by admin | Oct 2009 | Blog, Other Authors
Claire talks to the author of Snowy’s Christmas Sally Murphy is visiting today to talk about her new picture book, Snowy’s Christmas, illustrated by her brother-in-law, David Murphy. Is there a difference between writing a fiction story and a...
by admin | Oct 2009 | Blog, launch
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 cake and making sure everything was ready. We were at the Farm early but not as early as many of the...
by admin | Oct 2009 | Blog, Walker Books
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’ a new picture book from Glenda Millard (pub Walker Books). The book is about the seasons of a garden...
by admin | Sep 2009 | Author Insights, Blog
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 them useful, and I sort of know what they mean, I just don’t know their names. And when it comes to understanding...
by admin | Sep 2009 | Blog
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 the same teacher. My children, one now adult, the other two teenagers will no longer sit and let me...
by admin | Sep 2009 | Blog, Networking, Other Authors
Alphabet Soup – the Magazine Alphabet Soup – a magazine for 6-12 year olds Today my visitor is Rebecca Newman, publisher of ‘Alphabet Soup’ a magazine for 6-12 year old readers. I was interested to learn about the magazine and it’s...