Day 29 - on high rotation
Day 30 - a favourite illustrator
Day 31 - rhyme

Thank you to the amazing Jackie Small of My Little Bookcase for this Awesome August of book titles on instagram. Head to @jackie_mylittlebookcase or hashtag #mylittlebookcase to see an incredible slew of fabulous book covers! You may just find something wonderful . . .

#mylittlebookcase book-a-day Days 25, 26, 27 + 28

Day 25 - a collection
Day 26 - book with a moral
Day 27 - inscribed
Day 28 - a concept book

Join in on Instagram for August! @jackie_mylittlebookcase with hashtag #mylittlebookcase. See the month's photo list here.

Eco Warriors Blog Tour Schedule

Did you miss the fabulous eco warriors tour? Not to worry - you can check out all the fabulous posts below!

Sunday 1 September

Sneak Peek

Tania McCartney’s Blog

taniamccartney.blogspot.com

                     

Review

Boomerang Books Blog

blog.boomerangbooks.com.au

Giveaway

Pass It On

jackiehoskingpio.wordpress.com/school-magazine 

Mixed Media Illustrations for Picture Books

Angela Sunde

Under the Apple Tree

Monday 2 September

Book Review

Book Giveaway

Kids Book Review

kids-bookreview.com

Eco Tips for Little Readers

Sheryl Gwyther’s Blog

sherylgwyther.wordpress.com

Bringing Up Eco Warriors

The Book Chook

www.thebookchook.com

Review

Books for Little Hands 

booksforlittlehands.blogspot.com.au

Literature Supporting Sustainability

Children’s Books Daily

www.childrensbooksdaily.com  

Author Interview

Alison Reynolds

www.alisonreynolds.com.au

Tuesday 3 September

Giveaway

My Little Bookcase

www.mylittlebookcase.com.au

Review

5 Multi-Media Writing Tips

DeeScribe

deescribewriting.wordpress.com

Review

Writing for the National Library of Australia

BuzzWords

buzzwordsmagazine.com

Review

Elaine Ouston Blog

elaineoustonauthor.com

Review

Giveaway

Soup Blog

soupblog.wordpress.com

 

#mylittlebookcase book-a-day Days 21, 22, 23 + 24

Day 21 - loud
Day 22 - set in another place
Day 23 - stunning
Day 24 - a book for boys

Join in on Instagram for August! @jackie_mylittlebookcase with hashtag #mylittlebookcase, See the month's photo list here.

#mylittlebookcase book-a-day Days 17, 18, 19 + 20

Day 17 - family
Day 18 - detailed
Day 19 - global
Day 20 - clever

Join in on Instagram for August! @jackie_mylittlebookcase with hashtag #mylittlebookcase, See the month's photo list here.

Author Interview on Why I Write

Loving this fabulous website curated by JFK Miller--Why I Write. It features authors who have written about China in some way. I appeared recently with this interview on why I write. Read it here.

Riley and the Curious Koala on Read to My Child

The gorgeous Jasmine Berry has added Riley and the Curious Koala to her fabulous line-up of stories on Read to My Child, with this smile-inducing reading. I love what Jasmine is doing with her website.

Says Jazz: 'I wanted a site where my children could be read to by an actual person, with no animation, in as natural a way as possible. I wanted to create the feel that my kids were not just watching another show on a screen (be it an iphone, television, ipad or computer), but instead, being read to by a real person, holding a real book, with real pages.'

Check out the readings and also some sing-along nursery rhymes on Read to My Child!

Eco Warriors Blog Tour Schedule

Join me and my little eco warriors - on tour! I'll be visiting some of the finest websites in the webosphere, in celebration of my second National Library picture book - Eco Warriors to the Rescue!

Sunday 1 September

Sneak Peek

Tania McCartney’s Blog

taniamccartney.blogspot.com

                     

Review

Boomerang Books Blog

blog.boomerangbooks.com.au

Giveaway

Pass It On

jackiehoskingpio.wordpress.com/school-magazine

Mixed Media Illustrations for Picture Books

Angela Sunde

Under the Apple Tree

Monday 2 September

Book Review

Book Giveaway

Kids Book Review

kids-bookreview.com

Eco Tips for Little Readers

Sheryl Gwyther’s Blog

sherylgwyther.wordpress.com

Bringing Up Eco Warriors

The Book Chook

www.thebookchook.com

Review
Books for Little Hands
booksforlittlehands.blogspot.com.au

Literature Supporting Sustainability

Children’s Books Daily

www.childrensbooksdaily.com  

Author Interview

Alison Reynolds

www.alisonreynolds.com.au

Tuesday 3 September

Giveaway

My Little Bookcase

www.mylittlebookcase.com.au

Review

5 Multi-Media Writing Tips

DeeScribe

deescribewriting.wordpress.com

Review

Writing for the National Library of Australia

BuzzWords

buzzwordsmagazine.com

Review

Elaine Ouston Blog

elaineoustonauthor.com

Review

Giveaway

Soup Blog

soupblog.wordpress.com

 

Interview for Riley and the Jumpy Kangaroo: 666 ABC Radio

A WONDERFUL interview with the vibrant Melanie Tait this morning on 666 ABC Radio about Riley and the Jumpy Kangaroo, and my other books. Click the logo above to listen.

The Reading Hour Picture Book Photo Challenge 2013 Wrap-up

Yippee! We just had the funnest Reading Hour, reading through a grand total of 13 books, snuggled together on the couch. It's SO much fun. So annoying we have to stop to make dinner!

Have a peek at the books we read... some of my very faves. Did you partake in The Reading Hour?

Book Week Wrap-Up 2013

Followed by Christmas (yes, I said followed) Book Week is my favourite week of the year. It's a time to really celebrate the glorious children's book scene we enjoy in Australia, and of course, internationally.

From 17 to 23 August this year, Aussie authors and illustrators were on the hop all over the county, visiting schools, running workshops, presenting, interacting and sharing their books and talent with children, from preschool to Year 12. The energy is bookishly high, and it's just so much fun to see kids amp up their reading and book enjoyment (not to mention the fabulous costumes--see the last photo of this post).

This year's theme was Read Across the Universe, and, as they do every year, the local CBCA chapter here in Canberra ran a children's seminar, with 60 kids, plus parents and teachers, joining in some after-school fun. Here we are signing certificates for the kids (above) and below are this year's participants: back row: Pauline Deeves, David Murphy, Katrina Nannestad, Tamsin Ainslie, Emma Allen, back row: Tania McCartney, Katie J Taylor and storyteller extraordinaire, Mollie B.

It's so wonderful to engage with the kids in this way. I talked about my past books, showed them sneak peeks of my upcoming books, answered questions and listened to their own thoughts on books and writing.

We then joined forces in a panel discussion for the very first time, with Julie Long (centre) of the local CBCA, facilitating. It was great to hear about the processes of other authors and illustrators, and the kids really enjoyed it.

Thank you to Rachel and the team at Brindabella Christian College in Lyneham for this sensational venue (and to Rachel for the fab photos!). It warms the heart to see so many teachers, librarians and parents placing reading and books so highly on the curriculum.

I must admit, I also absolutely LOVE the way kids react during Book Week, and was privvy to many costume parades throughout the week. There were so many sensational costumes, but below is my favourite of the lot - two Oompa Loompas at St Francis of Assisi primary school, made by a very talented mum.

Happy reading all, and don't forget the Kids' Book Review The Reading Hour facebook photo challenge is still on and ends tomorrow night--you could win some books from Random House. And I'll be instragramming each picture book we read on Saturday 24 August during The Reading Hour - 5pm to 6pm. Join me with your own photos! @taniamccartney