Millie Mak the Maker

Millie Mak, #1

Alice Pung, Sher Rill Ng

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HARPER360
30 August 2023

Children's & Educational; Picture storybooks; General fiction (Children's&YA)

Series: MILLIE MAK THE MAKER

An inspiring series for young and old makers by the award-winning author-illustrator team Alice Pung and Sher Rill Ng.

Nine-year-old Millie Mak has discovered she has a superpower!

Using everyday objects, Millie turns them into something new, beautiful and useful. Who would ever think that a sunhat could be made from an old bedsheet, a skirt from a tea-towel, or some hair scrunchies from a scarf?

Through her creativity and clever thinking, Millie also deals with different friendships, tricky family challenges, and contributes to the school fete.

You can make the special objects Millie creates from the detailed and yet easy-to-follow instructions included in the book. And best of all, nothing needs to be bought!

From award-winning author-illustrator team, Alice Pung and Sher Rill Ng, comes the first book in an inspiring new series for young and old makers.

Praise for Millie Mak the Maker:

'A gentle story about family, friendship and making old things new again.' - Deborah Abela

'I gulped Millie Mak down like a drink of fresh water. Crafty, creative, and courageous, it shines with hope, cosiness, industriousness, and a rare kind of bravery. It explores timely topics in a way that feels honest, and does so with a fierce, tender joy.' - Sophie Beer

'Clever, whip smart, with a touch of whimsy. Young readers will find the Mak and Singh families relatable and wonderfully refreshing. I loved it!' - Wai Chim

'A big-hearted book about transformation, creativity and discovery, and how we should start where we are and use what we have. It teaches us that we don't need to buy things to have things and that each of us is a maker. The potential of everything and everyone that surrounds us is unlocked in beautiful prose from Alice Pung and delightful illustrations by Sher Rill Ng. The power of kindness and kinship is at the heart of these stories.' - Jaclyn Crupi

'Millie Mak is a girl for our times - resourceful, kind, real and creative, able to turn the ordinary into the extraordinary at every turn.' - Rebecca Lim

'A celebration of creativity and ingenuity whip-stitched into an authentic and refreshingly honest portrayal of families and life in multicultural Australia - Millie Mak the Maker will warm the hearts of many young readers.' - Sue Whiting

By: Alice Pung
Illustrated by: Sher Rill Ng
Imprint: HARPER360
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 242mm, Width: 158mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 487g
ISBN: 9781460763773
ISBN 10: 1460763777
Series: MILLIE MAK THE MAKER
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 30 August 2023
Recommended Age: From 8 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Alice Pung is a Melbourne author whose award-winning books include Unpolished Gem, Her Father's Daughter and Laurinda. She also wrote the Marly books for the Our Australian Girl series, and edited Growing Up Asian in Australia and My First Lesson. Visit alicepung.com to find out more. Sher Rill Ng is a Melbourne-based author and illustrator. She graduated from RMIT with a Bachelor of Design and works as a web and mobile UX/UI designer. She took part in the Imaginism House Workshop, an intensive art training program in Montreal, Canada, working with leading artists in the concept art/animation industry. Her works have been shown in numerous exhibitions, including the Light Grey Art Lab (Minnesota) and Gallery 1988 (Los Angeles). Sher Rill's debut picture book, Our Little Inventor, was followed by contributing Thumbelina's illustrations to the anthology Fairytales for Feisty Girls by Susannah McFarlane and illustrating Emma Allen's The Night of the Hiding Moon.