Skating through our Sydney book tour

Skating through our Sydney book tour

Hannah Sommerville and I roll into Sydney for our Sunday Skating book launch tour        Armed with whizz fizz showbags and new signing pens, Hannah Sommerville and I skated through the suburbs of Sydney with our new book Sunday Skating and happy hearts.  Biggest...
Diving into Fishy Stories

Diving into Fishy Stories

Come join me for the Fish Creek Children’s Festival of Stories  Super excited to share that I’ll be appearing at my favourite festival for young readers and writers, the fabulous Fishy Stories next weekend. Jetty Jumping in Fish Creek is going to be a tonne of...
Jetty Jumping makes the Notables

Jetty Jumping makes the Notables

I invented a new word …. ‘Shoy’ is a term to describe the state of shock and joy a debut author feels when their book is announced as a 2022 Notable Early Childhood Book in the Children’s Book Council of Australia Children’s Book of the Year Awards. Sure,...
The secrets of a good story and author chats online

The secrets of a good story and author chats online

Book Chats are my jam   Because I’m fascinated with the world of writers and the process of writing, I love to interview authors who are just as enamored with that world. I chat with authors visiting Antipodes Bookstore for Words After Dark ‘in conversation’ events,...
Write, read, sign books, repeat

Write, read, sign books, repeat

Write, read, sign books, repeat   Well, hey there Summer, you sure did sizzle with oodles of author readings and signings. I’m now falling into Autumn with another reprint of Jetty Jumping hitting bookstores. Here’s  a glimpse of some of the fun...
I spy book shelfies

I spy book shelfies

Sightings of my book in the wild   There’s something awfully thrilling about being sent ‘shelfies’ of your book across the land. I’m having such fun playing Spotto with Jetty Jumping. It’s quite the competitive sport! From the editor of Crinkling News...

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