Picture-Perfect Present by Bethany Loveridge

With one day to find a special gift for her dad, Meg thinks of ideas by drawing his favourite things.

Would he like an automatic coffee machine, an indoor ice-skating rink or a pet hippopotamus?

By the end of the day, Meg is out of time and everything Dad likes is so expensive. What can she do?

Can Meg come up with the perfect present for Dad before time runs out?

About the Author:

Bethany Loveridge is an author-illustrator, film and art teacher who has always loved storytelling and the natural world. Her work includes arts curriculum and advocacy and educational resources. Bethany won the Chapter Books Older Readers category at the CYA Conference in 2024 and was the winner of the Book Links Queensland Mentorship in 2023. She achieved third place in the Chapter Books Younger Readers category at the CYA Conference in 2023. She was shortlisted for the Varuna Residential Fellowship in 2022 and was the runner-up in the Pitch It! competition in 2021 as well as a recipient in the Kill Your Darlings Mentors Program in 2020. In 2022, she was also awarded an Australian Society of Authors/Copyright Australia Mentorship to develop a middle grade novel that will soon be published by Wombat Books. Bethany lives in Queensland, Australia with her trivia-loving husband and two creative kids. Josie Mack and the MEGA Division is Bethany’s debut novel. You can find out more about her on her website: bethanyloveridge.com

Amie Sabadin has been scribbling and splashing paint since forever. With a background in design and a handbag always stocked with art supplies, she finds inspiration everywhere. She works in traditional and digital mediums to create joyful illustrations. Amie lives in Queanbeyan, New South Wales, with her husband, their two children and their miniature schnauzer. When she’s not drawing, she enjoys organising her art supplies, walking and spending time with her family.

01 Aug 2026
 

The Picture-Perfect Present by Bethany Loveridge ISBN 9781761113215