderer picture books! Bilingual Simplified Chinese and English Edition of Willow t

Independent Australian publisher, Wise As Stories, has launched the third title in their popular children's book series, Willow the Wonderer. Entitled 'Space Odyssey', the Simplified Chinese rights to the highly anticipated book also sold to Beijing Reader & Thinker Culture Co pre-publication. For Immediate Release : 11.10.23 Wise As Stories are pleased to announce that the third book in their ‘ Willow the Wonderer ’ children's picture book series was officially launched to

It's a momentous day: Darren has started working on the very last spread for the third Willow the Wonderer picture book. The end is in sight! The picture book creation process Developing each picture book is easily six months of full time effort, involving writing, editing, book design, illustrating , typesetting, and then finally getting everything together for print production. So when we reach milestones like this, it is very much a cause for celebration! (And in case any