Woolly Wally gets a sheep-sized makeover

A flash new edition of that popular shaggy sheep's tale Woolly Wally is out tomorrow. 

Illustrator extraordinaire Ross Kinnaird has redrawn all the illustrations in a bold, graphic style that takes this captivating picture book by Dawn McMillan into the top paddock. 

Wally is the sheep supreme, the master of his flock, proud to be the handsome head of his faithful ewes.

But pride, as they say, comes before a fall — or in Wally’s case, a date with the shearing shed. What will Wally and his flock learn once they have lost their fine fleeces? 

First published in 2006, Woolly Wally is a great read for kids of all ages. 

Read more about author Dawn McMillan and illustrator Ross Kinnaird:

Woolly Wally  | ISBN: 978-0-947506-42-1 |  RRP $19.99

Paperback, 230 x 215 mm 
32 pages colour

Where was Woolly Wally?

Having a laugh is unavoidable when working with creative people like Dawn McMillan and Ross Kinnaird, authors of bestselling children’s picture books. 

Having a lunch with Dawn, Ross and the Oratia team that brings their books to publication has become a fixture at the start of each year. Dawn always manages a surprise related to work in progress, unveiled at lunch in the Northcote Tavern on Auckland’s North Shore last week . 

With Ross having just finished the redesign of their classic Woolly Wally, a sheepish tale about a ram who’s king of the flock, things took a pretty silly turn. Thanks, Dawn, for your craft genius. 

We agreed not to tag any of the team on social media, though perhaps a bit of sheep dip is on order.

Woolly Wally will be back in stores in his fabulous new livery in June this year (ISBN 978-0-947506-42-1). 

Woolly Wally returns

Woolly Wally

Dawn McMillan

Illustrated by Ross Kinnaird

Popular book returns...

Woolly Wally is back!

Wally is a magnificent ram who is immensely proud of his fine fleece, and the effect it has on the ewes around him. But pride always comes before a fall – or in Wally’s case, before the shearing shed.

Dawn McMillan’s hilarious rhyming tale of the leader of a flock who’s in for a nasty shock is memorably illustrated by Ross Kinnaird in a package that will delight kids in the 5 to 8 age group.

Woolly Wally was published in 2006 but has been out of print for some years. From today it’s available again in full colour, and will soon be available as an ebook.

Author Dawn McMillan welcomes the return of Woolly Wally: “It’s great to have Wally back – we’ve all missed him!”

Dawn and Ross are the well-known children’s book team who created the international bestseller Why Do Dogs Sniff Bottoms?; they are collaborating on a new book, I Need a New Bum, to be published by Libro International in September.

Release Date:  18 April 2012  | ISBN: 978-1-877514-49-4   | RRP $19.99

32 pages colour

For an interview, images or a review copy, contact:

Dawn McMillan 07 868 2757

Peter Dowling  027 614 8993

Libro International, a division of Oratia Media

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