Mary Martin’s

I had a small but enthusiastic crowd this morning at Mary Martin’s bookshop in Norwood for my book reading. This was my little helper, feeding Old Sailor a jelly, then a shark.A Sailor went to foot, foot, foot…There were two more children but they were...

Blue, bloke, birds and bun

Things I notice today:Blue feathers are not always blueThe bloke in the very discreet new black Mercedes. I wouldn’t have noticed car or man except for the bright yellow sign inside windscreen blaring out ‘NOT FOR HIRE’The parrots are nesting....

Pics from Norwood

It’s amazing just how noisy these pretty birds can be.And even more amazing how difficult they are to see, even set against the greys of the empty trees.It looked to me like the gum flowers had fallen from the dandelion…

Storylines 2

Last night I was lucky enough to be invited to the opening of the Storylines 2 exhibition of original picture book art. The exhibition explored the illlustration process from concept sketches to final publication.There were also contributions from Janeen Brian (poems)...

Welcome to Lorraine and her new book, A Ute Picnic

Today my visitor is good friend Lorraine Marwood, who has just released her first collection of poetry with Walker Books. She has two verse novels with Walker Books too: Ratwhiskers and Me and Star Jumps. Star Jumps has been short-listed for a Prime Minister’s...