A Novel Prescription: Books About Consent
On the launch of Charlotte Barkla’s picture book, FROM MY HEAD TO MY TOES, I SAY WHAT GOES (which I was delighted to emcee!), here is some background & books about consent.
Five Little Steps Toward Gratitude
As Lunar New Year celebrations come to a close, Nancy Tupper Ling, author of FOR EVERY LITTLE THING, joins us as a guest prescriber. She has five recommendations for books about gratitude. Thanks Nancy!
Barely Asian
My kids can’t understand why I get so passionate about diversity and representation. When I try to explain to them that it’s a deeply personal matter for me, they grin and say, “But you’re barely Asian, Mum.” I try to explain that when I was little, I was super-Asian! Because Queensland was super-White.
A Novel Prescription: 2021 Standout Picture Books (Australian Edition)
In these trying times, we need short bursts of sunshine to lift our spirits. Picture books are just what the doctor ordered. Explore this list of the standout Australian titles of 2021, compiled by early career and emerging picture book creators.
Debut Picture Book Author Sandhya Parappukkaran: Q&A
“The pronunciation of my name is something that is always on the back of my mind… a moment of awkwardness where I brace myself, knowing the other person is probably uncomfortable having to say my name.”
Bibliotherapy Symposium
Join me as keynote speaker at the online Bibliotherapy Symposium hosted by SCBWI Australia New Zealand (QLD).
Call My Agent! Or, I just signed with a literary agent
This week I signed with literary agent, Amy Thrall Flynn of Rubin Pfeffer Content, who will represent my children’s books.
Full Medal Jacket: My mock CBCA shortlist 2021
I like how librarians and members of the children’s literature community in the US participate in Mock Newbery debates. So I’ve decided to do my own for our own Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards, also inspired by Margot Lindgren over on her blog, Momo. Earlier in the month I …
HYSTERIA: Functional Neurological Conditions with Katerina Bryant
HYSTERIA came onto my radar in 2020 through a doctors’ group I’m a member of. Members recommended for health professionals and others interested in the lived experience of a person with Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Serizures (PNES). I will also recommend it for patients and friends struggling with questions about illness we don’t yet have answers for.
PREMEDITATED MYRTLE: A cozy mystery for middle-grade readers
PREMEDITATED MYRTLE features an unconventional, intelligent protagonist, with that arch tone commonly found in Victorian cozy mysteries.