by admin | Jul 2008 | Blog, Inspiration
Random pics from Queensland… wombat caveA wombat cave, minus wombat queensland burleigh headsview of burleigh heads strangler figStrangler figs…I find the idea of these plants amazing…and these were big ones. Poor strangled other tree view from the...
by admin | Jun 2008 | Blog
Go girl, go go go The Hardie Grant Egmont ‘Go Girl’ series has topped 1,000,000 copies sold in Australia. My title, Snow Play, is No 22 in this series for middle primary readers.The series had a spin off series last year ‘Go Girl Angels’ and...
by Claire Saxby | Feb 2008 | Blog
A review: Tibbidy – A new Australian magazine for 3-7 year olds Tibbidy is a glossy 32 page magazine for young children. It includes stories, puzzles and lots of other activities. In this first, beach-themed, edition there are four stories, two by Jackie...
by admin | Jan 2008 | Blog
Australia Day: 2008 style Jan 26 is Australia Day. Around the country big events and small celebrate what it is to be Australian. There were award ceremonies, parties, a countdown of the 100 most popular songs in the country (which also included more than one party)...
by admin | Jan 2008 | Blog, Other Authors
Hunting and Gathering- A Film and Book Review by Claire Saxby …or ‘Ensemble c’est tout’ if you prefer the French title. WARNING: Spoiler alert. Don’t read on if you’re planning to see this film. Wonderful and Interesting I was...
by Claire Saxby | Nov 2007 | Blog, Inspiration, Writing and Words
Inspiration: Where does an author get their ideas? One of the questions most frequently asked on a school visit is ‘Where do you get your ideas?’ It is both the easiest and most difficult question to answer. ‘Everywhere’ and ‘All around...