I am available to do "Author & Illustrator" or "Art Workshops" in Schools for children from 4 to 13 years of age.

Workshops can be derived from my book Molog the Frog or another theme which can be negotiated to suit the needs of the students and schools.

Please contact me by email or phone to receive a comprehensive list of talks, workshops and sessions available.

More information is also available on author visits on the Children's Book Council of Australia website.

Books for publication in 2007

Trog the Book Frog $15.95

This is the tale of Trog the frog who lives in a book case. He loves looking at the books but he cannot read! Trog invites his readers to help him understand about letters, words, numbers and symbols.

This is an educational journey inspiring children to enjoy the fundamentals of learning to read along with Trog the Book Frog.

Suitable for toddlers to 7 year olds.

 

Ornella the Owl ....
Who was Afraid of the Dark! $16.95

On a very dark night, Ornella as a baby owlet was frightened by the sudden sight of large red eyes peering at her. When Ornella grew older, her mother wanted the family to learn to fly and hunt at night!

This tale explores Ornella’s journey to overcome her fears and reach her full potential as an Owl.

Science facts about the life of the Southern Boobook Owl are embedded within the story of Ornella with the final page of the book describing the life cycle of this species of owl.

Suitable for preschoolers and primary school children.

Reading Should be Fun

As an Author & Illustrator of children’s picture books, I am committed to making reading fun.

Some of my books focus on the very early stages of “learning to read” while encouraging children to explore the beautiful descriptive words found in the English Language.

Most of my books have a science focus to engage all children in a love of the natural world and our unique Australian Wildlife.

 

“Learning is Fun” has always been my philosophy as a teacher and I hope to inspire this approach within my audiences when I am doing workshops at early childhood centres, kindergartens and schools.

 

Books for publication in 2008

When Mackenzie Met Matilda. $19.95

At sunset Mackenzie an Echidna and Matilda the Wombat meet by accident. Despite their obvious differences they overcome their initial fear of each other to become the best of friends but Mackenzie and Matilda can spend only a few precious moments together each day.

Find out why these amazing animals are so different and what it is about their lifestyles defining their friendship.

Science facts are combined with fiction within this story to create a wonderful tale of friendship crossing cultural boundaries.

The Science details of Echidnas and Wombats are featured on the final page of the book.

 

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