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Whose story is it anyway?
Children love stories. They love being read stories and beg for them to be read, over and over again. Equally as much, if not more, they love being told stories, especially stories of their own lives....
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The classroom garden
Expecting every child in a class to respond to the same stimuli, develop at the same rate and achieve the same targets is like casting a handful of mixed seeds upon the soil and expecting them all to...
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Reading is out of this world!
Reading is a wonderful pastime. Since you are reading this blog I am sure you will agree. People read for many different reasons, including: for information e.g. about world events or something of...
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“If you want intelligent children, give them a book …”
These words piqued* my interest as they wafted to my ears from the TV set in the other room. “Who is that?” I called out. “Jackie French,” he replied. I jumped up, eager to see and hear more. Jackie...
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Revisiting The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Recently, in a post introducing the idea of S.M.A.G. (Society of Mutual Admiration and Gratitude), I reflected upon my blogging journey and the gradual growth of readership and development of a...
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Five Photos Five Stories – Day one
For the love of books This week I was surprised to be nominated by, writer extraordinaire, Geoff Le Pard in a Five Photos Five Stories challenge. Geoff blogs at TanGental where he shares numerous and...
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Which came first – the chicken or the duckling?
First of all in this post I would like your opinion, if you are happy to give it, about a story for young children I have been working on. This is it: I recently revisited a series interrogating...
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Separating fact from myth
In a number of previous posts I questioned the importance of getting the facts right in fiction, especially for young children. Obviously there is a lot of fiction that is pure make-believe and fantasy...
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Between the lines
For a few months I had been aware of the new colouring books for adults craze that is sweeping the world but had chosen to ignore it. That is, until I read a blog post by Alana Munro stating that...
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I’m new here
Australia is a land of immigrants. The first Australians arrived, it seems, about 65 000 to 40 000 years ago, after the second migration out of Africa. The second group arrived only little more than...
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A celebration of Australian picture books
Recently my friend Sarah Brentyn, who blogs at Lemon Shark: Navigating the Unchartered Waters of Parenting and Life, shared a series of posts about first lines (paragraphs, sentences and pages). She...
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More than all the stars in the sky
When I read the challenge by Charli Mills at the Carrot Ranch this week to In 99 words (no more, no less) write a love story, I knew immediately that I would share some of my favourite picture books...
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A celebration of Australian picture books: Mem Fox
I own and have given away more picture books by Mem Fox than by any other author. To say I appreciate Mem’s work would be an understatement. I currently have on my shelves twelve of her more than...
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A celebration of Australian picture books — Kim Michelle Toft
Australia is a land of geographic diversity: of grassy plains, stony deserts, forested mountains, snow-capped peaks, golden beaches and sparking blue water. It is home to world’s largest coral reef...
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A celebration of Australian picture books — Narelle Oliver
This post is the fourth in a series celebrating picture books by Australian authors. If you missed earlier posts, please follow these links to the introduction, Mem Fox and Kim Michelle Toft. In this...
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It’s a steal
This week at the Carrot Ranch Charli Mills is talking about theft; of family pets, of the apples from her garden, of property, and even of good name through myths and false accusations. I didn’t have...
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A Celebration of Australian picture books #5 — Jeannie Baker
This post is the fifth in a series celebrating picture books by Australian authors. If you missed earlier posts, please follow these links to the introduction, Mem Fox, Kim Michelle Toft and Narelle...
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Curiosity, dead chooks, science and the S.T.E.M. push
Originally posted on Sheryl Gwyther - Author Blog:Ahhh, Science! How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I became a scientist at the age of four when curiosity reared its head. It was the day my...
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20 Lifetime changes
When Bec was little she would often say, “Tell me a story of when you were a little girl.” She would listen in wonder (in my dreams!) as I told her about life on a farm, holidays with relatives and...
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A celebration of Australian picture books #6 — Jackie French
This post is the sixth in a series celebrating picture books by Australian authors. If you missed earlier posts, please follow these links to the introduction, Mem Fox, Kim Michelle Toft, Narelle...
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