What is your favourite childhood memory? Some of mine are running through sprinklers, sunnyboys and razzes, and bonfires with fireworks celebrating Guy Fawkes day. The prolific, talented Tania McCartney delves delightfully into Aussie childhoods in her latest book.
An Aussie Year: Twelve Months in the Life of Australian Kids by Tania McCartney and Tina Snerling
(Oct 2013, EK Publishing, $19.99, hard cover, 9781921966248)
In my latest book, The Littlest Bushranger, Jack is left home when his sister starts school. Until I thought about what inspired this book, I had totally forgotten the year of my life when I was left behind while my three slightly older friends/neighbours started school. After kindergarten, I would play happily by myself until they could join me after school. I made being at home sound much more exciting than school, because I regularly rode a stage coach, fought dragons and made tomato soup from the rusty lid of the incinerator.Published in Booktopia Blog
After growing up with Caroline Chisholm on the five dollar note, I’ve always been vaguely interested in who she was. Who was this woman with the tightly curled hair? I knew she was the friend of the emigrant and had done something to help women, but that was the extent of my knowledge. (I also wondered why she was the emigrant’s friend rather than the immigrant’s friend. I’ve never understood the distinction!) (more…)
I’m very excited to announce that Heath McKenzie and my latest book, A new friend for Marmalade (aka Marmalade 2), is being released in the UK October 1.
This is a story about making new friends. It’s about accepting people, even when they do things a little differently from you. And it all revolves around a special little cat called Marmalade…
Look out for its Australian release early next year!
The very talented Dee White with her prize, a Heath McKenzie illustration from The Littlest Bushranger.
Today I’m thrilled to welcome Tania McCartney who not only does amazing work encouraging reading and everything book related within the community in many ways, including founding the respected Kids Book Review, but she’s also extremely talented and a gorgeous friend. She doesn’t know this, but she is the only person alive who is allowed to call me Ali. In her latest book, Eco Warriors, the reader joins Banjo, Matilda and Ned on a magical adventure into the Australian native landscape via a series of historic, beautifully-rendered botanical paintings. (more…)
I’m thrilled that from today, A Year with Marmalade is available in the US from Little Simon, Simon and Schuster.
Thank you Heath McKenzie fantastic co-creator, all the amazingly talented team at The Five Mile Press and the wonderful, fabulous team at Little Simon.
This little cat has travelled a long, long way!
I was thrilled to receive this yesterday.
He’s sweet and cuddly and comes with his own little copy of A Year with Marmalade.
Heath McKenzie made what he described as a tricky decision to select the winners of the Draw a monster competition.
Under 12 – Elle
12+ including adults – Dee White
Congratulations!!!!!!!!
Today I welcome prolific Australian author, Dianne Bates to my blog to talk about her latest book, the riveting, spine-chilling The Girl in the Basement.