The Alannah & Madeline Foundation Says No to School Bullying

The Alannah and Madeline Foundation supports a safe world for children.

Alannah & Madeline Foundation says:-

Susanne Gervay’s I AM JACK is a significant resource for parents, students and teachers. School bullying can have a devastating effect on a child and the school community. It can happen to anyone. Through story journey, I AM JACK emotionally engages the bullied, bully, other children, teachers, parents exploring important ways to create a safer place.

Maree Stanley
General Manager Prevention
The Alannah and Madeline Foundation
Level 1, 6 Charles Street
PO Box 5192
South Melbourne Vic 3205
w. www.amf.org.au

Room to Read coming to Australia

Room to Read brings schools, libraries, scholarships for girls, books to thrid world countries.

Rosi and Tory celebrating Room to Read

It’s about partnerships with the villages and communities who commit to educating their children.

It’s also about partnerships with children and adults from Australia sponsoring these kids.

I met at The Hughenden, with the dynamic Jennie Orchard, the passionate advocate of the new Australian chapter of Room to Read in Australia.

Books for Breakfast Friday 6th February is launching Room to Read in Australia at the State Library of NSW with Australian children’s authors support including Markus Zusak, Melina Marchetta, Chris Cheng and me.

Have a look what Room to Read does www.roomtoread.org

Tina Burke, Cameron Nunn, Jen McVeity & Daisy Sunshine

Hey, the year is starting with writing friends coming from everywhere to visit me at The Hughenden in Sydney.

Daisy Sunshine Cover

Author Lunch for the New Year 2009

Felicity Pulman hosted a beginning of the new year with lunch and celebrations – Moya Simons & her new series Walker Books -The Walk Right In Detective Agency – is zooming ahead. Ruth Drobnak is right into her new book, Vashti Farrer has a picture book coming out with Scholastic, Felicity’s new book ‘Turning The Page’ with the Australian National Museum … and my Australian National Museum title – DAISY SUNSHINE coming out 1st February.

On the other side of the world my great Canadian-Irish friend Dave Abbott, radio personality sent me what he and his wife Dianne are up to. Thought I’d share their cool picture with Dianne Abbott, US film and TV producer John Covey and US TV host Gloria Geer in Palm Springs.

Dianne Abbott, US film and TV producer John Covey and US TV host Gloria Geer in Palm Springs

Hope I get to see them when I’m in the USA in August for the launch of I AM JACK there.

Let’s hope 2009 is a good one.

Sydney on New Year's Eve

Tory by award winning portrait painter Jules Sevelson - we shared NYE together. Loved that.

9 p.m. fireworks from our balcony with Tory and her friends. One of the boys was the DJ. Afterwards they walked down to Bondi Beach to the Shore Festival. I stayed on at home to celebrate the midnight fireworks with family and good friends. The fireworks were spectacular.

May 2009 be a good year for everyone.