Amy’s debut picture book, Turning Cartwheels, illustrated by
Amy Calautti, was published by EK Books in February 2021.

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Reviews

Sunday Telegraph
“An empowering story about finding yourself and encouraging others to do the same.”

Corner on Character
“she decides to create a Club of her own, the Can-Do Club, a place where everybody not only belongs, but also gets a voice and choices of their own. Now doesn’t THAT have your heart doing cartwheels?”

Blue Wolf Reviews
“Turning Cartwheels is a wonderful way of showing children alternative ways to solve problems.” Click here for the full review.

Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators
“Emma is desperate to join Carly’s Cartwheel Club, who show off their acrobatic tricks in the playground at lunchtime. But when Emma is finally accepted, she finds that being part of the gang isn’t as awesome as she expected.” Click here to read more.

School Days Magazine
“A pleasantly illustrated, hard cover picture book to read with ages 6+.” Click here for the full review.

Buzz Words
“This is an energetic story about choices and not staying in situations that don’t work for you.” Click here for the full review.

Armadillo Magazine
“A story with a warm heart, with illustrations to make you giggle, with challenge, with friends and with an important message. Be yourself.” Click here for the full review.

The Bottom Shelf
“An excellent addition to your collection and lessons about what friendship and bullying is, taking the reader into the realm of how friendships change as children get older.” Click here for the full review.

Dr Tanya McDonnaugh, founder of TMC Psychology, writing for Motherdom
“A sweet book with colourful and animated illustration about how exhausting it can be trying to fit in and the joy of being an individual.” Click here for the full review.

Educate. Empower.
“Turning Cartwheels is an excellent book to read to school aged children to start a discussion on how to be more inclusive of everyone despite their differences in abilities.” Click here for the full review.

Linda’s Book Bag
“Turning Cartwheels is an excellent story for exploring the desire to belong and the subtle bulling and exclusion children can feel. I can envisage it being used to discuss how children treat one another in the playground.” Click here for the full review.