Genre - Claire Saxby-Children's Author

A new book! Secrets of the Saltmarsh

by Claire Saxby | Nov 2023 | Blog, My Books, Narrrative non-fiction, Nature, New Release

A new book! Secrets of the Saltmarsh. Making books is a long game. Very few parts of the process happen quickly. Often, it can seem like there’s nothing going on. Sometimes it feels like everything is invisible. But out of public sight, a book is being created. For...

The Wearing of the Green – A launch

by Claire Saxby | May 2022 | historical fiction, launch, My Books

The Wearing of the Green – A launch My upper-middle grade novel, The Wearing of the Green took ten years to manifest – from first idea about a girl-in-Melbourne-1850s-not-gold-rush-story to book-release day. It is the story of Biddy’s arrival in Melbourne...

Back from the Brink

by Claire Saxby | Sep 2021 | Nature, Science

The Eastern barred bandicoot is Back from the Brink Scientists, researchers and volunteers are preserving one of our smallest friends The People you Meet About 12 or 13 years ago, I worked on a local council election as an electoral worker, counting and recounting...

Great White Shark is in the house … ahem … ocean

by Claire Saxby | Aug 2021 | Nature, Science

Great White Shark is in the… In the depths of a deep Melbourne winter, a book was released. Great White Shark (GWS), beautifully illustrated by debut illustrator but painter extraordinaire, Cindy Lane, and published by Walker Books Australia, is part of the...

Window to another world

by Claire Saxby | Aug 2021 | history

Window to another World – my Uncle’s diary When clearing out a family home before lockdown, we discovered many, many interesting things. There were some old children’s books, some wonderful woodworking tools, a wooden wheelbarrow (constructed using...

Great White Shark

by Claire Saxby | Jul 2021 | Nature, Science

Great White Shark ready for release Books, as I may have mentioned in the past, take a long time to take form. There are so many people involved, there are so many elements to consider. But it’s so fabulous when they finally get here. I have just received the...