This is a lovely picture book about life in the backyard as the kids in the street play cricket together. The 12th Dog bowls out humour, cricket knowledge, great illustrations and would appeal to any dog loving child.

Alicia, The Book Grocer

a most delightful book with a clear developing story and a few surprises ... highly recommended. - Reading Time on STUCK! a very satisfactory adventure story ... The time and landscape of the island are palpably authentic, as is the character of Dorrie and her warm relationship with Gah. With a ripper plot ... and written in the jargon of the day, this is a corker yarn! - MAGPIES on THE GHOST AT THE POINT A beautifully circular narrative ... beautifully composed ... just about a perfect picture book. - SATURDAY MORNING, Radio New Zealand on STUCK! WHY I LOVE FOOTY has the hallmarks of appealing to those in the know: footy-mad kids aged four to 10. - BIG ISSUE on WHY I LOVE FOOTY an amusing tribute to dads - KIRKUS REVIEWS on MY DAD THINKS HE S FUNNY

Charlotte Calder's books include SETTLING STORMS, CUPID PAINTED BLIND, SURVIVING AMBER, STUCK! and GHOST AT THE POINT. In past lives she has worked, among other things, as a photographer and an actor. She lives in Orange, NSW and regularly speaks at schools and writers' festivals. Tom Jellett (Illustrator) Tom Jellett is an Australian illustrator based in Sydney. He has illustrated a number of books for children, including AUSTRALIA AT THE BEACH by Max Fatchen, WHY I LOVE FOOTY by Michael Wagner, THE GOBBLEDYGOOK IS EATING A BOOK by Justine Clarke and Arthur Baysting, MY DAD THINKS HE'S FUNNY by Katrina Germein and the follow up MY DAD STILL THINKS HE'S FUNNY. Tom has also been an editorial illustrator for THE AUSTRALIAN, the WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN and the DAILY TELEGRAPH.