Cautionary Tales for the Not-So- Cautious

Cautionary Tales for the Not-So-Cautious brings together four stories about not-so-cautious kids who live on Rufus Street - Tim, Becky, Wanda and Sam - and their terribly, wonderfully hilarious adventures when they throw caution to the wind.

Do you never tie your shoelaces? Don't brush your hair? Forget to wear your glasses? Walk around with a frown? You might want to be cautious ... because you never know when something could go terribly, hilariously wrong!

Join Tim, Becky, Wanda and Sam as they learn all about sewers (and the creatures that lurk there), hair-nesting jungle birds, acrobatic circus academies, and The Changing Wind - which smells oddly like banana milkshakes...

About the Author

Sally Barton was at the age of six when she first took a book from the library. From then on, words and stories became an important part of her life. She not only spends her days creating fictional worlds for both adults and children, but she also passes this love and knowledge on to her students as a tutor for children with learning differences. Sally previously worked for the police but was happiest at her job in a public library while she finished her degree in Legal Studies. Sally enjoys teaching and travelling but writing is her first love. Sally was honoured to win the Writers Unleashed Picture Book Competition in 2022 with Goodnight Sheep.

Christopher Nielsen is an Australian author/illustrator specializing in bringing joy and wonder to children through his art and storytelling. His illustrations are inspired by a deep passion for mid-century culture and design. In 2018 his first picture book saw him shortlisted for the CBCA Crichton Award for best new illustrator and in 2022 his book Just One Bee received the CBCA Honour Award for Picture Book Of The Year. When he’s not busy with a book he can be found raising his beautiful young family or playing with his band The Ramalamas.