Author and illustrator interviews by selected theme.
#BallerinaMonkey #BooksOnTour #BlogBop #Day2 It’s an honour to have Malik the monkey swing on by to chat with us about his journey of becoming a dancer in the jungle! 🐒 Nice to meet you, Malik, and thanks for joining us today! Thanks for having me! Where do you think you get your passion for dancing? […]
Zimbabwean-born, West Australian-raised, Melbourne-resident, Suzanne Barton , author of the deliciously magical picture book, ‘Meeka’, has certainly had her own little taste of culture. Besides her love of writing for children, Suzanne is also the editor of the City of Melbourne’s ‘Melbourne Magazine’ and the creator of the radio drama, Neo Radio; inspired by 1940s cabaret. It […]
#OrisChristmas #BooksOnTour #BlogBlast #Day2 It is a pure joy to celebrate this special time with Ori from ‘Ori’s Christmas‘, who will be sharing his important tips on being able to compromise, and valuing friendship. Thanks for joining us today, Ori! ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ It must have been difficult when your friends didn’t want to compromise with the […]
In part 2 of my interview with Tim Harris, I ask him about his move to traditional publishing and how he goes about promoting his books – what he has to say is remarkable!
#LizzysDragon #BooksOnTour #BlogTour #Day6 Just Write For Kids is happy to welcome back Melissa Gijsbers to provide us with some final insights into her exciting junior fantasy fiction, Lizzy’s Dragon! Hope you’ve all enjoyed the blog tour! 🙂 Title: Lizzy’s Dragon Author: Melissa Gijsbers Illustrator: Kylie Leane Publisher: Stone Table Books Genre: Fantasy Age Group: […]
#LizzysDragon #BooksOnTour #BlogTour #Day2 Today we are excited to introduce the spectacular water dragon, Bubbles to the panel, who will be discussing what life is like being Lizzy’s pet. Thanks for joining us today, Bubbles! 😊 🌈 💦 🐉 Firstly, can you explain to us where you came from? Are you the only one of your […]
Guest Post: Georgie Donaghey on Clover’s BIG Ideas What a pleasure to join in the blog tour for the remarkable Georgie Donaghey’s newest book baby, Clover’s BIG Ideas. How did she get to where she is today? Where did her ideas stem for this sweet story? And how did the writing journey progress from conception […]
Tim Harris knows how to write funny. His wildly popular Exploding Endings series has been nominated by children and shortlisted for the YABBA awards (book 1). Initially self published, his four Exploding Endings are now published by Harbour Press and his new release mid-grade, Mr Bambuckle’s Remarkables is published by Penguin Random House. For all this […]
Title: Zelda’s Big Adventure Author: Marie Alafaci Illustrator: Shane McG Publisher: Allen & Unwin Genre: Picture book Age Group: 3 and up Please tell us a bit of what your book is about. Zelda has a plan – she wants to be the first chook in space, so she knuckles down and plans her experiments, […]
Title: Rainbow Turtle, Golden Dolphin Author: Jhana Bowen Illustrator: Jhana Bowen Publisher: Self Published Genre: Environment / Spirituality Age Group: 8 – 14 Please tell us a bit of what your book is about. Rainbow Turtle, Golden Dolphin is aimed for children aged 8 to 14. Essentially the story is about humanity’s relationship to the […]
