Dive into a World of Whimsy

Welcome to my collection of children's books, where imagination knows no bounds! I'm Loz Budden, and I create whimsical, funny, engaging, and creative books for young readers. Get ready to embark on adventures filled with laughter, quirky jokes, and stories you'll want to read again and again.

For the Imaginative Reader

My books are crafted for children who love to use their imagination and crave stories they can revisit time and time again. If you're looking for books that spark creativity and provide endless entertainment, you've come to the right place!

Laughter is Key

My first children's picture book came about while driving home after a stand-up comedy gig. I was thinking about why people laugh and how good it is to hear a crowd all laughing together. It's a real buzz. And as a comedian it makes those endorphins run wild, sort of like flying.

So, I started coming up with possible acronyms for the word LAUGH. I landed on Let a Unicorn Get High. I thought to myself, "Wow! What a great name for a kid's book." The story wrote itself after that.

A year down the track and a lot of hard work, and now you can get your own copy of Let a Unicorn Get High. It's the story of a little unicorn who has to cross Australia to find her laugh. She meets friends along the way and hears some pretty bad jokes. In the end she discovers the magic that laughing with a group can bring. 

I hope you find the story engaging and uplifting. I spent time and several drafts to get it just right. But the bit I loved the most about creating this special book was working on the illustrations. Through trial and error, I drew page after page to simply screw it up and throw it away. But then I finally got the look I was after. I had used paint before but never watercolour pencils. When I found an old set in my shed, I thought, let's give these a go. And what do you know? I fell in love with the feel and the colours and that softness that watercolour creates. This is what brings the characters to life.

I hope you and your kids fall in love with it too. Loz.