'It is with great pleasure that I tell you just how thrilled we are to welcome Leonie Tyle into the Random House Australia family. The opportunity this affords us in terms of publishing diversity, access to authors and illustrators and reputation within and without the publishing community is immeasurable. And it reflects a global policy by the Random House Group to embrace independent imprints such as David Fickling Books and Tamarind Books and encourage talented publishers to explore new possibilities within a broad publishing framework.'

Linsay Knight, Head of Children's Books – Random House Australia

'Woolshed Press is an opportunity to create books with a strong sense of story. It is a list that will be courageous, risky and passionate. This new imprint will bring together inspirational new voices alongside some of our favourite published authors to build a list that will put the edge back into Australian children's publishing.

The books will celebrate good stories with enduring values suitable for both the trade and educational markets. While always maintaining respect for their readers, they will be works which will touch the lives of children for a lifetime.

Children deserve outstanding storytelling and Woolshed Press aims to provide just that. It combines the beauty of the small with the grandeur and resources of the big.'

Leonie Tyle, Publisher – Woolshed Press