Adelaide Launch of Grace and Mr Milligan
-23 April 2023 Pip Kruger and I were delighted to have Janeen Brian launch our picture book, GRACE AND MR MILLIGAN in the Adelaide Hills. It was wonderful to have so many little ones celebrate with us too.
Kids’ Book Review
-April 2023 A review of GRACE AND MR MILLIGAN by Anastasia Gonis, writing for Kids’ Book Review. ‘Beautifully illustrated by Pip Kruger, the images enhance Caz Goodwin’s excellent text… An ideal resources to use for explaining ageing, loss and grief, and how loving memories can be the most precious of all requisites in life.’ The …
Books+Publishing Review of GRACE AND MR MILLIGAN
-14 February 2023 This is a delicate, wholesome, love-filled story about losing a friend and grieving, but it is also filled with joy—in the uncomplicated happiness of Grace’s friendship with her neighbours… The full review can be read here
Launch of new book, GRACE AND MR MILLIGAN
-25 February 2023 Our new picture book, GRACE AND MR MILLIGAN, is illustrated by talented artist Pip Kruger. We had a lot of fun at the Melbourne launch dressing in our ‘Mr Milligan’ Hawaiian shirts. Meredith Costain did a fabulous job launching the book at Readings Hawthorn.
Singapore Writers Festival – book launch
-6 November 2022 Little Matilda and I about to launch LITTLE MATILDA GOES TO HOSPITAL. It was such a thrill to launch a book at the Singapore Writers Festival.
New book – little matilda goes to hospital
– November 2022 I’m thrilled with the new book in the Little Matilda series, LITTLE MATILDA GOES TO HOSPITAL. Isn’t the cover gorgeous? The illustrations by Shaney Hyde are stunning. Little Matilda is not feeling well, but she is worried about going to hospital for the first time. Will she be able to overcome her …
LITTLE MATILDA – SHORTLISTED FOR BOOK OF THE YEAR, 2022
I’m excited that LITTLE MATILDA has been shortlisted for the Book of the Year 2022 by Speech Pathology Australia. To be listed alongside Mem Fox, Emily Rodda and Alison Lester is such a thrill. My shiny round Shortlisted Book of the Year stickers have arrived, and they make me so happy. It’s like being back …
Book week fun
-20-26 August 2022 It was a busy but rewarding book week this year, and wonderful to be back in schools in person. I visited lots of schools, presenting to kids from prep to year six. I was lucky enough to be part of some book week parades. There were so many creative, fabulous book-inspired costumes, …
Writer in residence at portsea
-29 August-11 September 2022 I spent two weeks as a Writer in Residence at Point Nepean in Portsea, Victoria, thanks to the Mornington Peninsula Shire. It was a wonderful opportunity to stop, breathe, reflect, write, write, write and soak up the surrounds of the beautiful Point Nepean National Park.