Fremantle Press has announced it will be publishing a new non-fiction book for children called Ningaloo: Australia’s Wild Wonder by Tim Winton.
Ningaloo will be a fully-illustrated hardback picture book and be published in October 2025.
Winton has long advocated for the biodiversity of Western Australia’s remarkable Ningaloo region.
The book’s illustrator is Cindy Lane, a Perth-based artist and children’s book creator whose first picture book, Great White Shark won the Royal Zoological Society of NSW Whitely Award for Best Children’s Book.
Fremantle Press CEO Alex Allan commissioned the title. Allan said, ‘Ningaloo is a place like no other, so it felt perfect for a non-fiction children’s book celebrating the beauty, diversity and interconnectedness of the area’s ecosystem, and all that dwell within it. Tim’s connection to the place and his vast knowledge made him the only possible author for this book and I was thrilled when he agreed to work with us and Cindy to bring Ningaloo to life in stunning watercolour. I hope it will be a positive and inspirational read for generations of Australian children who want to get involved in protecting Ningaloo and other endangered environments.’
