Parramatta High School’s hall was filled with students, teachers and kids from other schools, authors – Paul Collins, Meredith Costain, Oliver Phommavanh, Toni Brisland, Wendy Fitzgerald, Lindy Batchelor, Wendy Orr.
Judith Ridge, recognised as one of Australia’s leading authorities on youth literature, wrote the foreward for ‘Trust me Too’ – 58 reasons to celebrate reading by some of Australia’s best loved authors and illustrators.
Wendy Orr read from her moving story ‘The Snake Singer’
Meredith Costain read her wonderful poem ‘Shoefitti’ illustrated by Grant Gittus.
It includes an Obernewtyn novelette by the interntaional best selling fantasy author Isobelle Carmody.
Everyone can dip into this anthology and discover laughs, tears, meaning, fantasy, imagination and more.
A National Year of Reading 2012 event.
British Carnegie Medal winner of young adult literature Mal Peet and USA Michael L Printz winner of young adult literature M T Anderson were funny, warm, engaging as they spoke to the Children’s Book Council dinner at The Hughenden Boutique Hotel.
Carnegie Medal Award winner Mal Peet
Michael Printz Prize winner M T Anderson
Authors Kate Forsyth, Wendy Blaxland, Sue Whiting, Maureen Johnson, Sandy Fussell, Margaret Roc, Lindy Batchelor, Jan Latta and others as well as John Cohen Editor of Reading Time , Judith Ridge youth literature office for Western Sydney and many fans celebrated.
Susanne Gervay, Carole Keeble CBC President, Jessica Francis CBC
- The GONG fans & authors
Jan Latta and Wendy Blaxland
How lovely. Two nice blogger colleagues have given Aussiereviews a mention in the past two days. First, a writer friend alerted me that Judith Ridge had included my site in a list of recommended review sites in her Misrule blog. High praise indeed from someone like Judith who is so knowledgeable and passionate about children’s literature.
Then, a Google alert alerted me to a mention in another
“Acey gots an update!”
“We should get her a little hat that says ‘Acey gots an update’”
“Heheeee… ooh! It’s a dancing game! I love dancing games!”
“Let’s get over to the Powa!”
