Queen of the kids - Libby Hathorn ? ABC Central West NSW
Libby Hathorn is the author of the iconic picture storybook ?The tram to Bondi Beach? and the haunting young adult novel ?Thunderwith?, set in the heart of a New South Wales semi-tropical forest, the Wallingat. Those two are only a few of her many wonderful works.When speaking to her, the ABC?s Ellie McNamara discovered a career spanning many many years!
Links to a 7-minute radio interview...
Highly recommended
The Australian: Looking for new brand of success [August 21, 2004]
Released last year, [Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta] has already sold 60,000 copies, and yesterday in Hobart was named Book of The Year for older readers by the Children's Book Council of Australia.
See also Jane Sullivan on this and the other Children's Book Council of Australia Award winners....
How can our children learn reading is magic? - Opinion - www.theage.com.au
Setting children off on the wonderful journey of reading requires careful planning, writes Anna Ciddor, in this Australian article...
Entertainment News - Shortlist for Library Assoc children's book awards announced
"The [New Zealand] Library Association celebrated the launch of its Library Week today with the release of a shortlist for its annual children's book awards..."
