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Review - Alby and the Cat

My chapter book for younger readers, Alby and the Cat, came out in 2008. Published by The Five Mile Press, it was part of four chapter books they released that year for their Ripper Reads series. I wrote the story because my dad was blinded in an industrial accident and had a guide dog for 13 years. His name was Duke, and he was a beautiful black Labrador, who became not only dad's sighted guide, but a loyal and loving companion as well. It was rare not to see them together, and when they...

R.I.P Allan Cornwell

I was fortunate enough to come in contact with a wonderful man named Allan Cornwell in 2006, when I was looking for someone to publish my first children's book, Quizzical. He was a graphic designer who lived on the Mornington Peninsula at the time, who had published his own books, as well as books for other people. He came highly recommended, and was the starting point of my continuing journey as an author.
Allan asked me to email my Quizzical manuscript to him, which I did, and he contacted ...

What's been happening ...

I have found that one of the biggest stumbling blocks of being a relatively new author, is getting known. It can be a long, slow process - it's incredibly hard competing against the more popular, well-known authors whose books are guaranteed to walk off shelves as soon as they are released - but I'm learning that perseverance is the key. And not giving up. When one door closes, another one will open. Well, that's my theory, anyway. And that's how it often works out.

There are so many things I ...

New books

Hi again
Where does the time go? Already it's April - Mum will be asking me what we're doing for Christmas soon!! Now, that's a scary thought!
I have two new books due out soon. The first, Puzzle Palace, is the third in the Quizzical series. The second, Alby and the Cat: Showbusiness, is the second of my books about Alby the guide dog and the mischievious cat that lives next door. You can read more about them on my website: http://www.quizzicalbook.com
Money Bags (the second book in the...

Leanne's books

There will be two more books out in 2010 - Puzzle Palace, the third book in the Quizzical series, and a new Alby story, Alby and the Cat: Show Business.

HiMy name is Leanne Davidson. I'm a relatively new chil...

Hi

My name is Leanne Davidson. I'm a relatively new children's author, having had four books published, since initially self-publishing my first book, Quizzical, in 2006.

I was really lucky there - it won the 2006 Best Self-Published Book Award for Fiction - and as a result was picked up The Five Mile Press, who re-released it with a new jacket in 2008. Also, in 2008, they published a short chapter book I wrote about a guide dog, called Alby and the Cat. That story was close to my heart. M...