Hello, my name is Chantal Munro. After 30 years as a children's entertainer, storyteller, and author of Face Art, the Face Painter's Guide, and Garden CookBook. I now call Far North Queensland home. In the sanctuary of the rainforest, I have completed my first novel, TickleTouch an Environmental FairyTale. The genre is fantasy with elements of magic realism, and it is aimed at young adults and adults, young at heart. In its first year of release, it won two international awards and will soon be available as an E-Book.
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TickleTouch the Official Colouring-in & Activity Book
Now available as a hard copy. So much more than a colouring book, it's an introduction to the characters and places in TickleTouch, it’s also an activity book and learning resource. This is my first collaboration with my publisher and best friend, Crystal Leonardi, who designed the fantastic layout and digital graphics. Cover digital artwork by Jaye Harris.
Surviving the Change and the Secret Society of Sweaty Sisters.
After months (okay… years) of dreaming, writing, and refining — 'Surviving the Change' is here! The bigger the menopause, the bigger the changes that need to be made. So, I spent a decade changing. This is my story, with contributions from 20 brave and honest women. Why now? So you can be better informed than my generation was. Cover painting 'The Golden Years,' by Jaye Harris.
“This book is the heart, voice, late nights and early mornings of author Chantal Munro’s journey through the fire of menopause. She’s ambitious, enthusiastic, and never afraid to speak her truth. She writes with purpose — not just for herself, but to help others feel seen, heard, and understood. 'Surviving the Change' is her latest offering to the world, and it’s every bit as bold, heartfelt, and transformative as she is.” Review by Crystal Leonardi
TickleTouch an Environmental FairyTale
Climate emergency! Broken-winged fairies? In a generation when childhood is a diagnosed disease, the fate of the worlds and its disappearing children lies in the hands of a young boy. A new nanny brings questions. Are the people around him serving his best interests, and what are their motives? Through a magical book he learns about the other worlds, along the way, solving some of childhood's greatest mysteries. Like, where does The Tooth Fairy come from, and what does she do with all those teeth? And where does the Easter Bunny get their chocolate eggs, and what exactly are bum nuts?
Review of TickleTouch
"This is an enchanting and engaging fairy tale, bursting with delightfully quirky characters. Whilst it may initially seem to be a children’s story filled with magic and wonder, it is underpinned by environmental, political and social commentary. Ms Munro cleverly weaves her narrative through current world issues, making this a story for all ages. Tickle Touch is an exciting first novel, which lends itself to the development of multiple inter-connected future fantastical fairy stories from this author. I am very much looking forward to her next book in the series."
Georgie Montague.