Barkly Mansion and the Scruffiest Mischief

by Melissa Keil, Adele K Thomas (Illustrator)

Edmund is settling into his new home on Sullivan Street with Kyle, Cookie, Fizzy and Lady Delilah - but things are never calm for long!

Will Fizzy find his lost dino? Which blanket fort is the best? And will the playhouse finally see its first not-terrible show?

Welcome to Barkly Mansion, the weirdest house in town!

Paperback

Published October 1, 2022

About the author

Melissa Keil was born in Melbourne, Australia, and has been a giant book nerd for as long as she can remember. She studied Cinema and Anthropology at university, and then spent a few years dabbling in graduate study, including Professional Writing and Editing. In between she has been a high school teacher, Middle Eastern tour guide, waitress, community theatre dogsbody, and IT help desk person. Now, by day, she is a children’s book editor, and spends the rest of her time watching Star Wars content and wrangling a cheeky spoodle named Hugo. Her debut YA novel, Life in Outer Space, was the winner of the 2013 Ampersand Project and the 2014 Ena Noël award. Her subsequent YA novels, The Incredible Adventures of Cinnamon Girl and The Secret Science of Magic, are out now. She is also the author of the Barkly Mansion junior fiction series with illustrator Adele K Thomas. Her books have been shortlisted for the CBCA Book of the Year award, the Prime Minister’s Literary Award and the Gold Inky, and have been published around the world.