Meet Sarah Tinney, Author & Musician

A literary meet-'n'-greet in 10 pictures or less

Welcome back!

Today, I’m so excited to introduce you to Sarah.

She’s written a picture book for the littlest of little kids: an A-B-C book. (You can’t have enough of these when your kids are babies, am I right?) She even named the tiny protagonist after her son.

Sarah lives in Australia, where wild platypuses splash around in the dam behind her house. When she’s not writing, reading, or playing the flute with her band, you can find her working at the local hospital.

And now, Sarah will take it from here…

All About Sarah

I am a pharmacist working in rural Australia. I love music, crochet, trains, nature, cats, and being creative.

When I am not working or being a mum, I volunteer with the local folk festival and historic railway, and I play in a pirate band.

My book, Jack’s Noisy Day, is based on my son Jack, who is a very happy and cheeky little boy, and was created in honour of his first birthday.

Jack’s Noisy Day was recently announced as a second-place winner in the International Firebird Book Awards (2nd quarter, 2024) in the ‘Children Pre-school Ages 2-4’ category.

I love physical books, but ebooks have been my saviour while having a newborn!

All About Sarah’s Books

Jack’s Noisy Day: A raucous romp through the alphabet

Follow Jack as he embarks on a noisy adventure, making uproarious sounds for every letter from "Ahem!" to "Zap."

Jack’s Noisy Day Colouring and Activity Book

Black-and-white illustrations from the original story for children to colour. A variety of fun activities designed to reinforce alphabet learning and encourage creativity.

Books that Sarah read and loved

• The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

• Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

• Six Sacred Stones by Matthew Reilly

• The Secret Runners of New York by Matthew Reilly. This is a bit more horror/thriller than his other books. I found it chilling and just had to find out what happens. I kept thinking about it long after I finished it.

• Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson. I love trains so am hooked by anything train-related. Add a murder trying to be solved by a carriage full of crime authors. A very entertaining read!

• The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton. I love all of Kate’s books. There is always a twist at the end. This time I thought I had figured it out. But then there was a second twist that came out of nowhere. One of my favourites.

Here’s how you can connect with Sarah

Be sure to subscribe to Sarah’s Substack,

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, where she shares the things in life that bring her joy—the five-star stuff.

Her website is a one-stop shop for everything she’s up to.

Browse her Etsy shop for book-related printables AND plenty of other helpful printables for tracking, listing, and charting aspects of everyday life.

And here’s where you can find her on Facebook, Instagram, and Goodreads.

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Thank you, Sarah, for chatting books today!

And thank you for being here, readers.

Catch you next time,

Michelle