Nanna's Button Tin

I love nanna's button tin. It is full of stories.

Nanna's button tin is very special. It has buttons of all shapes and sizes and they all have a different story to tell. But today, one button in particular is needed. A button for teddy.

A beautiful story about memories and the stories that shape a family. Gorgeous text by award-winning author Dianne Wolfer - perfectly depicting the relationship between and grandchild and nanna.

About the Author

Dianne Wolfer lives in Albany and is the proud author of 19 books for teenagers and younger readers, with more titles in production. Dianne’s books have won awards including the Speech Pathology Awards, WA Premier’s Award, WAYBRA, been shortlisted for many others and adapted for stage. She completed PhD research into anthropomorphism in children’s literature which led to two titles and the website www.animalswhotalk.com. Dianne was the WA Advisor for SCBWI from 2006-2012 and now serves as Remote Regions Coordinator. She’s lived in several countries and her stories reflect a love of travel and adventure.

About the Illustrator

Heather Potter is an illustrator based in Melbourne. She has co-illustrated several books with her husband, Mark Jackson, and their work has been featured in several exhibitions. Their first Walker Book together was picture book Not Like Georgie by Scott Hatcher, 2008. Heather also illustrated the verse novel Pearl Verses the World in 2009 by Sally Murphy, which won the Children’s Book Category for the Indie Book of the Year Awards and Honour Book, Younger Readers category, Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards, 2010.