All sights grand and small

We spent the first half of October wandering around Western Australia. We landed and drove east looking for rocks. Wave Rock specifically, but we also found rocks on rocks; rocks on their own and in clusters. Big ones. We’d not aimed for wildflower season but...

In the Advocate

I’ve been to Skipton this week, visiting Skipton Primary School and their delightful students and teachers. Despite the slightly-less-than-wonderful weather, it was a wonderful day.  

More koalas

I was lucky enough to spend four days in a wonderful local school (fab teachers), spending time with all grade levels and talking about books, writing, illustration, environments, habitats, ecosystems etc as they connected with my books. We also talked about enriching...

Koalas and books

Last week I visited a local kinder to share Koala with the Koala kinder group in the sunshine of the park. Weather was perfect and the children had made gumleaf crowns and were generally totally immersed in the outdoors. They regularly visit the park which abuts their...

Book Week … ah … month?

I love Book Week. I love it even more when it’s extended over more than a week. This year my ‘Book Week’ began in late July and continues until mid-September. Fantastic. First port of call was PNG, Oro Province where four writers and illustrators...