I Wanna Be Found – Tory Gervay's Song

Tory’s brother just put some photo clips together for Tory’s song so it could go on youtube.  He’s a cool brother.
Hope you love this video clip. Photos were taken by a young photographer Rick Munitz.

 

 

 

Tory loves her music and shoes

Tory loves her music and shoes

Tory performing with Not Perfect the band

Tory performing with Not Perfect the band

SWINE FLU into BIRD – Books are Good Company

Pepper reading I AM JACKBird FluBird Flu meets Swine Flu – Peeper and Green Bird in hospital at St Vincent’s Sydney. Visiting with  – I AM JACK to the rescue. 

 

Peeper in hospital

Peeper in hospital

Hope Card from France to the Oz children of the Victorian Fires Australia

Jeanne des Sainte Marie illustrates for Oz kids

Jeanne des Sainte Marie illustrates for Oz kids

I had the pleasure of meeting the wonderful ilustrator Jeanne de Sainte Marie at the Bologna Book Fair and at the SCBWI Conference there where I spoke. Jeanne’s illustrations are exquisite. Her Hope Card illustration invites children and adults into Emily Dickernson’s poem where  ‘Hope is the thing with feathers.’

You have the gift of life …..  live it for you and the ones you remember  from Michaela Reuss-Oates.  

Helping  Others  Peacefully Everywhere from Angela Schellenberg

With thanks to SCBWI FRANCE

With thanks to SCBWI FRANCE

 

SCBWI supports Room to Read

SCBWI supports Room to Read

Love Bridget Strevens-Marzo’s tiny illustration connecting France and Australia. Bridget is wonderfully talented and a friend across the seas.

Storytellers at The Hughenden

‘You cannot love good, if you cannot fight good,’ says Ken Benn New Zealand storyteller and YA author as he dons on the parish robes and the Irish accent and makes the audience laugh.

Ken Benn New Zealand storyteller and author

Ken Benn New Zealand storyteller and author

the ARCH BISHOP performance poet and storyteller

the ARCH BISHOP performance poet and storyteller

The Arch Bishop was hilarious as he related Banjo Patterson’s ‘The Man From Snowy River’ in multiple voices and personnas

Other story tellers were Mary French
Mary French storyteller from Canberra

Mary French storyteller from Canberra

from Canberra, Annie Eyres and Beryl Ayres
- all fantastic.
Australian Storytelling Guild NSW
headed by the dynamic duo of Vivienne Ward
and Sue Alverez bring the magic of story to audiences with events at The Hughenden and workshops at the NSW Writers Centre Sydney. Patrons are Helen Reddy and Bryce Courtenay
Mary French and Jo Henwood Storyteller with the Story Quilt
Mary French and Jo Henwood Storyteller with the Story Quilt

This storyteller quilt is filled with the stories of storytellers. Mary French is pointing to her quilted patch and Jo Henwood is pointing to hers.

MAL PEET & M T ANDERSON at the CBCA dinner at The Hughenden

British Carnegie Medal winner of young adult literature Mal Peet and USA Michael L Printz winner of young adult literature M T Anderson were funny, warm, engaging as they spoke to the Children’s Book Council dinner at The Hughenden Boutique Hotel.

Carnegie Medal Award winner Mal Peet

Carnegie Medal Award winner Mal Peet

Michael Printz Prize winner M T Anderson

Michael Printz Prize winner M T Anderson

Authors Kate Forsyth, Wendy Blaxland, Sue Whiting, Maureen Johnson, Sandy Fussell, Margaret Roc, Lindy Batchelor, Jan Latta and others as well as John Cohen Editor of Reading Time , Judith Ridge youth literature office for Western Sydney and many fans celebrated.
Susanne Gervay, Carole Keeble CBC President, Jessica Francis CBC PR

Susanne Gervay, Carole Keeble CBC President, Jessica Francis CBC

The GONG fans and authors
The GONG fans & authors

This is an adjunct event to the Sydney Writers Festival that is filling Sydney with authors, publishers and festival goers.

Jan Latta and Wendy Blaxland

Jan Latta and Wendy Blaxland