Lynette Oxley

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I enjoy writing poems and stories for children and am learning illustration including surface design.

Friday, December 20, 2019

Sunday, November 17, 2019

Kids' Book Review: Meet The Illustrator: Leanne Watson



I love Leanne Mulgo Watson's artistic style and hope Australian primary schools add this picture book to their library collection. It is also wonderful to see the story in both English and Aboriginal language.

Kids' Book Review: Meet The Illustrator: Leanne Watson: Name: Leanne Watson Describe your illustration style in ten words or less. My illustration style is traditional and contemporary Daru...

Saturday, November 16, 2019

Thursday, October 31, 2019

Wednesday, August 14, 2019

Thursday, May 23, 2019

Buzz Words: Achievement

Buzz Words: Achievement: Congratulations to the Buzz Words compiler Dianne (Di) Bates who recently signed two book contracts. One is for a middle-grade novel ( ...


Saturday, May 4, 2019

I attended the CBCA NSW Blue Mountains Branch today to see authors Tohby Riddle and Jenny Rowe (aka Emily Rodda) and to watch Charmaine Ledden-Lewis, winner, Magabala Books 2019 Kestin Indigenous Illustration Award.





Wednesday, March 27, 2019

New Picture Books in the Library

I borrowed these two gems from my local library today: Mixed by Arree Chung and Everything You Need for a Treehouse by Carter Higgins.

Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Mirka Hokkanen: Illustrating Otters, Part 1

Mirka Hokkanen: Illustrating Otters, Part 1: The whole story began in Oct 2017, when my agent asked if I'd be interested in reading a story from a fellow client at Storm Literary. S...

Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Buzz Words: Empty Orchestra

Buzz Words: Empty Orchestra: The following story is the inaugural winner of the 2018 Buzz Words Short Story for Children Prize which was won by Jemma van de Nes . The ...

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Hazel Edwards on Vimeo

22 minute video of Hazel speaking about creativitywith Henry Grossek from In Principlehttps://vimeo.com/307407451