Claire’s Blog

This is what my dad just made for my mum.  

Brickwork in the rain  Generational change, layer by layerTiled floor

Last night, we, and about 140 others sat in a cinema in Carlton and watched 'Mr Pip'. 'Mr Pip' is based on a book by New Zealander Lloyd Jones about...

... and the winners are ...Congratulations to all the winners! The YABBA Awards are children's choice book awards for Victoria. Other states have...

Today featured the inaugural SCBWI Inside Story event at The Little Bookroom Fourteen authors and illustrators had three minutes each to talk about...

of Seadog hereWhat do you think?

I'd love to say these were from my garden.I do have two young plants of the orange-flowering variety, but this year, they've produced a single...

Thanks to Sam for this photo. I love the solid of the bricks and the delicacy of dragonfly's wings. 

Lookee here! Very exciting.  Keeping fine companyReceiving my beautiful trophy from MC Tennille Burns I stood and stared like this at the audience...

Last night we took visitors to see a show and afterwards went back stage. This is the view from the stage. There is an eerie afterglow when you've...

Very happy to see that my new Aussie Christmas book is being well received. For the review, clickhere. For more information about it, click here

I've been away this weekend and it's been lovely. A writing retreat by the beach. I've written 2/3 of a 0 draft of a new picture book (a 0 draft...

Look what I found yesterday! Very excited to unpack book box yesterday and discover my new picture book, illustrated by Janine Dawson and published...

Our local choir celebrated today. It's five years since the first group gathered to sing. Why join a choir? Many reasons really. My primary reason...

Last week I visited Dee White's blog for a bit of a chat about picture books. Fun it was. Thanks Dee 🙂

 The conference begins.  The SCBWI Maldon Creative Retreat aimed to provide stimulus and support to Childrens' writers and illustrators.  Attendees...