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Hello Everyone,
Anyone involved in children’s books will know what a busy month August is as it holds one of the biggest moments of the year: Book Week! Kids dress up as their favourite book characters, and authors and illustrators get involved in all kinds of activities and events, across the country. It’s always such a great thing to see, and a reminder of just how much this country recognises the importance of ensuring all kids are engaged with books and reading.
This year, I was lucky enough to be involved in a very special Book Week event, in partnership with Vision Australia. The day started with an in-person workshop, where two vision-impaired students and their classmates listened to me talk about where stories come from and how my illustrator, Chris Kennett, and I create some of our School of Monsters characters.​​
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01/08/2024 - ACLF Newsletter August 2024
03/07/2024 - ACLF Newsletter July 2024 📚
08/05/2024 - ACLF Newsletter May 2024 📚
04/04/2024 - ACLF Newsletter April 2024 📚
08/03/2024 - Your ACLF news for March 2024 📚
07/02/2024 - Announcing the 2024–25 Australian Children's Laureate 📚🌟
Come Over To My House is the winner of the inaugural DANZ award Picture Book Category.
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DANZ stands for Diversity in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. Come Over To My House invites us into the homes of families who are D/deaf or disabled so it was wonderful to be the recipient of such an important award.
While Eliza couldn’t be there to accept the award on the day, she gave me permission to share this excerpt from our forthcoming book together:
Hello! My name is Eliza Hull. I have a physical disability, which means the world can feel inaccessible for me at times. When I was in school, I used a wheelchair whenever I’d had surgery. Sometimes I’d have to do a whole different class than my friends because the classroom had stairs, and that felt very unfair.
Daniel is busy illustrating our next book and it will be released in 2025.
Meanwhile, if you'd like to watch the Auslan version of Come Over To My House you can find it here.
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