Waiting for Later

Later never seems to come soon enough! But sometimes waiting for later can be full of surprises.

Even though Nancy is big, one day she feels small. She asks her mum, brother, cousin, aunt and grandfather to play with her. They’re all busy and inevitably reply, “Later.” So Nancy climbs a tree in her backyard to wait for later, and imagines playing the games her family doesn’t have time for. When later arrives, it’s her family who wonder where Nancy’s got to.

• Fantastic new title from award-winning author-illustrator, Tina Matthews
• Explores universal themes of family relationships and children’s imaginative play
• Beautiful colour and silhouette illustrations created with Japanese wood cuts and stencils

About the Author

Tina Matthews was born in New Zealand and now lives with her family in Sydney. She is an artist and designer who has worked in children's theatre and television for 25 years, including on Bananas in Pyjamas, The Ferals, The Upside Down Show and Jim Henson's Labyrinth. Tina teaches puppetry at NIDA and is designer of the best-selling Black and White Baby Mobile. Her previous title with Walker Books Australia, Out of the Egg, won the Best First Book Award in the New Zealand Post Book Awards 2008 and was listed as a Notable Book in the Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards 2008.