A Mother's Heart
A Teacher's Mind
A Writer's Hand
I started blogging as SquiggleMum in 2008, with an eight week old baby in my arms and a toddler under my feet. It’s been a long time coming, but with two school aged kids and a busy life offline – I’m finally ready to let go of SquiggleMum. Well, the mum part anyway. Continue reading
Christmas New Releases 2014
A few new releases have crossed my desk in the lead up to Christmas, and few others I have heard about from colleagues. Here is a quick round up of what’s new on the shelves, and who these picture books might be suitable for as a gift this Christmas… Continue reading
Work In Progress
I don’t often share my works in progress apart from with my NSW Writer’s Centre critique group, and my January Month of Poetry group. (Honestly, any serious writer should have a crit group.) But the lovely Katrina Germein tagged me to share lines 7-14 from a WIP, so I’m making an exception. Continue reading
Lucky
The Ratcatcher's Daughter
CYA Success Again
For the third year running, I was delighted to be shortlisted in the CYA Competition for unpublished authors in the non-fiction picture books category. And to be honest, I was absolutely stoked to take out both first and second place again with two manuscripts. Continue reading
Bully on the Bus
Edward and the Great Discovery
National Simultaneous Storytime
Today’s the day! Will you be reading Too Many Elephants In This House to your students, or your own children?
Animals in Picture Books
I think I should start by saying – I do like Peppa Pig.
But poor Peppa has been under fire recently thanks to a new study into the effect of anthropomorphic picture books on children’s knowledge about animals. Continue reading
