The Everyday Tutu

Every day is a tutu day when you have a skip-stepping-swirling, just-right-for-twirling everyday tutu!

From Monday to Sunday, come rain or come shine, at the dog park or the supermarket, a tutu is exactly what’s needed to bring joy, creativity and self-expression into the world.

Bestselling, award-winning author Andrea Rowe joins forces with Tess Moh, winner of the Little Hare Illustration Prize, to create The Everyday Tutu, a perfect read-aloud with a hilariously relatable character every family will love and adore.

WHAT MAKES THIS BOOK WONDERFUL:

AWARD-WINNING CREATORS: A brand-new picture book from the author of Jetty Jumping, which won the 2022 Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award for Early Childhood, and Tess Moh, winner of the 2023 Little Hare Illustration Prize.
FANTASTICALLY FUNNY: Everyone knows that headstrong kid who wears their tutu every single day, no matter the occasion!
CELEBRATION OF SELF-EXPRESSION: Readers will love our joyous main character, who finds opportunities for self-expression and creativity in everyday routines.
A PERFECT READ-ALOUD: The story is filled with Andrea’s trademark rich and playful language, making it the perfect book to share at home, in the library or in preschool classrooms.

PERFECT FOR:

Children aged 3 to 6, especially those who love all things ballet and dance!
Little readers who delight in dressing themselves – and the grown-ups who love them.
Fans of books like Josephine Wants to Dance, Gymnastica Fantastica, Flora and the Flamingo, Angelina Ballerina and Fancy Nancy.
Parents and carers looking for read-aloud stories that reflect the fun and chaos of family life.
Parents, teachers and carers looking for a heart-filled book about individuality, creativity and self-esteem.

Not Yet Published

$24.99 RRP

ISBN
9781761214080

Publish date
27 October 2026

Category
Children

Format
Hardback

Publisher
Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing

Page count
32

Dimensions
244 x 244 mm

About the author

Andrea Rowe is a bestselling, award-winning picture book author, freelance writer and late-night book reader. She loves to write nostalgic stories that inspire conversations among children, families and educators. Her characters explore the great outdoors, ponder big questions and move through tricky feelings.

Andrea's debut picture book, Jetty Jumping (illustrated by Hannah Sommerville), won the 2022 CBCA Book of the Year Award – Early Childhood, and In the RockpoolAmid the Sand Dunes and Castle Crashing (all illustrated by Hannah Sommerville) were Notables in the same category in 2024, 2025 and 2026.

Andrea believes in the power of stories, of reading out loud and in secret spots surrounded by stacks of books. She lives in Bunurong Country, in the sand dunes of the Mornington Peninsula, where her writing days are fuelled by a secret stash of Cherry Ripes.

Tess Moh is a Melbourne-based, self-taught illustrator and former teacher. Drawing inspiration from everyday life, she creates work that captures the joyful ups and hilarious downs of ordinary moments. Tess believes in the power of visual storytelling to bring warmth, hope and laughter to readers of all ages. The Everyday Tutu is her first traditionally published picture book.

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