3 reasons students need to publish their writing
Something you may not know about me is I’m the esteemed author of ‘The Great Big, Enormous, Gigantic Banana.’ You may have heard about this book’s famously oversized front cover- …
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Interview with author Kaye Baillie
I was recently fortunate enough to interview Kaye Baillie, the author of one of the most heart-warming books ever, Boo Loves Books (where two of my loves- books and cute …
Interview With Author/Illustrator Sami Bayly
I recently had the opportunity interview talented Australian author and illustrator, Sami Bayly. Sami’s first book, The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Ugly Animals, won the Children’s Indie Book of the Year …
Why ‘Less is More’ in Genre instruction
Being a writer has been a lifelong dream of mine. From a young age, I’d tell Mum and Dad I was going to be an author, an illustrator and a …
Writers and their notebooks: Claire Saxby
Claire Saxby is a Victorian writer who has written almost 40 children’s books. She writes beautiful fiction and non-fiction texts as well as poetry and has won many awards for …
Writers and their notebooks: Lian Tanner
Earlier this year I launched the Writer’s Notebook Series. This series of posts is focused on learning how published authors use their writer’s notebooks so that teachers can implement these …
Writers and their notebooks: Trace Balla
One question I get asked a lot is “how should we use writer’s notebooks with students?” I am all about authenticity so I thought it would make sense to ask …
Interview with children’s author Stef Gemmill
I was recently lucky enough to interview Australian children’s author Stef Gemmill. Stef’s recently published book, “A Home for Luna’ was featured in last week’s Oz Lit Teacher reviews. (Download …