Claire’s Blog
Illustration Workshop
Illustration Workshop for writers Yesterday was a gorgeous day here in Melbourne, crisp and clear. The morning was cool but the sun was shining and...
The Launch of Sheep and Goat
The Launch 'Sheep, Goat and the Creaking Gate' was launched on Sunday at Collingwood Children's Farm. I was up early making final adjustments to the...
Castlemaine launch
A beautiful book at the Castlemaine Launch This post is a little late and out of order. I went to Castlemaine for the launch of 'Isabella's Garden'...
Pretending
Pretending is fun Pretending is fun. Last night at choir, I pretended I understood what those little black dots on lines were. Actually I do find...
Reading for Kinder kids
Reading Books for Kinder Kids I spend a lovely noisy hour reading books for kinder kids. It's the kinder where all our children attended...it's even...
Alphabet Soup – published by RebeccaNewman
Alphabet Soup - the Magazine Alphabet Soup - a magazine for 6-12 year olds Today my visitor is Rebecca Newman, publisher of 'Alphabet Soup' a...
On my walk today…
On my walk today.. I loved the almost thread-like character of this bark from a ti tree I think. Â ...
You Can’t Do That..Sandy Fussell
You can't do that.. Sandy Fussell Sandy Fussell is the author of the Samurai Kids series. The fourth title in the series is 'Monkey Fist'. She was...
Three new books
Three new books - a special launch These three were part of a leveled reading series with Oxford University Press, and were launched last night. The...
Sheep, Goat and the Creaking Gate
Sheep, goat touring 'Sheep Goat and the Creaking Gate' was launched at a May Gibbs Children's Literature Trust morning tea in Adelaide on Sunday 16...
Open Melbourne
6 Glimpses during Open Melbourne Melbourne City has an annual open day. The number of open buildings grows every year., more than 40 now. There was...
Letters to Leonardo- by Dee White
Claire interviews Dee White, author of Letters to Leonardo Dee White is celebrating the release of her first novel for young adult readers, 'Letters...
A Star is born…by Lorraine Marwood
A Verse Novel by Lorraine Marwood This gorgeous verse novel, written by Lorraine Marwood is released today by Walker Books. Ruby lives on a dairy...
Claire interviews Dale Harcombe
Claire Saxby interviews Dale Harcombe Dale Harcombe lives on the beautiful NSW coast. She is a writer of fiction and poetry for adults and children....
New Zealand through an Author’s Camera
Can an Author Capture New Zealand with a Camera? We've just returned from a whistle-stop two week tour to New Zealand. There is so much to see, and...
Eastern Barred Bandicoot- Recovery team
Welcome to the world of bandicoots There are less than 200 bandicoots left on mainland Australia and some of them are here. All are in...
