Alphabet Soup Books is an independent publisher in Perth, Western Australia. Established in 2023, we publish books for children to spark a love of poetry and wordplay.

The cover of a children's poetry book: If I Could eat the Stars and Other Poems.

If I Could Eat the Stars and Other Poems, chosen by Rebecca M. Newman & Sally Murphy, illustrated by Briony Stewart. (Fremantle Press, in association with Alphabet Soup Books, April 2026.)

This anthology includes all-new poems by 56 contemporary Australian poets.

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The cover of a children's poetry anthology: Right Way Down and Other Poems

Our first anthology was published in 2024, in collaboration with Fremantle Press and was made possible through funding by the WA Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries.

Right Way Down and Other Poems, chosen by Rebecca M. Newman & Sally Murphy, illustrated by Briony Stewart.

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Alphabet Soup Books acknowledges the traditional custodians of the Country where we work, the Whadjuk Noongar people, and honours Elders, past, present and emerging.