Australian wildlife is awesome
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Share your love of nature
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Australian wildlife is awesome ✪ Share your love of nature ✪
Children’s books
Award-winning picture books with all-Australian animal species.
Spend a day with Australia’s most vibrant and unique feathered friends. Full of splashing shorebirds, clattering cockatoos, parading penguins and greedy galahs, Busy Beaks is the perfect introduction to Australian birds of all shapes and sizes. Contains two pages of interesting facts about the 25 Australian bird species featured in the book.
Over 50,000 copies sold
Published by Affirm Press. ISBN: 9781925972948
Hardback nature picture book for early childhood
32 pages, 280 x 210 mm, 420 grams
Journey through the night with some of Australia’s most fascinating furry friends. Meet waddling wombats, bounding bilbies, peculiar possums and daring devils in this delightful introduction to our cute and quirky marsupials.
Twenty-six Australian marsupial species feature in Jumping Joey with accessible facts about each species at the back of the book.
Children’s Book Council of Australia, notable book 2022.
Affirm Press ISBN: 9781922626004
Hardback children’s book, 32 pages, 280 x 210 mm, 400 grams
For ages 0-6
Step through the seasons with some of Australia's most interesting insects. Say hello to chirping cicadas, flashing fireflies, sneaky stick insects and burrowing bees in this adorable introduction to our unique and charming bug life.
Contains two pages of interesting facts about the 27 Australian insect species featured in the book.
Published by Affirm Press
25 Jun 2024
ISBN 9781923022003
Hardback children’s book, 32 pages, 280 x 210 mm, 400 grams
For early childhood and bug lovers of all ages.
Jumping Joeys is now available in board book edition. With thick pages, rounded corners and a smaller format, it’s ideal for babies and toddlers.
Journey through the night with some of Australia’s most fascinating furry friends. Meet waddling wombats, bounding bilbies, peculiar possums and daring devils in this delightful introduction to our cute and quirky marsupials.
Twenty-six species feature in Jumping Joeys, including lesser-known and threatened species plus Australia’s most-loved marsupials. Species facts appear in the hardback edition of Jumping Joeys only.
Published by Affirm Press.
Publication date: 27 December 2022
ISBN: 9781922863805
220 x 180 mm
Board Book, thick card pages and rounded corners.
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Adorable and educational art for the nursery.Kids
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Recycled stationery. Made in Melbourne.Art prints
Hello there!
I’m Sarah Allen, an Australian visual artist, author and illustrator with a love for native wildlife. My children’s books — Busy Beaks, Jumping Joeys and Ingenious Insects — share my passion for Australia’s unique species.
Collectively, more than 90,000 copies of my books have found their way into kids’ hands across the country. I hope to spark curiosity and connection with the natural world.
Book Week & Term 3
Bookings are now open for 2026 incursions and workshops.
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Murals and public art
LET’S TRANSFORM YOUR WALLS
Whether you’re looking for a hand-painted mural or a custom design for a digitally printed installation, I can help you upgrade and uplift your walls. -
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Commissions
COMMERCIAL ILLUSTRATION
I take on a limited number of commercial commissions with like-minded companies and organisations. Check out my folio and feel welcome to drop me a line at sarah@sarahallen.com.au.
Collaborations
Some of the lovely people I’ve worked with include:
