My Books - Claire Saxby-Children's Author

Bursting!

by admin | Jun 2015 | Writing and Words

It’s been a big week!Emu has been shortlisted for the Environment Award. Then there was lunch with Walker and Black Dog peoples from both sides of book-making. I received my copies of the US version of ‘Emu’. It has a dust jacket and looks very...

A visitor!

by admin | Apr 2015 | picture books, Writing and Words

In this centenary year of Anzac Day, it’s not such a surprise that there are a few books on both sides of the Tasman about the Anzacs, but it was curious that the illustrators of these books (Max Berry and Bob Kerr) independently portrayed mateship in this same...

Book Week

by admin | Aug 2012 | Writing and Words

I love Book Week. A chance to share all the things I love about books and writing. And at Firbank Grammar on Wednesday last, I was able to share with the whole school. And more. The gorgeous preps wrote me some illustrated letters complete with custom-made envelopes....

Creating Picture Books- an Interview with Claire Saxby

by admin | Feb 2010 | Author Insights, Blog, Writing and Words

Dee White interviews Claire Saxby about Picture Books Dee White, author of YA novel ‘Letters to Leonardo’ and ‘Tuesday Writing Tips’ blog, asks Claire Saxby me some questions about picture books and how they are created. Dee: Hi Claire, can...

Three new books

by admin | Jul 2009 | Blog, launch, Writing and Words

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...

Tiffany Mandrake on Pitching a Series of Books

by admin | Feb 2009 | Other Authors, Writing and Words

Tiffany Blake talks about writing and her book series “The Little Horrors” Tiffany Mandrake has released the first two titles in her new ‘The Little Horrors’ series.Claire Saxby asked her to explain the difference between pitching a single...