When the Mountain Wakes

Matt Shanks

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Affirm Press
01 September 2025

Children's & Educational; Picture books

Somewhere, towards the beginning of time, a mountain rose from the ocean and came to rest above the clouds. Life sang a lullaby, and the mountain slept for many millions of years. Until one day, when the world became too silent for sleep ...

From bestselling creator Matt Shanks comes a sweeping, profound and ambitious picture book. A powerful reflection on hope and healing, When the Mountain Wakes is a classic in the making.

By: Matt Shanks
Imprint: Affirm Press
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 297mm, Width: 210mm,
ISBN: 9781923419056
ISBN 10: 1923419056
Pages: 64
Publication Date: 01 September 2025
Recommended Age: From 5 to 99 years
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Matt Shanks is an internationally-published and critically-acclaimed author/illustrator of over twenty picture books. He is a two-time fellow of the May Gibbs' Children's Literature Trust, an Australian Literary and Numeracy Foundation ambassador, co-editor of Words Like This, and works primarily in watercolour. He lives on Boon Wurrung land with his partner and cat. This is the first children's book that combines Matt's creative pursuits with his work in digital technology solutions across climate, biodiversity, and energy.