And it’s a wrap on another Children’s Book Week. My social media feeds won’t be half as colourful without the creative interpretations of book titles by colleagues, family and friends. I have loved the Children’s Book Council of Australia’s special week for as long as I can remember – certainly back to primary school atContinue reading “Reading is Magic”
Category Archives: Reading
A Sense of Place
I don’t know about you but before I travel I like to get a sense of the place I’m visiting by reading about it. For me ‘reading about’ isn’t sitting down with the relevant Lonely Planet guide ( though I will refer to it), rather it’s a matter of immersing myself in a story setContinue reading “A Sense of Place”
Bowerbirds!
In May I was invited to be a guest reader at the National Simultaneous Story (NSS) time event held at Kingston Library which is our ‘local’. This was a first! Over the years I’ve participated in many an NSS as audience member, crowd control, and the odd non-speaking, acting role, but being the star attraction!Continue reading “Bowerbirds!”
The World Through Picture Books
On Tuesday last week the 3rd edition of the World Through Picture Books was launched at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress in Rotterdam. This was a great achievement for IFLA’s Libraries for Children & Young Adults (C&YA) section and in particular for the editors, Annie Everall OBE from the UK and Australia’s ClaireContinue reading “The World Through Picture Books”
Tasmania Reads
Time today to reflect on the highly successful, inaugural Tasmania Reads week which wound up officially on Saturday. Tasmania Reads is a subset on the national Australia Reads campaign which is a partnership between writers, publishers and libraries. This year there was a strong focus on the role of reading for pleasure to reduces stress,Continue reading “Tasmania Reads”
What’s on your bedside table?
I had a phone call late last week from an ABC journalist I knew from my Orange days. She was looking for someone to speak on ‘the books on my bedside table’ for drive time radio. She too has left town and so wasn’t aware that I was no longer a Mainlander (to use theContinue reading “What’s on your bedside table?”
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