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SQUISHED
written by Megan Wagner Lloyd. Illustrated by Michelle Mee Nutter. 
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FIX-IT NINGET
written by Luca French and Sarah Dabro. Illustrated by Luca French. 
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Latest Original Stories and Poems
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New Poem - FOLLOW THE LINE
A poem for the Lighthouse Arts Exhibition to accompany the beautiful artwork of Linda Lunnon. Click HERE to read the poem |
New Story - UNO THE MOON BEAR
Bear bile farming is becoming a thing of the past in Vietnam thanks to organisations like Animals Asia who rescue as many bears as they can from this cruel and inhumane practice. I was inspired by the true story of Uno's rescue and rehabilitation and it is my entry for this year's #50PreciousWords competition. Click HERE to read the story. |
Latest Blog Bites
Christmas Tales 7
My story AN OUTBACK CHRISTMAS has been included in the 2022 CHRISTMAS TALES 7: SHORT STORIES published by Storm Cloud Publishing! I'm so excited to get this story out there as it's based on the true story of a mob of emus who were banned from the Yaraka Pub in outback Queensland for their unruly behaviour! Click HERE for the link to the story. As a fun end of year activity, I read the story to my students and asked them to come up with a book cover . You can see some of the amazing results below!
My story AN OUTBACK CHRISTMAS has been included in the 2022 CHRISTMAS TALES 7: SHORT STORIES published by Storm Cloud Publishing! I'm so excited to get this story out there as it's based on the true story of a mob of emus who were banned from the Yaraka Pub in outback Queensland for their unruly behaviour! Click HERE for the link to the story. As a fun end of year activity, I read the story to my students and asked them to come up with a book cover . You can see some of the amazing results below!
Top 4 Books
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“That’s the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.”
-Jhumpa Lahiri
I acknowledge the Awabakal People, the traditional owners of the land we are on, and pay my respects to their elders past and present.