Minty Mae Gray and the Strangely Good Day

(Hardback)

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Minty Mae Gray is having averybad day. A girl in her class made some rude remarks about how she looks, and poor Minty is crushed.
But just as shes sinking into the depths of despair, somethingoddhappens the unicorn picture on Mintys wall COMES TO LIFE!

Led by her lovable, pink-spotted unicorn friend, Minty sets off on a magical journey through some of historys greatest works of art.
As she meets the subjects of these great paintings, and the artists behind them, Minty comes to realise that true beauty comes from the inside, and that shes perfect just the way she is.

This warm, funny and incredibly empowering book from superstar creators Fifi Box and Freda Chiu will encourage young readers to feel comfortable in their own skin, and help spread the message that beauty isnt skin-deep.Readers will cheer along with the irrepressible Minty as she learns how to let her sparkle shine!

Author Bio

Fifi Boxis one of the most popular radio and television personalities in Australia. Shes a host of Fox FMs stellar breakfast show,Fifi,Fevand Nick,and a regular guest host on Network Tens prime-time show,The Project.Fifi also appears onHave You Been Paying Attention,and she featured on SevensDancing with the Starsin2007. Fifi makes her return to the dance floor in 2021 as part of Dancing with the Stars All Stars. On top of her radio and TV work, Fifi has also shared experiences from her own life in a weekly opinion column forNews LimitedsSunday magazine.

When her daughter Beatrix Belle was born in April 2013, Fifi featured on the cover of a weekly magazine sans makeup. She has since gone on to become an advocate for women who want to challenge societys extreme beauty standards and embrace their natural beauty. In 2019, Fifi gave birth to her second daughter, Daisy Belle Box. Fifi has won the admiration of women across Australia for speaking candidly about her experience conceiving via IVF and her struggles with Hyperemsis Gravidarum (HG) throughout her pregnancy, along with her experiences as a single mother.

Fifi lives in Melbourne with her two daughters and dog, Lizzie.


Freda Chiuis a Sydney-based freelance illustrator and educator at The University of Technology Sydney.She currently works across a range of applications, including book and editorial illustration, festival graphics andpublic art.Her clients include Allen and Unwin, Puffin Books UK, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Penguin Random House, Emerging Writers Festival, Google, Sony and Vice. Her illustrations have been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions, and she runs regular illustration and comic workshops for kids.

She is inspired by her love of childrens picture books, indie comics, horror movies andfunny stories. When Freda isn't scribbling away to meet deadlines, she enjoys reading news and books of all sorts to find inspiration. She also takes great pride in her ever-growing children's picture book collection.