author, children's books
– 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 …
-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, …
-August 13, 2022 Some of Australia’s best children’s book creators spoke at our SCBWI VIC Professional Development Day, including our Australian Children’s Laureate Gabrielle Wang, Meredith Costain, Sarah Epstein, Renee Treml, Jess Racklyeft, Wendy Orr, Kaye Baillie, Annie White and Amy Adeney. It was an inspiring day connecting with kidlit friends and hearing from some …
-28-30 July 2022 The Winter Words Writers’ Festival was a mixture of presentations, conversations, panels and workshops on writing, from picture books for children to adult novels and everything in between. On Thursday 28th, I interviewed the New Zealand Arts Laureate, children’s author and illustrator Vasanti Unka, creator of the award-winning book, I am the …
– 7 June 2022, 6.30pmI’m excited to be speaking at the First Tuesday Book Club on 7th June, along with some wonderful Australian authors, including Australian Children’s Laureate Gabrielle Wang. The event will be held at the Rivoli Theatre in Camberwell. Tickets are $30 each and include entry, a welcome drink, a selection of canapes …
– 4 June 2022, 2-3pm Join Shaney Hyde (illustrator) and me (author) for a special ‘Little Matilda’ Storytime at beautiful Dromkeen. There will be stories, craft activities, songs and dancing. Have a photo with big Little Matilda, from our picture book LITTLE MATILDA, visit the Tea Room and wonder around the beautiful gardens. Books will …
– 7 May 2022 As part of the SCBWI VIC event in May, I will be interviewing Tash Besliev, the kids publisher at Affirm Press. After nearly 20 years in children’s publishing she has worked on best-selling series including Billie B Brown, Zac Power and Go Girl. She spent over 15 years working with global and local brands like …
– 20 April 2022The Burnside Library event for children in Adelaide, which was organised by the May Gibbs Literature Trust, was a great success. It was sold out ahead of time, and twenty-five children came along to hear stories about a lazy koala, from my books Lazy Daisy and Daisy Runs Wild. Tania from the …
– 10 April 2022 The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) in SA held ‘A Day in the Park’ for members to catch up and write and/or draw the beautiful grounds of Carrick Hill in the Adelaide foothills. In perfect weather, we enjoyed chatting and sharing ideas in the café, before venturing into …
