In the Advocate

I’ve been to Skipton this week, visiting Skipton Primary School and their delightful students and teachers. Despite the slightly-less-than-wonderful weather, it was a wonderful day.  

More koalas

I was lucky enough to spend four days in a wonderful local school (fab teachers), spending time with all grade levels and talking about books, writing, illustration, environments, habitats, ecosystems etc as they connected with my books. We also talked about enriching...

Koalas and books

Last week I visited a local kinder to share Koala with the Koala kinder group in the sunshine of the park. Weather was perfect and the children had made gumleaf crowns and were generally totally immersed in the outdoors. They regularly visit the park which abuts their...

Book Week … ah … month?

I love Book Week. I love it even more when it’s extended over more than a week. This year my ‘Book Week’ began in late July and continues until mid-September. Fantastic. First port of call was PNG, Oro Province where four writers and illustrators...

Ballarat and back

I’ve spent two days this week in Ballarat. The first day I talked about books and writing with all primary levels at Sebastopol Primary School. We covered everything from drafting, editing, publishing and the challenges in getting the words right. I showed...

Bitta dis, bitta dat …

It’s winter here in Melbourne, which means I’m typing while wearing very fetching fingerless mittens, multiple layers of woolies and a big scarf. My office gets a bit coolish. But it’s so beautiful. Much as I hate getting up in the dark, that’s...