Here’s a handy list of resources and teachers’ notes you can use in your class or library.
Brobot
Written and illustrated by James Foley.
Published by Fremantle Press, Sept 1 2016
- Read a free sample (pdf)
- Book trailer (youtube)
- More information/Where to Buy
- Teacher notes (pdf)
- ‘Design Your Own Robot’ worksheet (pdf).
You can also find behind-the-scenes blog posts tagged with ‘Brobot‘.
My Dead Bunny
Written by Sigi Cohen,
illustrated by James Foley.
Published by Walker Books Australia, Oct 2015
- Book trailer (youtube)
- How to draw Bunny Brad (video tutorial; youtube)
- Illustration timelapse (youtube)
- More information/Where to Buy
- Teacher resources – including notes and blackline masters
You can also find behind-the-scenes blog posts tagged with ‘my dead bunny‘.
The Last Viking
Written by Norman Jorgensen,
illustrated by James Foley.
Published by Fremantle Press, June 2011
- Teachers’ Notes (pdf)
- Extra classroom resources (external site)
- Official “Making-Of” blog (external site)
- Book trailer (youtube)
- Listen to James read an excerpt from the book (external site)
- High-resolution cover
- More information / Where to Buy
The Last Viking Returns
Written by Norman Jorgensen,
illustrated by James Foley.
Published by Fremantle Press, September 2014
- Teachers’ Notes with ACARA hyperlinks (pdf)
- Extra classroom resources (external site)
- Official “Making-Of” blog (external site)
- Book trailer (youtube)
- Illustration timelapse 1 (youtube)
- Illustration timelapse 2 (youtube)
- High-resolution cover
- More information / Where to Buy
In The Lion
Written & illustrated by James Foley.
Published by Walker Books, August 2012
- Teachers’ Notes
- Lion blackline master: draw all the things he has eaten inside his tummy
(for non-commercial, educational use only) - Book trailer (youtube)
- High-resolution cover
- More information / Where to Buy
Amity Kids Adventures, e-Book 1: Magpie Mischief
Written by Jon Doust & Ken Spillman, illustrated by James Foley.
Published as an e-book, June 2013
- Teachers’ Notes (external site; NB these are for the original print edition but still valid)
- Book trailer (youtube)
- More information / Where to Buy
Amity Kids Adventures, e-Book 2: Disturbing the Peace
Written by Jon Doust & Ken Spillman, illustrated by James Foley.
Published as an e-book, June 2013
- Teachers’ Notes (external site; NB these are for the original print edition but still valid)
- Book trailer (youtube)
- More information / Where to Buy
Amity Kids Adventures, e-Book 3: Kidnapped!
Written by Jon Doust & Ken Spillman, illustrated by James Foley.
Published as an e-book, August 2013
Additional resources
- Cartooning worksheet (for primary students)
- Digital colouring using Photoshop – tutorial (for Media Studies / Art students)
- Interviews and articles
- Tips for aspiring writers & illustrators
- How to survive as an illustrator – advice for a student
- 6 books to help you make better picture books
- 3 books to inspire creative courage
- Drawing on body language
- 1 simple tip for drawing hands
