Kate Mayes is the author of Daddy Cuddle, and Count My Kisses, Little One and Stew a Cockatoo: My Aussie Cookbook under the name Ruthie May. She chats to Booktopia’s John Purcell. Daddy Cuddle by Kate Mayes, Sara Acton (Illustrator) An undeniably adorable new picture book for dads everywhere, from bestselling author Kate Mayes and award-winning illustrator Sara Acton. ‘Daddy up?R... Read more

The Booktopia Book Guru asks Ruthie May author of Count My Christmas Kisses, Stew a Cockatoo and Count My Kisses, Little One Ten Terrifying Questions ____________ 1. To begin with why don’t you tell us a little bit about yourself – where were you born? Raised? Schooled? I was born and raised in Perth, Western Australia until my father dragged the family across the Nullarbor when I was 15 ... Read more