Tristan August 16, 2023 SCAR TOWN TEACHERS’ RESOURCES Teachers’ notes for my new novel Scar Town are now available here. The notes include an interview where I share the background and inspiration … View Post
Tristan August 1, 2023 Scar Town Author Interview Scar Town is a crime-thriller novel for ages 10+ about a missing father, a drowned town, a buried secret and three friends on a dangerous … View Post
Tristan December 17, 2021 2021 Highlights in Children’s Book Publishing 2021 feels like a year when we’ve mostly been locked up inside, unable to travel, not doing much at all but, looking back over … View Post
Tristan August 4, 2021 Ginger Meggs Teaching Materials If you’re keen to introduce Ginger Meggs, Australia’s longest-running comic strip and star of my new book, to the classroom, the teaching … View Post
Tristan July 12, 2021 Engaging Primary Learners With iPad I’m not sure if you’ve noticed, but kids love devices! A collective goal as parents and teachers, has long been to harness … View Post
Tristan July 5, 2021 2021 Children’s Book Week. 10 Tips to Make it the Best Book Week Ever! The theme for 2021 Children’s Book Week is Old Worlds, New Worlds, Other Worlds. I love this idea. It does what books are supposed … View Post
Tristan June 23, 2021 Writing Inspiration for Kids: Five Tips for Parents Are you keen to spark creativity, encourage kids to write and just fill in some time over the school holidays? Take a look at … View Post
Tristan June 20, 2021 Ginger Meggs Book on TV, Radio & In Print Our Ginger Meggs 100th anniversary book has just been released and we’ve been doing lots of TV, radio, video and podcast interviews. Book … View Post
Tristan May 13, 2019 Newington College LitFest I opened Newington College LitFest last week with a call to action for the boys to buy thousands of sausage sandwiches in support of … View Post
