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Tristan September 6, 2016

Children’s Book Week 2016

It’s been a fun couple of months of touring around, talking books and creativity, hopefully inspiring people to create their own stories … View Post

Tristan August 15, 2016

Exploding Chickens Student-Made Book Trailers!

Entries are rolling in for my My Life Video Book Trailer Competition in partnership with Dymocks Children’s Charities. I’… View Post

Tristan August 10, 2016

National Bookshop Day 2016

Happy National Bookshop Day! Saturday August 13 is National Bookshop Day 2016. Don’t forget to support your local bookshop by buying a book and … View Post

Tristan July 29, 2016

Byron Writers Festival 2016

Byron Writers Festival begins in a few days’ time. It’s one of finest and funnest (?) events in the country for children&… View Post

Tristan July 12, 2016

My Life Search for a Book Title

Hey, I’ve just started editing the fifth book in the My Life series and it needs a title! Some of our ideas … View Post

Tristan June 28, 2016

Making Sense of Humour

Funnyman author Oliver Phommavanh has just launched his new book, The Other Christy. Here, Oliver gives tips on how kids can write their … View Post

Tristan June 2, 2016

Room to Read World Change Challenge in Action

Super-teacher-librarian Jackie Child from Brisbane’s St Aidan’s Anglican Girls’ School shares, below, her student’s innovative ways of … View Post

Tristan May 18, 2016

See, Think, Wonder : Two Wolves / On the Run

Teacher, Matthew Seeney, has been using an innovative inquiry-based learning strategy called ‘See, Think, Wonder’ to get his students excited about a … View Post