This interview was originally published on Sue Bursztynski’s website The Great Raven.

“One of the nicest things about being involved in children’s and YA writing is the people you meet. Gabrielle Wang, the author of several lovely, Read the rest of this entry »

THE RACE FOR THE CHINESE ZODIAC at the Melbourne Recital Centre

The Jade Emperor has declared a great race: the first animals to cross the river will win a place in the Chinese Zodiac.  Thirteen animals line up along the shore.  But there are only twelve places to be won. Read the rest of this entry »

I am very busy at the moment with Hero, our new cocker spaniel puppy. We picked him up last Sunday. He’s 8 weeks old. Read the rest of this entry »

I love this ipad app called Kwik Draw. It works like a light box.

Before I purchased Kwik Draw, if I wanted to enlarge a drawing I used to have to take it to the printers and get them to do a photocopy.  Read the rest of this entry »

This week, children’s author Wendy Orr visits my blog.

How did you got your first book published?

I made a decision to write seriously –  for publication – at the beginning of 1986. Read the rest of this entry »