TRAVELLING SUITCASE
The Travelling Suitcase is free for teachers to use and is designed to be borrowed by schools for up to five weeks. The suitcase then needs to be posted or delivered to the next school on the reservation list. What Read More …
Category: Australia
NEW STUDIO
During all my travelling and school talks I’ve been packing up my house and studio, the reason my blog has been neglected for many months. I have a wonderful home surrounded by trees, lovely birds, water dragons and ducks in the Read More …
BALGOWLAH NORTH
Thanks Deborah Horsely for a rewarding day talking to Kindy to Year 6 students at Balgowlah North Public School. Students asked interesting questions and I discussed sustainability and biodiversity with the older students.
FUN IN THE SUN
What a thrill to be invited to the inaugural Sunshine Coast Readers and Writers Festival organised by Wendy O’Hanlon and her team. I did a talk on ‘The Voice of Endangered Animals’ and ‘Self Publishing in the Digital Age.’ I Read More …
LUNCH WITH THE STARS
Another great St Patricks Day organised by Belinda Murrell and the CBCA team. 22 schools attended and 22 authors hosted a table. Children were excited to meet their favourite authors and there was a prize for the best decorated table. As you Read More …
BEAUTIFUL BOWRAL
The students did a fantastic job creating animals in the library. A fabulous two days talking to all the students at the Bowral Public School. The dedicated Teacher Librarian, Jenny Henderson, gave me a wonderful welcome and the students were so Read More …
MELBOURNE SCHOOLS
Judy Seager invited me to talk to students at Penbank Public School again. Travelling there was a problem because of work being done on the train lines. The school was over an hour’s drive, so I had to find a Read More …
VOICES ON THE COAST
This was my third time talking at Voices on the Coast organised by the amazing Kelly Dunham and her team. Due to a terrible storm I had a 5 hour wait at Sydney airport, so I was relieved when I Read More …
DISASTER!!!
I was just about to relax and have lunch on my balcony, something I do every day, when there was a loud bang, followed by a mighty crash. I was in shock – a huge tree had just crashed into Read More …
A week in the country
I was thrilled to be invited to Gunnedah and Tamworth schools for a week, so I decided to catch the train to Gunnedah. It was over seven hours so I planned to read Jesse Blackadder’s book, Chasing the Light. But, Read More …