To celebrate the release of Liz Ledden's new picture book Everyone Wants an Octopus Book! illustrated by Makoto Koji, Liz is joined by two fellow authors published by Hardie Grant's Bright Light imprint, Dr Zewlan Moor and Sandhya Parappukkaran. They chat diversity and representation in kids' books, how they present tricky topics in kid-centric ways in their picture books, stories they want more of - and lots more!

660. TAKEOVER: Liz Ledden and guests - Everyone Wants an Octopus Book

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Ashleigh Barton and Dani Vee chat about her new picture book Dinosaur In My Pocket. They talk about ideas, guilt, teachable moments and how we can all come back from mistakes. Ashleigh chats about the writing process an her experiences working in publishing.

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660. TAKEOVER: Liz Ledden and guests - Everyone Wants an Octopus Book

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