Discover The Travelling Bookshop Series by Katrina Nannestad, Illustrated by Cheryl Orsini

Katrina Nannestad is an award-winning Australian author. Her books include the CBCA-shortlisted We Are Wolves, The Girl Who Brought Mischief, The Girl, the Dog and the Writer series, the Olive of Groves series, the Red Dirt Diaries series, the Lottie Perkins series, and the historical novels Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief and Waiting for the Storks.

Nannestad’s partner in crime is beloved illustrator Cheryl Orsini, who has created all of the artworks for The Travelling Bookshop series. The first book, Mim and the Baffling Bully, was published in 2021 and it sets the tone for the whole series. Each book takes young readers on an individual mystery that will ignite their imagination and teach heartfelt lessons along the way; we even had the chance to read and review it – you can find out what we thought here.

Recommended for ages 7+, this series celebrates family, friendship and belonging, and will never fail to bring joy into young readers’ lives. Collect them all for a wonderful gift to be read, re-read and treasured for years to come. Below, we list all six books so you can see what each one is about! The sixth book, Mim and the Mother Muddle, is out now!

Book #1: Mim and the Baffling Bully

Mim has arrived in a pretty Dutch village where she meets Willemina, a kind and gentle child, who is being bullied by a girl named Gerda. Mim knows they’re here to help Willemina. To change her life. To make her strong and brave and happy. If only Dad would find her the right book. If only he would stop giving everyone else the wrong book!

Buy a copy of Mim and the Baffling Bully here.

Book #2: Mim and the Woeful Wedding

Mim has arrived on a charming Greek Island where a wedding is about to take place. Everyone is excited – everyone, that is, except the bride and groom. Mim knows they’re here to help Anjelica, the bride. To stop the wedding. To set her free to follow her dreams. If only Anjelica would read the right book, the one Mim gave her.

Buy a copy of Mim and the Woeful Wedding here.

Book #3: Mim and the Anxious Artist

Mim has arrived in elegant Paris where she meets Pierre, a talented but anxious artist who cannot bear to give up his paintings, even to sell them. He’s miserable and poor and his customers are cross. Can Mim help Pierre become a successful artist? If only Dad would stop getting muddled and giving everyone the wrong book.

Buy a copy of Mim and the Anxious Artist here.

Book #4: Mim and the Disastrous Dog Show

Mim has arrived in the Cotswolds, just in time for a dog show. The judge, Lord Melville-Timms, is in a pickle. He has judged cakes and flowers and vegetables, but never dogs. And his bulldog, Bubbles, is shamefully disobedient! Can Mim help Lord Melville-Timms find his courage and prevent a dog-show disaster?

Buy a copy of Mim and the Disastrous Dog Show here.

Book #5: Mim and the Vicious Vendetta

Mim has arrived in wonderful Venice, city of canals, palaces, bridges, boats and… quarrels. Gondolier battles, cat-nappings and laundry theft are just the beginning. The Magnifico family and the Forte family are at war. Mim knows they’re here to help the feuding families. To show them a better way to behave. To bring an end to the vicious vendetta.

Buy a copy of Mim and the Vicious Vendetta here.

Book #6: Mim and the Mother Muddle

Mim Cohen roams the world in a travelling bookshop, with her dad and brother and a horse called Flossy. Flossy leads them where she will, to the place where they’re needed most … the place where the perfect book will find its way home. Now Mim has arrived in Salzburg — the city of Mozart and mountains, gardens and castles, Sacher torte and sausages … and Mum! Mim knows they’re here to help Mum recover from the bump to her head. To show her love and patience until her memory returns. If only they could find Mum the right book. If only Dad would stop giving everyone the same silly book.