Josephine Wants to Dance: 20th Anniversary Edition

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Author: Jackie French
Publisher: HarperCollins
Genres: Children’s Fiction, Children’s Picture Book
Released: 30 June, 2026

Josephine Wants to Dance: 20th Anniversary Edition

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Synopsis

Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the bestselling and beloved story about Josephine the dancing kangaroo and the importance of believing yourself.Josephine loves to dance.The emus show her how to point her toes.The eagles teach her how to soar to the music of the wind.Then the ballet comes to the sleepy town of Shaggy Gully and Josephine learns that there's another way to dance.This is how Josephine wants to dance, but will her dream ever come true?From Jackie French and Bruce Whatley, the award-winning duo of the bestselling Diary of a Wombat, comes a story about the importance of believing in yourself.Recommended for ages 3+.

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About the author

Jackie French

Jackie French AM is an award-winning writer, wombat negotiator, the 2014–2015 Australian Children's Laureate and the 2015 Senior Australian of the Year. In 2016 Jackie became a Member of the Order of Australia for her contribution to children's literature and her advocacy for youth literacy. She is regarded as one of Australia's most popular children's authors and writes across all genres — from picture books, history, fantasy, ecology and sci-fi to her much loved historical fiction for a variety of age groups. ‘Share a Story' was the primary philosophy behind Jackie's two-year term as Laureate.