JillE Books is
a brand new publishing imprint which has just been launched by New Zealand
owned and operated educational publishing house, Global Ed.
Global Ed was
founded in 2004 by Kiwi author and literacy educator, Jill Eggleton QSO, and
Sales & Marketing Director, Tracy Strudley. Together, they have built a
massive global export business, specialising in publishing modern literacy
material and allied teacher resources for students’ aged 4 to 12 years.
Now, with the
launch of JillE Books, Eggleton and Strudley enter the world of trade
publishing, bringing with them their vast expertise in educational publishing
and a passion for reading and literacy.
JillE Books
gives voice to Jill Eggleton’s desire to write children’s read-aloud picture
books; fun stories which captivate the imagination and use rich vocabulary –
think onomatopoeia and rhyme – to entertain and stimulate busy young minds.
JillE Books
commence their publishing programme in July with the release of four lavishly
illustrated books by well-known New Zealand illustrators, including Richard
Hoit. They are: Oh Me, Oh My; Wobbling Whiskers; Sneaky Snake; and Brachio.
Each comes with a bonus CD and retails for $24.99.
From creatures
large to small, Eggleton’s stories are bound to delight small Kiwi kid’s
everywhere, transforming bedtime reading into laugh-out-loud hilarity.
JILL EGGLETON is an
international educational consultant in literacy and the author of more than
800 children's books. Her work in education and literacy within New Zealand and
around the world was recognised in the 2010 New Zealand Honour’s List, when she
was made a Companion of the Queen’s Service Order.
And just this week she has been awarded the Margaret Mahy Medal.
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