On my walk today…

On my walk today.. I loved the almost thread-like character of this bark from a ti tree I think.                 Fantastic textures too…. I think this one is a cedar of some sort as is the one below. Fantastic texture to the...

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 told you can’t write about children with disabilites.  Sandy is talking, in this article, about...

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 project was 20 books, 10 non-fiction titles and ten retellings of traditional tales. Each was paired…eg...

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 August, 2009. The morning tea was for current Fellow, Judith Rossell, who illustrated ‘Sheep,...

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 a wide range of buildings open but having experienced some queues in previous years, we headed in early and focussed on...

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 to Leonardo’. ‘Letters to Leonardo’ is the story of Matt, who on his fifteenth birthday,...