{"product_id":"sidney-of-sydney","title":"Sidney of Sydney","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBased on a true story, this is a charming and adorable tale of a little penguin lost in a big city.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom award-winning author, Sue Whiting. Sydney is a big city with a busy harbour. Sidney is a young penguin… and he’s trouble. Sidney doesn’t mean to be trouble, he’s just curious. And one day that curiosity takes Sidney all over Sydney and on a grand adventure that lands Sidney in… TROUBLE!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge Suitability: 4-7\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"review-text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"review-source\"\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSue Whiting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an award-winning children’s and YA author and editor who has worked in publishing for 20+ years. Sue was senior commissioning editor and publishing manager for Walker Books Australia for many years before leaving in 2016 to concentrate on her writing. As a storyteller and schools’ performer, Sue has informed, inspired and entertained thousands of kids across the country. She is also a freelance children’s book editor and writing coach, and the author of numerous books, including the bestselling\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMissing,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ethe acclaimed\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Book of Chance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand a number of CBCA Notable Books. Sue’s latest books are a historical fiction middle grade novel,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTilda;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ethe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePearly and Pig\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003efiction series for middle grade, and the narrative nonfiction picture book\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Echidna Near my Place\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Cate James,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wheelbarrow Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ealso illustrated by Cate James.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiz Anelli\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eonce had a job dusting dinosaurs at London’s Natural History Museum. Nowadays she draws every day and illustrates picture books; combining collage, printmaking and paint into digitally composed artworks. These have collected numerous shortlistings and awards. In between books she creates quirky illustrated maps. Having spent ten glorious years in Australia she and her husband are now living in Cambridge, England. Liz loves sharing her passion for making pictures at festivals, libraries and schools around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSue Whiting \u003cbr\u003ePublished June 2025\u003cbr\u003eHardback\u003cbr\u003e32 Pages\u003cbr\u003e260mm x 270mm\u003cbr\u003eISBN \u003cspan\u003e9781760657703\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Walker Books","offers":[{"title":"Sue Whiting","offer_id":59290305724497,"sku":"9781760657703","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0955\/6464\/files\/9781760657703.jpg?v=1775706032","url":"https:\/\/shop.mhnsw.au\/products\/sidney-of-sydney","provider":"Museums of History NSW","version":"1.0","type":"link"}