Season's Greetings

I made this card for the PhotoShop Challenge. One more day to go.

Book Giveaway

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...

Kids' Book Review: Guest Post: Helene Magisson on The Secrets Behind ...

Kids' Book Review: Guest Post: Helene Magisson on The Secrets Behind ...: When reading one of my latest picture books, a 10-year-old little girl asked me this question: ‘What do you tell in your illustrations ...

Abi Cushman's new picture book 'Soaked'

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Randall and Randall Picture Book

I won this picture book in a giveaway and will study how the illustrator, Polina Gortman, made the pictures.

Certificate of Achievement for NHI101X

Drawing Nature, Science and Culture: Natural History Illustration NHI101 Link

Buzz Words: Song Bird – Great Barrier Reef Rescue

Buzz Words: Song Bird – Great Barrier Reef Rescue: Song Bird – Great Barrier Reef Rescue  by Karen Tyrrell (Digital Future Press) RRP $14:95      ISBN: 9780648161745 Reviewed by Jef...

KidLit411: Author Spotlight: PJ McIlvaine

KidLit411: Author Spotlight: PJ McIlvaine - I've entered the prize draw!

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 ( ...

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.

I Voted!

#SCBWI19CK and #scbwicrystalkites

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.

KidLit411: Author Spotlight: Elaine Kiely Kearns

KidLit411: Author Spotlight: Elaine Kiely Kearns:  ©TMK Photography. Elaine was a critique partner at Storyteller Academy a few years back.

My first #drawthisinyourstyle

#drawthisinyourstyle is an Instagram challenge.

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...

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 ...

Hazel Edwards on Vimeo

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