‘Once Upon A Christmas’ dedicated to:-
SANTA CLAUS!
Launched in the heritage courtyard of Balmain Library with community, kids, parents, fabulous librarians on a balmy Sydney night.
Compiled and edited by Beattie Alvarez who did a brilliant job – it contains the funny, joyous, quirky stories, poems, snippets, illustrations of some the best known authors and illustrators about Christmas:-
Ursula Dubosarsky, Libby Hathorn, Duncan Ball, Kate Forsyth, Sally Rippin, Michael Pryor, Kim Gamble, Adele Geras, Pamela Freeman, Stephen Axelson ……my small anecdote ‘Grandma’s Christmas’ remembers my children’s Grandma and Grandpa … I can’t wait to give it to my family at Christmas.
Melina Marchetta joined in with her daughter
‘Once Upon A Christmas’ is the brainchild of the multi-award winning author Sophie Masson and Christmas Press and the Christmas Press team – Beattie Alvarez, gifted illustrator David Allen and Fiona McDonald.
Fabulous authors Jesse Blackadder and M
elina Marchetta came along to cheer on the launch.
Room to Read Writer Ambassadors were there spreading the word about literacy for the kids of Asia and Africa.
Who sets up a new publishing house in this crazy publishing climate? Sophie Masson 
of course. With its first title last year, it’s already selling out.
Called Christmas Press
A small press with big ideas..
Born in the early months of 2013, Christmas Press specialises in beautiful picture books for children, featuring traditional tales–folk tales, fairy tales, legends, myths–retold by well-known authors and stunningly illustrated in classic styles that reflect the cultures the stories come from. We also publish special anthologies, full of wonderful stories, poems, memoirs and illustrations, with the first of these, Once Upon A Christmas, just released now for Christmas!
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Zac the YAK from Room to Read romps in for CBCA’s BIG BOOK DAY OUT with so many wonderful authors, illustrators, storytelling, SCBWI, jumping castle, barbecue and more … what a brilliant day!
The SCBWI stand was buzzing with Ben Johnston’s hands-on workshop Engibear Series
Margaret Roc’s BIG JELLYBEAN competition.
Lesley Gibbs launch to the very scary very funny picture book SCARY NIGHT.
The hilarious Mike Lefroy entertaining kids with talented illustrator Liz Anelli – HOWZAT!
Wilderness Fairies flapping through the Fair – Jodie Wells-Slowgrove!
S
ue Whiting’s Firefighters with kids in firemen raincoats! Kids loved it.
Marjorie Crosby-Fairall’s workshop with The Croc and The Platypus – so creative!
Wendy Blaxland brilliant play about Blaxland’s Crossing” …. and much more … authors Sandy Fussell, Deborah Abela, Kate Forsyth, Belinda Murrell, Oliver
Phommavanh ….. a feast of creators.
Even more fun with the CBCA Newcastle and Sydney West regions with Jennifer Trad Reid and Katrina McKelvey.
What a day!
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Sooooo much happening – August is when kids’ authors & illustrators are on the move – across Australia – speaking at schools, events and spreading the LOVE of books.
Monkey Baa Theatre is putting on a week of I AM JACK at Darling Quarter Theatre – nearly full houses, but this year I can’t do the post play Q & A as I’ll be speaking at schools. I love doing those Q & A’s with Tim McGarry.
There’s the Benefit for ROOM TO READ – reaching more than 9 millions kids in Asia and Africa. They won’t be all at the Benefit Sat 23 August – ha – but all funds go to building schools and literacy programmes and books.
Launch of my 4th and final BEING JACK – the 15 year journey creating the I AM JACK series.
Treat yourself and see the many amazing authors and illustrators in your schools and bookshops, libraries and events!
CELEBRATE BOOKS & READING!
MonkeyBaa Theatre – www.monkeybaa.com.au
Room to Read – www.roomtoread.org
BOOKINGS for 5 p.m. Sat 23 August. All funds go to Room to Read: monkeybaa.com.au/show/jack-room-read-fundraiser/
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Champagne, catching up, sharing publishing news, writers, illustrators …. at The Hughenden Hotel in Sydney.
Why? To spread the news of ROOM TO READ – educating the children of the developing world.
How many kids, has Room to Read helped? 9 million children and growing!
The brilliant Jennie Orchard heads the writer ambassador program for ROOM TO READ – and writer ambassadors came – award winning author Emily McGuire, best selling children’s author Belinda Murrell, Country Saga author Pamela Cook, Sarah Davis award winning ….. Susanne Gervay …. and we were there to discuss how to reach everyone with the message of Room to Read.
Come on -
-let’s get kids reading
-let’s especially give girls education
- let’s work with communities to stop illiteracy.
www.roomtoread.org/australia
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