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Some months ago the teacher librarian from St Monica's Primary School in Richmond, Leanne Duval, dropped me an email asking about my picture book One child and whether they could adapt it for a stage presentation - OF COURSE was my response and I am sooooo thrilled that i did.
Last night I tripped out to Panthers to see that presentation as part of the diocese's Creative Arts - One Child Can Make A Difference expo. I made it there just in time to see the opening act which was St Monica's and of course I had my camera ready to take snaps of the stars in action but there with a request for no photos this one below is all I could snap. But they have promised to send me the recording of the production.

Goosebumps covered my arms throughout the performance. It was a wonderful production with the words being read, (and if you know my book there are not too many words), and then each action being dramatised on stage to wonderful musical accompaniments and with terrific costumes that included, bees, turtles and frogs. There was cleaning and protesting and many more actions to accompany the text - all adapted from my book of course! And I was mentioned more than a few times!
Afterwards I was able to nip out the back to the 'green' room to see and chat with the crew. How much fun.
It truly is a buzz seeing your work presented in such a wonderful format.
CONGRATS St. Monica's.

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Thanks to all the mums - and the dad - and all those fantasmagorical bubs and toddlers and under 5's who rolled up to Leichhardt Library this morning to listen to me tell stories. This was all part of the Greenway Festival (a NEW festival that will highlight environmental issues / sustainability and local history in MY local area.)

Seeing as though we had an environmental theme I just had to read One child and also tell one of my stories from Zoo you later! Heaps of fun and the kids kept coming in closer and closer to me as I was sitting on the floor so that was fantastic. Especially so when I read -without pictures because Sarah is still creating them - the text for Sounds Spooky! The kids (little and big) loved it and joined in at the right times. And having parents come and tell me tahtt ehy can't wait for thta tbook ... yes that is good!!!

Thanks to the wonderful children's librarian Karen Johnson for her organising and letting me take over and run wild with her weekly kids storytime - they even had to book for my storytime ... normally they just rock on in. The library also has a blog Shelveit - clever name that one - and will be posting about MY storytime too.

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