Book Cow Book Chat - Gina Newton and Nandina Vines
Bring the kids, gather your friends and family, and join Gina and Nandina for a fun-filled celebration of the greatest Blossom Possum adventure ever!
It’s Blossom Possum’s birthday, and she’s far too excited to sleep!
Using goodies from the Aussie bush - gumnuts, wattle seeds, lilly pilly berries and witchetty grubs - she makes a delicious birthday treat so share with her friends: a Gumnut Man stuck together with sweet and chewy wattle gum. But just as she was about to take a bite, Gumnut Man springs up and runs away!
Prepare to be amused, tongue twisted, suprised and delighted! Join BP and her pals Rocky Cocky, Toey Joey, Echo Gecko, Trilby Bilby and Okka Quokka on a merry chase after the Gumnut Man. But will they catch him before that wily By-jingo Dingo has his way?
Full of rhyme, rhythm, and onomatopoeia, Blossom Possum and the Gumnut Man is an Aussie twist on a classic tale full of suspense and humour with an unexpected yet satisfying ending.
Copies of the book will be available to purchase and Gina and Nandina will be doing some signings.
Book Cow Book Chat - Gina Newton and Nandina Vines, Blossom Possum and the Gumnut man
In-Person Event
Sunday,
9 Nov 2025 at The Book Cow Bookstore,
Kingston, Canberra
2-3PM
Blossom Possum and the Gumnut Man – Out Now!
Gina and Nandina
Dr Gina M Newton is a multi-award-winning children’s book author and passionate about the conservation of Australia’s wildlife. She trained as a marine biologist, zoologist, and science communicator. A graduate of Master Classes with renowned authors Fiona McIntosh and the late, great Bryce Courtney, Gina lives in Canberra with her two young adult children and many pets.
Growing up on the coast with the sound of waves and seabirds as her backdrop, Nandina Vines has been creating stories and pictures for as long as she can remember. She wrote, illustrated and compiled her very first children’s book at just nine years old, sparking a lifelong passion for storytelling through art. Now living in the beautiful rural Hunter Valley, she draws inspiration from the bush, wildlife, and peaceful rhythms of nature. Her love of animals and the outdoors shines through in every joyful, whimsical illustration she creates.