bird costume ideas for little ones - celebrating Ivy Bird

In just two weeks, Ivy Bird will take flight! Release date is 1 September, and in celebration, here are some fabulous dress-up ideas for the little chicks in your life. Or the big chicks. {Watercolour images from the book by Jess Racklyeft.}

Ivy Bird loves to play dress-ups. From warbling in the early morning light like a magpie to donning her owl hat to hoot in the dark at bedtime, she takes great delight in mimicking her bird friends. It might be a very special red robin outfit, a peacock tail of leaves and flowers in the garden, or a rainbow lorikeet cape to help her fly with her feathered friends.

It's time to play dress-ups!

a wintry August update ... with loads of sunshine

Just as we thought winter might be pressing on the brake pedal, a dusting of snow, the likes I've which I've not seen since living in Canberra, coated the mountains surrounding our quiet little basin here in the bush. How I wanted to grab a toboggan and make a dash for it, but simply too much to get through these coming months!

Above is my latest window, this time for the National Library bookshop--it was so much fun to put together. In celebration of the release of The Gum Family Finds Home, the koalas are chilling out in the bookshop storefront for the next week or so.

I think it looks so much better IRL ... here's a little vid so you can see it in greater detail. My voice is a little husky, so hopefully you can hear me.

children's story time for Book Week

Book Week is coming!

To celebrate, I'll be doing story time readings at Dymocks Canberra Centre on Saturday 20 August, in support of Marymead.

It breaks my heart to think there are children without books in our community. So important to support these kids in need, and I hope you can join me for this fun event. There'll be activities and goodie bags, and prizes for the bets Book Week costume!

Click the poster for more details and to RSVP, as spaces are limited. See you there!