Nanna's Button Tin

Each button in Nanna’s tin prompts the sharing of a memory in a welcoming story captured in warm, expressively detailed illustrations.

Nanna’s button tin is very special. It holds buttons of all shapes and sizes, and they all have a different story to tell. When her granddaughter shakes all the buttons onto the floor and starts to sort, she finds a tiny yellow circle that was on the baby jacket she wore home from the hospital, as Nanna remembers. She sees a button shaped like a bear, from a sweater that Nanna knit for her when she turned three. There’s even a sparkly green button from the dress that Nanna had on when she first met Pop. But today, one button in particular is needed, a button that must be just the right size and right shape: a button for Teddy.

Dianne Wolfer is the author of many books for young adults and early readers. She lives in Albany, Australia.

Heather Potter is the illustrator of Pearl Verses the World by Sally Murphy. She has also co-illustrated several books with her husband, Mark Jackson, and their work has been featured in several exhibitions. She lives in Melbourne, Australia.