When it’s Children’s Book Week.
My author/illustrator friends and I call it Children’s Book season as the celebrations and events cannot be contained in a single week, and usually spread out across term 3 and term 4. My 2016 Children’s Book ‘Week’ went from August 4th to September 26th, a solid 8 weeks of talks and workshops across WA. It’s my busiest time of year but also my favourite, as I get to travel and meet lots of hilarious kids.
Here’s some photos showing my highlights of those 8 weeks.
Hand-painted Last Viking mural, Dardanup PS
‘In The Lion’ ideas by St Mary’s Bunbury
In The Lions at St Damien’s in Dawesville
Storytime, BHP Billiton Family Day
Front page, Today section
Cumulative stories at Goollelal PS
Robot designs, Goollelal PS students
Dead Bunnies, Souther River College students
Zombie animals, Trinity College students
Trinity College went all out
Picture Book in a Day, Marmion PS
Picture Book in a Day, Marmion PS
CBCA WA Book Week dinner
A wall of Dead Bunnies!
Viking room decorations
Viking room decorations
Dead Bunnies, Tuart Forest PS
Thanks Willetton Library!
Displays at South Lake PS
My Dead Bunny shortlist award
Brobot in bookstores
Viking food ‘gift’ from Palmyra PS
Palmyra PS
Palmyra PS
Palmyra PS
Robots, Palmyra PS
Derby
Cartooning class, Looma Community
Looma Community
Looma kids
‘In The Lion’ by Looma kids
Bayulu school near Fitzroy Crossing
My Kimberley Uber
Kulkarriya PS
Kulkarriya PS
Kulkarriya PS
With Brenton McKenna at Magabala Books
Brobot v13.0, Beaufort St Bookshop
A zombie frog, Kapinara PS
Robot designs, Kapinara PS
Kapinara PS
Gifts from Kapinara kids
Red Dog, Dampier
Kuala Lumpur
COMEL Lit Festival, KL
Thanks to the following schools, libraries, bookshops and festivals for inviting me to visit:
Dardanup PS; St Mary’s, Bunbury; BHP Billiton Family Day; St Damien’s Catholic PS, Dawesville; Marmion PS; Goollelal PS; Southern River College; Beaufort Street Books; Trinity College; South Perth & Manning Libraries; CBCA WA; Tuart Forest PS, Dalyellup; Warnbro and Mary Davies Libraries; Willetton Library; Cambridge Library; Kalamunda PS; South Lake PS; City of Perth Library; Palmyra PS; City of South Perth; Derby Library; Derby District; Holy Rosary School; Looma School; Bayulu School; Kulkarriya School; Kimberley School of the Air; Magabala Books; Aubin Grove PS; Kapinara PS; Rockingham Writers’ Centre; Dampier PS; Children of Malaysia Engage in Literature (COMEL) Festival, Kuala Lumpur; Murray Library, Pinjarra; Fellowship of Australian Writers WA & Fremantle Library.
Author: James Foley
James Foley makes children’s books for children who read books. If you’re a child and you’re eating his books, you’re doing it wrong. His books include the Secret Agent Mole graphic novel series, the S.Tinker Inc graphic novel series, and the multi-award winning Stellarphant. James lives in Perth with his wife, 2 kids, and a labrador. He is a massive Marvel movie nerd and comes from a long line of queuing enthusiasts. Follow him on socials ( @jamesfoleybooks ) or at www.jamesfoley.com.au .
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