This morning I got some absolutely fantastic news …
Stellarphant has won Picture Book of the Year in the inaugural Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Shadowers’ Choice Awards! ⭐️🐘🚀
Stellarphant wins CBCA Shadowers’ Choice Award
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Stellarphant is a CBCA Honour Book
The Children’s Book Council of Australia awards were announced today, and Stellarphant was awarded an Honour Book in the Picture Book of the Year category!
It’s a great, well, honour! I’m over the moon.
Continue reading “Stellarphant is a CBCA Honour Book”How to draw Stella from Stellarphant
Here’s a free drawing tutorial, showing you how to draw Stella the elephant from my picture book, Stellarphant.
Feel free to share and use in the classroom!
Free Stellarphant teacher resources
Teachers, I’ve got you covered!
There are a HEAP of freebies on the Stellarphant Teacher Resource page on my website.
There are teaching notes available, as well as free videos, craft activities, a word search, a spot the difference, and colouring sheets – all bound to keep your students busy.
Head to my website to download the resources now.
Three more shortlists for Stellarphant
Fantastic news – Stellarphant has been shortlisted for three more awards!
Continue reading “Three more shortlists for Stellarphant”Events for May/June (updated)
I already posted about a few upcoming events for May and June, but a whole bunch more came up. May and June is going to be HUGE! Get set for:
- an online graphic novels workshop
- an online writers festival
- a tour of illustrators’ studios
- a kids’ story writing competition
- an author talk
- an online workshop for illustrators
- a storytelling festival
Details below.
Continue reading “Events for May/June (updated)”Learn how to create graphic novels with me
Ever wonder how graphic novels get made?
I’ve recorded a workshop on that very subject for the Brisbane Writers Festival’s online program.
Continue reading “Learn how to create graphic novels with me”Events for May/June
I’ve got three great events coming up for kids:
1 – an online writing festival!
2 – a story writing competition!
3 – a free storytelling festival!
I’m going to run out of exclamation marks, there’s just too many good things happening! Details below!!
Continue reading “Events for May/June”New interview goes behind the scenes on Stellarphant
Want to know a little more about the making of my latest picture book, Stellarphant?
Check out this chat with Joy Lawn from the Paperbark Words blog.
I talk about the themes of diversity, difference and discrimination; reveal my favourite illustration from the book; and more.
Thanks for the chat, Joy!
Stellarphant shortlisted for Picture Book of the Year
I got some fantastic news today.
My latest picture book, Stellarphant, is on the shortlist for the Children’s Book Council of Australia’s Picture Book of the Year! ⭐️🐘🚀
Congrats to all the other shortlistees. I’m honoured that my book is in such wonderful company.
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James Foley 