I’ve lead a colourful and varied life. Being at various stages, a professional butcher, an actor, an accomplished author, a publisher and public speaker (and occasionally all of them at once!). In one way or another, whether behind the counter, in front of the camera, sitting at the desk writing and publishing books, or with a microphone in my hands…I’ve been acting up my whole life!

Eventually, I decided to make a living out of my experiences. Life prepared me for my passion of writing stories and making people laugh. My quirky sense of humour and outlook on life (combined with refusing to grow up) gave me an inexhaustible supply of humourous material to write about. I am always coming across amusing situations, many of which are based on me…laughing at myself!

I love to entertain people, to make them smile, to bring a little bit of light and laughter into their lives. There’s far too much seriousness in today’s world, so I like to maintain a deliberately irreverent and light-hearted outlook. I often find my mind wandering back through time. Harking back to the way things were, when times were simpler, to times when the Australian larrikin spirit flourished. I refer to everyday life, to the Australian bush and to the unique birds, animals and insects that occupy it, with their equally unique and fascinating looks, habits and calls. Australia and Australians are truly like no other!

The Australian bush is a raucous place if you know where to look, and if you’re quiet enough (and wise enough) to just sit back and listen. To see and hear it all unfold right in front of you is a truly wondrous thing. That is the spirit of what I bring with my printed and audio books. The sights, the sounds, the people, giggles and laughter of our unique Australian landscape, filled with unique Australian characters.

Australians have a love of rhyming slang, of shunting words together for effect, of shortening vowels…or leaving vowels out all together! My rhyming verse captures the imagination, it’s for all ages…and once you hop aboard that reading train, you can ride it for the rest of your life!

Let me take you , your family and loved-ones on a fun-filled adventure of this wide brown land that we Australians call home.

Author: Richie Cotton

I’ve lead a colourful and varied life. Being at various stages, a professional butcher, an actor, an accomplished author, a publisher and public speaker (and occasionally all of them at once!). In one way or another, whether behind the counter, in front of the camera, sitting at the desk writing and publishing books, or with a microphone in my hands…I’ve been acting up my whole life!

Eventually, I decided to make a living out of my experiences. Life prepared me for my passion of writing stories and making people laugh. My quirky sense of humour and outlook on life (combined with refusing to grow up) gave me an inexhaustible supply of humourous material to write about. I am always coming across amusing situations, many of which are based on me…laughing at myself!

I love to entertain people, to make them smile, to bring a little bit of light and laughter into their lives. There’s far too much seriousness in today’s world, so I like to maintain a deliberately irreverent and light-hearted outlook. I often find my mind wandering back through time. Harking back to the way things were, when times were simpler, to times when the Australian larrikin spirit flourished. I refer to everyday life, to the Australian bush and to the unique birds, animals and insects that occupy it, with their equally unique and fascinating looks, habits and calls. Australia and Australians are truly like no other!

The Australian bush is a raucous place if you know where to look, and if you’re quiet enough (and wise enough) to just sit back and listen. To see and hear it all unfold right in front of you is a truly wondrous thing. That is the spirit of what I bring with my printed and audio books. The sights, the sounds, the people, giggles and laughter of our unique Australian landscape, filled with unique Australian characters.

Australians have a love of rhyming slang, of shunting words together for effect, of shortening vowels…or leaving vowels out all together! My rhyming verse captures the imagination, it’s for all ages…and once you hop aboard that reading train, you can ride it for the rest of your life!

Let me take you , your family and loved-ones on a fun-filled adventure of this wide brown land that we Australians call home.

Author: Richie Cotton

I’ve lead a colourful and varied life. Being at various stages, a professional butcher, an actor, an accomplished author, a publisher and public speaker (and occasionally all of them at once!). In one way or another, whether behind the counter, in front of the camera, sitting at the desk writing and publishing books, or with a microphone in my hands…I’ve been acting up my whole life!

Eventually, I decided to make a living out of my experiences. Life prepared me for my passion of writing stories and making people laugh. My quirky sense of humour and outlook on life (combined with refusing to grow up) gave me an inexhaustible supply of humourous material to write about. I am always coming across amusing situations, many of which are based on me…laughing at myself!

I love to entertain people, to make them smile, to bring a little bit of light and laughter into their lives. There’s far too much seriousness in today’s world, so I like to maintain a deliberately irreverent and light-hearted outlook. I often find my mind wandering back through time. Harking back to the way things were, when times were simpler, to times when the Australian larrikin spirit flourished. I refer to everyday life, to the Australian bush and to the unique birds, animals and insects that occupy it, with their equally unique and fascinating looks, habits and calls. Australia and Australians are truly like no other!

The Australian bush is a raucous place if you know where to look, and if you’re quiet enough (and wise enough) to just sit back and listen. To see and hear it all unfold right in front of you is a truly wondrous thing. That is the spirit of what I bring with my printed and audio books. The sights, the sounds, the people, giggles and laughter of our unique Australian landscape, filled with unique Australian characters.

Australians have a love of rhyming slang, of shunting words together for effect, of shortening vowels…or leaving vowels out all together! My rhyming verse captures the imagination, it’s for all ages…and once you hop aboard that reading train, you can ride it for the rest of your life!

Let me take you , your family and loved-ones on a fun-filled adventure of this wide brown land that we Australians call home.

Author: Richie Cotton

The idea to write books happened on my kitchen table just over a decade ago. I had a little boy named Billy, he needed to keep his mind active and to be entertained at all times. He was a little dynamo! Billy loved to be silly, and was especially fond of playing games with rhyming words. My creative spark was ignited, and I quickly turned my talents to creating fun-filled books of giggly, rhyming words with equally playful and entertaining illustrations. It was so satisfying to see the impact it had on young Billy…and he was totally hooked!

The passion quickly lead to the creation of new books, that were so popular with local children (and the young-at-heart) that I was forced to start making copies of them. That didn’t last long, popularity grew and before long I was publishing and commissioning large print runs.

Initially, distribution was by word-of-mouth and also by telephone sales to local libraries and schools. A thriving business was born and I’ve simply never looked back. My books are now in over 700 Australian schools and tens of thousands of homes throughout Australia and the world.

I’ve recently started making my books available as Audio Books for digital download. These audio books are available through the Author’s Republic and a wide variety of outlets, as digital downloads. They are also available here for purchase and download from this website.

I never stop writing. There are so many stories currently in production, I’ve almost lost count! The third book in the series Giggly Times, Giggly Rhymes was released recently (available here and in all good book stores), and more books are in production.

Please browse the selection of books and ebooks on this site and check back often, as new titles are added all the time.