One Day

Award winning creators Shirley Marr and Michael Speechley have crafted a story that inspires us to look at things differently, to live life to the fullest, and to seize the day, every day.

Early one morning, a mayfly takes flight. Her one day is the day, and is a day filled with possibility. There are things to see, places to go, and friends to meet. Mayfly makes the most of every single moment, marvelling at what her life has to offer.

Author Biography

Shirley Marr is the author of the award winning A Glasshouse of Stars, which won the CBCA Book of the Year for Younger Readers 2022. The book was also the winner of the Western Australian Premier’s Book Award Writing for Children, shortlisted for the Queensland Literary Awards and Readings Children’s Fiction Prize, and nominated for the Carnegie Medal. Shirley’s middle grade novel Countdown to Yesterday was published in 2024 (Penguin Random House Australia, Simon & Schuster US and Usborne UK). She is the author of two picture books with Walker Books, One Day and the forthcoming Where the Heart Is, both illustrated by Michael Speechley.

Michael Speechley has been a graphic designer and high school art teacher in WA. His first picture book, The All New Must Have Orange 430 was shortlisted and awarded as an Honour Book in the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Children’s Book of the Year Award in 2019, and was the winner of The Wilderness Society’s 2019 Environment Award for Children’s Literature, Picture Books. His second book, The Gift, was published in September 2019. It was a Notable Book in the 2020 CBCA Book of the Year Awards, and was shortlisted for the 2019 Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards. Michael is the illustrator of two picture books with Walker Books, One Day and the forthcoming Where the Heart Is, both written by Shirley Marr.