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• Curious Creatures in the Summer Reading Club

    Blogging with the Sumer Reading Club has been a fabulous opportunity to connect with enthusiastic young readers and writers across Australia. Created for children and young people pre-school age to 17, the Summer Reading Club is led by the State Library of Queensland and offers activities, competitions and online forums to inspire a love…

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  January 28, 2019

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• The Importance of Illustration in Picture Books

  This was a guest post that I shared with Readilearn, a wonderful online site that provides teaching resources for the first three years of school. readilearn: The importance of illustrations in Picture Books – A guest post by Emma Middleton This week I have great pleasure in introducing you to Emma Middleton who is here…

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  June 19, 2018

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• Why I use puppetry in my storytelling.

  Storytelling and puppetry are almost magical for children. There is a tangible focus of attention when a puppet appears or when the page of a book is turned.   Children are in a unique phase of life where they can enter the realm of imagination with ease. Paint a picture, describe a scene, and suddenly…

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  May 21, 2018

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• Mother’s Day and The Bear in our Backyard

  With Mother’s Day just around the corner, and a recently released picture book that celebrates mothers, I put pen to paper on why I feel picture books make extra special gifts. There are many reasons why picture books can make the perfect Mother’s Day gift, but two are particularly close to my heart. Firstly, stories…

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  April 29, 2018

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• Travelling through 2018.

  

  The year started with workshops at the Brisbane City Council libraries as part of their fabulous Summer Reading Program. The Lion in our Living Room felt right at home with their ‘Go Wild with Summer Reading,’ theme. It was a great opportunity to meet many young readers, as well as a chance to see some…

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  March 25, 2018

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