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National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS) is held annually in May. Every year, a picture book that is both written and illustrated by an Australian is read simultaneously in libraries, schools, pre-schools, childcare centres, and many more places all around the country!
In 2025, the picture book chosen is The Truck Cat written by Deborah Frenkel and illustrated by Danny Snell. The Truck Cat is a story about cats and humans, immigration and identity, and homes lost and found. Along with his human, Yacoub, Tinka travels roads wide and narrow, near and distant. But no matter how much they travel, home feels very far away – for both of them. When Tinka and Yacoub are unexpectedly separated, they are determined to find their way back to each other – and, in doing so, might find more than they expected …
About the author
Deborah Frenkel is an award-winning writer of books for children.
As a child growing up in the 80s and 90s she thought she'd be a 'business lady' (mostly inspired by a bright red polyester suit skirt in the dressing up box). The closest she has gotten to that is in her day job writing ads for various brands - none of which, sadly, has ever required a suit skirt. She mostly writes wearing leggings.
She lives in Melbourne, Australia, on the traditional lands of the Bunurong People of the Kulin Nation.
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