Terms & Conditions - Heidi McKinnon | Author & Illustrator https://heidimckinnon.com/terms-conditions/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 23:15:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://heidimckinnon.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/android-chrome-256x256-1-100x100.png Terms & Conditions - Heidi McKinnon | Author & Illustrator https://heidimckinnon.com/terms-conditions/ 32 32 Shmoof https://heidimckinnon.com/books/shmoof/ https://heidimckinnon.com/books/shmoof/#respond Mon, 24 Mar 2025 04:53:34 +0000 https://heidimckinnon.com/?post_type=product&p=1272

A dog makes a great best friend... unless you are a cat! 

An adorable picture book companion to the much-loved Floof.

Shmoof is Shmoofy.
Shmoof is super shmoofy.
Shmoof is ready to be best friends.
But Floof? Floof is not so sure...A story to warm the heart of anyone who has ever loved a playful furball.

 

Published by Allen & Unwin.

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]]> https://heidimckinnon.com/books/shmoof/feed/ 0 Waiting for Santa https://heidimckinnon.com/books/waiting-for-santa/ https://heidimckinnon.com/books/waiting-for-santa/#respond Mon, 24 Mar 2025 04:38:24 +0000 https://heidimckinnon.com/?post_type=product&p=1268 Words by Lucy Cochran 
Pictures by Heidi McKinnon

Waiting in line to meet Santa is the best part of Christmas! A hilarious and relatable festive family story.

'Only 702 more elf-steps until Santa!' says Ren.

'I need a coffee,' says Mum.
'I need a phone charger,' says Dad.
'I need the bathroom!' says Harry.
'MEOOOOWWWWWW,' says Moloko.

A warm and funny celebration of a favourite festive tradition for so many families.

Published in by Allen & Unwin.

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]]> https://heidimckinnon.com/books/waiting-for-santa/feed/ 0 Where is Cheeky Monster https://heidimckinnon.com/books/where-is-cheeky-monster/ https://heidimckinnon.com/books/where-is-cheeky-monster/#respond Thu, 18 Apr 2024 03:54:28 +0000 https://heidimckinnon.com/?post_type=product&p=1197 Words by Mike Lucas
Pictures by Heidi McKinnon

Monsters, monsters, here and there.
But where is Cheeky Monster? Where?
 Giggle, dance, bounce and wriggle with ALL the monsters – except the Cheeky Monster you’re looking for – in this super-fun read-aloud story.

Published by Penguin Australia 

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]]> https://heidimckinnon.com/books/where-is-cheeky-monster/feed/ 0 This is MY Book https://heidimckinnon.com/books/this-is-my-book/ https://heidimckinnon.com/books/this-is-my-book/#respond Thu, 18 Apr 2024 03:21:52 +0000 https://heidimckinnon.com/?post_type=product&p=1191 Words by Tim Harris
Pictures by Heidi McKinnon

It's page versus page in this hilarious story about what REALLY happens inside a book.

Published by Penguin Australia 

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]]> https://heidimckinnon.com/books/this-is-my-book/feed/ 0 The Swaddledok https://heidimckinnon.com/books/the-swaddledok/ https://heidimckinnon.com/books/the-swaddledok/#respond Thu, 18 Apr 2024 03:21:10 +0000 https://heidimckinnon.com/?post_type=product&p=1190 Words by Josh Szeps
Pictures by Heidi McKinnon

The swaddledok was tiny and cute when Stella got it. She'd wished for one for so long, and now it was here ... Can Stella look after her swaddledok? Or is this going to be the worst decision she's ever made?

Published by Scholastic Australia

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]]> https://heidimckinnon.com/books/the-swaddledok/feed/ 0 Little Angler https://heidimckinnon.com/books/little-angler/ https://heidimckinnon.com/books/little-angler/#respond Thu, 18 Apr 2024 02:42:38 +0000 https://heidimckinnon.com/?post_type=product&p=1177 Words by Zoe Gaetjens
Pictures by Heidi McKinnon

Discover an octopus, a starfish, a seahorse and … OH NO, a shark! Can Little Angler swim fast enough to reach the safety of his family?

Published by Little Book Press

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]]> https://heidimckinnon.com/books/little-angler/feed/ 0 Floof https://heidimckinnon.com/books/floof/ https://heidimckinnon.com/books/floof/#respond Sun, 14 Aug 2022 02:31:02 +0000 https://heidimckinnon.com/?post_type=product&p=1150 This is Floof.
Floof is floofy.
Floof is VERY floofy.
Floof is the FLOOFIEST!
Floof is going to have a very busy day…

A book to delight anyone who has ever loved a ridiculous furball.

2025 Winner for Best Early Years Reader.
Panda Book Awards.

2023 Winner for Best Picture Book.
Kids Own Literature Awards (KOALA).

2023 Shortlisted for Best Picture Book.
The Young Australians Best Book Awards (YABBA).

2023 Shortlisted for Children’s Book of the Year.
Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA).

Published in:

Australia by Allen & Unwin
North America by Algonquin Young Readers
United Kingdom by Murdoch Books
Korea by Global Contents Publishing
France by L’Elan vert

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Floof is floofy.
Floof is VERY floofy.
Floof is the FLOOFIEST!
Floof is going to have a very busy day…

A book to delight anyone who has ever loved a ridiculous furball.

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]]> https://heidimckinnon.com/books/floof/feed/ 0 Nothing Ever Happens https://heidimckinnon.com/books/nothing-ever-happens/ https://heidimckinnon.com/books/nothing-ever-happens/#respond Mon, 18 Apr 2022 03:22:23 +0000 https://heidimckinnon.com/?post_type=product&p=1192 ‘Nothing ever happens!’ ‘Every day is always the same.’ ‘Same old rock. Same old shell.’ ‘Same old seaweed. Same old starfish.’ If only something amazing and extraordinary and unexpected would happen…

Published by Scholastic Australia.

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]]> ‘Nothing ever happens!’ ‘Every day is always the same.’ ‘Same old rock. Same old shell.’ ‘Same old seaweed. Same old starfish.’ If only something amazing and extraordinary and unexpected would happen…
Published by Scholastic Australia.

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]]> https://heidimckinnon.com/books/nothing-ever-happens/feed/ 0 I Just Ate My Friend https://heidimckinnon.com/books/i-just-ate-my-friend/ https://heidimckinnon.com/books/i-just-ate-my-friend/#respond Thu, 09 Sep 2021 11:13:13 +0000 https://heidimckinnon.com/?post_type=product&p=889 I just ate my friend. He was a good friend. But now he is gone. Would you be my friend?

A hilarious story about the search for friendship and belonging... and maybe a little bit about the importance of impulse control...

The search for a true friend is something everyone can relate to - from the very young to the very old.

2024 Winner for Best Picture Book.
Kids Own Literature Awards (KOALA).

Shortlisted, Crichton Award for New Illustrators, 2018.
Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA).

Longlisted, Children’s Fiction, 2018.
Indie Book Awards.

Longlisted, Children’s Picture Book of the Year, 2018.
Australian Book Industry Awards.

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Published in:
Australia by Allen & Unwin
North America by Simon & Shuster
Japan by Ushio Shuppan
China by Beijing United Publishing co.

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]]> https://heidimckinnon.com/books/i-just-ate-my-friend/feed/ 0 We found a cat https://heidimckinnon.com/books/theres-no-such-thing-copy/ https://heidimckinnon.com/books/theres-no-such-thing-copy/#respond Sat, 14 Aug 2021 02:27:31 +0000 https://heidimckinnon.com/?post_type=product&p=1149 Look! We found a cat. It has whiskers and a long tail, it has to be a cat... doesn’t it? The perfect picture book for children with a BIG imagination, We Found a Cat is a laugh-out-loud story.

CBCA's Notable Children's Picture Book 2022

Published by Scholastic

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