Six-year-old Isabelle doesn't have any brothers or sisters. But she does have her dad, her cat Steve, her friend Harry B, and her baby cousin, Bibi, who she's very good at looking after. And then along comes Isobel, a new girl at school. They have the same name, but will they be friends?Four gentle stories in one volume, all about Isabelle and her world, its trials and triumphs, its small moments and big dramas: friends, family, school life and growing up, from Jane Godwin, one of Australia's respected writers for children, and with delightful illustrations by Robin Cowcher.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called The Isabelle Stories .

This book has been graded for interest at 6-8 years.

There are 128 pages in this book. This book was published in 2023 by Hachette Australia .

Jane Godwin is the author of many award-winning stories for young people, including Baby Day , Sadie and the Silver Shoes , and Bear Make Den . A. Yi is the illustrator of the Alice-Miranda, Clementine Rose, and Ghost Club series. She works as a storyboard artist. Mike Dumbleton is a writer and literacy consultant. He has worked in South Australian high schools, New York City schools, and as a Literacy Curriculum Officer for the South Australian Education Department. In addition to children's books, he has written a range of educational texts. Mike's picture book Passing On was shortlisted for the Children's Book Council of Australia 2002 awards, and Mike was also the recipient of a 2005 Minister's Award for Outstanding Contribution to Improving Literacy. Robin Cowcher is an illustrator who enjoys drawing people, animals, food, fashion, and for children. She spent many years working at The Age (Fairfax Media) as a designer, illustrator and lastly as the illustrations editor. Her book Little Dog and the Christmas Wish (written by Corinne Fenton) was chosen as the subject for the 2015 60th anniversary Myer Melbourne Christmas windows. It was also shortlisted for the CBCA Crichton Awards for first time children's book illustrators. She contributes editorial illustrations regularly to The Age , other publications and also illustrates cookbooks.