Bollard bods

Bollard bods and the Old Sailor My Old Sailor story started life as an oral story, long before it was a book. I use it as the basis for a workshop and have collected the sea creatures he swallows. Particularly with younger children, the sea creatures props can be...

Newport Substation Art Market

 Newport Substation Art Market Yesterday was storytelling, bookreading and singing in a room to the side of the main art market space at the Newport Substation monthly Art Market. We, Jackie Kerin, myself and Dharma Picking (from Everlasting Books) had a bit of a tag...

Old Sailor in Woodend

Old Sailor (and Claire) in Woodend I had a lovely time in Woodend yesterday afternoon at New Leaves bookshop, reading ‘Old Sailor’. It’s a lovely bookshop with a great range of local and international titles. Well worth a visit. I took my bollard...

Whirlwinds and watersheds

Whirlwind tour for …Old Sailor This is the blog tour to celebrate the release of ‘There Was an Old Sailor’! Check out these blogs: Sally Murphy’s Writing for Children Dee White’s Tuesday Writing Tips Dale Harcombe’s Read and Write...

Book club and bookwriters

Tuesday Book Club begins Yesterday marked the inaugural meeting of the First Tuesday Children’s Book Club. We 18 gathered in Mother Superior’s Chambers at the wonderful Abbotsford Convent. The book club is for anyone interested in children’s...