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.
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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 …
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, …
SCBWI PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY
-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 …
WINTER WORDS WRITERS’ FESTIVAL
-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 …