Wedge Gallery: Bowerbird Bloom
We are thrilled to welcome Aura Parker to our Wedge Gallery!
Aura Parker is an Australian children’s book author, illustrator and designer. Her stories of longing and connection celebrate love and tenderness, with colours and patterns inspired by nature and the Australian Satin Bowerbird who loves to collect blue. Aura illustrates with watercolour, pen and coloured pencil in a mixture of traditional and digital techniques.
Bowerbird Blues was chosen for ALIA National Simultaneous Storytime in 2024 and read by 2.3 million people at the same time, inspiring a wave of blue art and craft. Aura has since created two more for the series, Bowerbird Brood and newly released Bowerbird Bloom (November 2025).
‘My designs feel like they belong on textiles, big and bright, with patterns and tiny details for children to explore. It’s a good way to get something fun, light and bright up on your wall.’
This exhibition features limited-edition wall hangings from Aura’s picture books printed on cotton linen. All wall hangings are handmade and supplied with a rod, please source your own hooks to suit your wall.
Now showing at Wedge Gallery Kinokuniya Sydney, Nov 5th – 18th 2025. Signed books available in store.
We are thrilled to welcome Aura Parker to our Wedge Gallery!
Aura Parker is an Australian children’s book author, illustrator and designer. Her stories of longing and connection celebrate love and tenderness, with colours and patterns inspired by nature and the Australian Satin Bowerbird who loves to collect blue. Aura illustrates with watercolour, pen and coloured pencil in a mixture of traditional and digital techniques.
Bowerbird Blues was chosen for ALIA National Simultaneous Storytime in 2024 and read by 2.3 million people at the same time, inspiring a wave of blue art and craft. Aura has since created two more for the series, Bowerbird Brood and newly released Bowerbird Bloom (November 2025).
‘My designs feel like they belong on textiles, big and bright, with patterns and tiny details for children to explore. It’s a good way to get something fun, light and bright up on your wall.’
This exhibition features limited-edition wall hangings from Aura’s picture books printed on cotton linen. All wall hangings are handmade and supplied with a rod, please source your own hooks to suit your wall.
Now showing at Wedge Gallery Kinokuniya Sydney, Nov 5th – 18th 2025. Signed books available in store.
Design a Bookmark Competition 2025
Unleash Your Creativity!
Design a bookmark for Kinokuniya Sydney in celebration of Love Your Bookshop Day on 11th October!
The winning design will be printed and distributed at Kinokuniya Sydney, plus the designer will receive a $100 gift voucher!
Categories: 5 – 8 years and 9 – 12 years
Theme: This year’s Love Your Bookshop Day theme is “Discover the magic. Discover you.”
Entries close: 17th October, 2025
Please hand in your entry at the Information Counter (located near the Children’s Book Department) or email: promotions-aus@kinokuniya.com.
Important: Please read the terms and conditions before you begin designing, and don’t hesitate to ask a parent or guardian for assistance.
Good luck, and let your imagination shine!
Terms and conditions:
- The design can be horizontal or vertical and must fit within the specified size (16cm x 5cm)
- Please ensure your design does not include 3D objects or items that are glued on g. puff paint or glitter.
- The original design will not be
- Entries close 17th October 2025 and will be judged by the Children’s Book Department Manager.
- Entries will be judged for originality, neatness, spelling and Please make sure you have not traced or included copyrighted images such as book, TV or movie characters.
- Winner will be notified by email on 24th October
- Books Kinokuniya Sydney reserves the right to make necessary adjustments to designs for
- Costs associated with entering the Comic Bookmark Competition including postage are at the artist’s
- Family members of Books Kinokuniya staff and of any suppliers/third parties that has a business relationship with Books Kinokuniya are ineligible to
Unleash Your Creativity!
Design a bookmark for Kinokuniya Sydney in celebration of Love Your Bookshop Day on 11th October!
The winning design will be printed and distributed at Kinokuniya Sydney, plus the designer will receive a $100 gift voucher!
Categories: 5 – 8 years and 9 – 12 years
Theme: This year’s Love Your Bookshop Day theme is “Discover the magic. Discover you.”
Entries close: 17th October, 2025
Please hand in your entry at the Information Counter (located near the Children’s Book Department) or email: promotions-aus@kinokuniya.com.
Important: Please read the terms and conditions before you begin designing, and don’t hesitate to ask a parent or guardian for assistance.
Good luck, and let your imagination shine!
Terms and conditions:
- The design can be horizontal or vertical and must fit within the specified size (16cm x 5cm)
- Please ensure your design does not include 3D objects or items that are glued on g. puff paint or glitter.
- The original design will not be
- Entries close 17th October 2025 and will be judged by the Children’s Book Department Manager.
- Entries will be judged for originality, neatness, spelling and Please make sure you have not traced or included copyrighted images such as book, TV or movie characters.
- Winner will be notified by email on 24th October
- Books Kinokuniya Sydney reserves the right to make necessary adjustments to designs for
- Costs associated with entering the Comic Bookmark Competition including postage are at the artist’s
- Family members of Books Kinokuniya staff and of any suppliers/third parties that has a business relationship with Books Kinokuniya are ineligible to