Snowy’s Christmas- by Sally Murphy

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...

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 cake and making sure everything was ready. We were at the Farm early but not as early as many of 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’ a new picture book from Glenda Millard (pub Walker Books). The book is about the seasons of a 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 them useful, and I sort of know what they mean, I just don’t know their names. And when it comes to understanding...

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 the same teacher. My children, one now adult, the other two teenagers will no longer sit and let me...