It’s never not a thrill to see one of my books travelling overseas! I love seeing how the translators and graphic designers adapt the titles and covers.
Here’s some of the international covers Stellarphant has collected so far.
Continue reading “Stellarphant around the world”Stuck for a CBCA Book Week costume idea? Here’s how to dress up as Max Mole, Helena Hippo or Bug from my series, Secret Agent Mole.
And scroll down for free printable masks of Max, Helena and Bug!
You can download all three of these masks in one handy pdf.
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It’s a writing program and a writers festival all-in-one, and it’s back for another year!
The 2023 Littlescribe Mini-Writing Festival features Australian Children’s Laureate Gabrielle Wang, past laureate Jackie French, CBCA picture book of the year winner Claire Saxby, best-sellers Jacqueline Harvey and Louise Park, and festival favourites Deb Abela and Oliver Phommavanh. Oh, and me too.
It’s on from Monday 31st July to Friday 4th August and is fully online, so no matter where your school is (or whether you’re homeschooling), you can join in. There’s sessions for students aged 5-14, covering everything from poetry to picture books, and sports writing to slam poetry.
I’ll be chatting with Tim Harris (we made Toffle Towers together!) about creating and illustrating unique characters, plus joining all the other sessions as an illustrator-in-residence.
Program below. Full details on the LittleScribe website.
Continue reading “Littlescribe Mini Writing Festival”I’ve got some fantastic events coming up:
Details below.
In a surreal and welcome turn of events, I’ll be a guest author at this year’s Supanova Perth!
Continue reading “Upcoming events, June-Sept”Here are 5 colouring-in sheets, free to download and use at home and in the classroom.
Want to learn how to draw June Bug from my new series, SECRET AGENT MOLE?
Here’s a free tutorial to show you how.
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Watch the youtube tutorial here.
Want to learn how to draw Helena Hippo from my new series, SECRET AGENT MOLE?
Here’s a free tutorial to show you how.
Youl’ll need:
Want to learn how to draw Max Mole from my new graphic novel series, Secret Agent Mole?
Here’s your chance!
Click below to watch my free tutorial.
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Sydney, I’m coming back for the Writers Festival at the end of May!
I’ve got four sessions, all FREE:
Head to the Sydney Writers Festival website for more details.
I can’t wait!! See you there.
Writers Weekend: Drawing on the Imagination
Seesaw Magazine
with Julie Hosking
I chat with Julie about the upcoming Perth Festival Family Day in Freo, a day of sessions with local and Australian authors and illustrators. I also talk about the creative processes behind some of my books.
Secret Agent Mole
reading With a Chance of Tacos podcast
with Ken Williams
Chatting with Ken is always a laugh! We talk about my new graphic novel series Secret Agent Mole – what it’s about, where the ideas came from, and where the series could go in the future.
Animals in Space
What the Duck?! podcast
with Dr Ann Jones
It was a real pleasure to be able to speak with Ann about the research I did for my picture book Stellarphant. I learned so many weird and wonderful stories about the true history of animals in space, and I got to share some of those tales on the podcast.
James Foley 