Can you believe that ‘I Am Jack’ came into the world 12 years ago?
He’s grown into ‘Super Jack’ and ‘Always jack’ and has had many reprints.
Written after my son was bullied at school, it seeks to make life safer for kids, families and communities:-
-Embraced by kids, families and schools across Australia.
-Endorsed by beautiful organisations that partner kids on that rocky journey of life:-
-Room to Read – www.roomtoread.org
-The Alannah & Madeline Foundation – www.amf.org.au
-Life Education Australia – www.lifeeducation.org.au
-The Cancer Council – www.cancercouncil.com.au
JACK’s just been released in the USA by Kane Miller Books
Has been translated into Korean, Slovenian and Bahasa (Indonesia).
The brilliant adaptation of I Am Jack by Monkey Baa Theatre will be having another season at the Lend Lease Darling Quarter Theatre Darling Harbour Sydney 11-16th March 2013
It should be touring the USA in 2014 – www.monkeybaa.com.au
It is now in development as a feature film – the 3 JACKS – with plans to film later next year.
Watch out for I AM JACK the movie.
Jack and his family and friends wish you all a joyous Christmas and New Year.
The ghost adventure is dark, eerie in the Woodland 1880s mansion at Ipswich Festival.
Leigh Hobbs creator of the famous and fractious ‘OLD TOM’ was being ‘scary’ with fabulous author Meredith Costain hamming it up as his doppler behind him.
General Macarthur stayed at Woodlands and his red leather chair and desk dominates an upstairs room. So of course the guys all sat in the General’s chair. Then the girls go into the act.
Highlights:-
Hanging out at the pool table with all the writers & illustrators – author Sue Whiting and illustrator Anne Spudvilas were hilarious at our game of chance and dice – I rolled a full 5 dice!!!!!!
400 hundred kids packed into the performance of ‘I Am Jack’ held spellbound -Lowood, Silkstone, Bethany, Bundamba, Toogoolawah, Brassall, Kentville, Lockrose schools were FABULOUS!
Morning walk with illustrator and author mark Wilson, illustrators Anne Spudvilas and Leigh Hobbs through the mist and field.
LOVE the authors and illustrators there – Deborah Abela, Brian Faulkiner, Sally Rippin, Gabrielle Wang, Gus Gordon, Lucia Mascuillo, Mark Wilson, Tristan Bancks, Sheryl Gwyther, Angela Sunde and ……
Thankyou to Festival Director Jenny Stubbs.
Watch out for I AM JACK the movie.
