[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-6913-EN":3},{"pk":4,"tags":5,"summary":6,"title":7,"posted":8,"permalink":9,"news_id":10,"images":11,"published":24,"ex_artist":25,"pinned":25,"ex_news":25,"tile_image":13,"body":26},"news","#graphic#childrens books#books#nature#publishing#detail#scene#outdoors#line and colour#seek and find#kidsbooks#megan mckean#","\u003Ca href=\"\u002FMeganMcKean\">Megan McKean\u003C\u002Fa> creates a seek-and-find children’s book for Hardie Grant Explore, mapping everyday backyard environments.","Backyard Index","2026-04-16T16:00:00#6913","\u002Fnews\u002F6913\u002Fbackyard_index",6913,[12,14,16,18,20,22],{"filename":13},"blog_6913_639119706508902508.jpg",{"filename":15},"blog_6913_639119706688985276.jpg",{"filename":17},"blog_6913_639119706771926343.jpg",{"filename":19},"blog_6913_639119706861427337.jpg",{"filename":21},"blog_6913_639119706950308557.jpg",{"filename":23},"blog_6913_639119707043529501.jpg","2026-04-16T16:00:00",false,"\u003Cp>Megan writes, illustrates and designs \u003Cem>Birds, Blooms & Bugs\u003C\u002Fem>, a 32-page book releasing in Australia this month.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>The book surveys the ‘backyard’ as a flexible idea, moving from suburban gardens and balconies to parks and coastal edges, with a focus on accessible wildlife and plant life. Megan uses bold colour, clean line and dense compositions to encourage slow looking and repeat engagement, with each spread operating as both a scene and an index, embedding facts and hidden elements within tightly organised layouts.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>Bright and visually engaging, the format also supports both independent discovery and guided reading, aligning with the publisher’s focus on educational, design-led children’s titles.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>Check out the book \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpublishing.hardiegrant.com\u002Fen-au\u002Fbooks\u002Fbirds-blooms-and-bugs-by-megan-mckean\u002F9781741179644\" target=\"_blank\">here\u003C\u002Fa>. \u003C\u002Fp>"]