Australian author - Claire Saxby-Children's Author

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...

Iceberg: From Idea to Book

by Claire Saxby | Jan 2021 | My Books, Writing and Words

Iceberg: From Idea to Book Picture books do not happen overnight. No books do. But man it’s exciting when they finally do make it into the world. What begins as a word or an idea, and grows and changes endlessly before submission. This story began as a poem...

Did you know?

by Claire Saxby | Jan 2021 | Writing and Words

Did you Know? I’ve been back working on my wip today and I desperately wanted to include ‘swash’, but no matter how many times I rework the lines, it just won’t fit. The shallow wave wash that pushes up the beach after a wave breaks has a name!...