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Posted by Susanne Gervay on Apr 29, 2011 in News | 0 comments

Wearing tiaras for the Wedding of the Decade: Congratulations to Will & Kate

Crowns, tiaras are ready and I’ve brought out my bride’s doll.

My mother designed and made the bride dress for my doll in preparation for my prince.

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I’ve been kissing a lot of frogs but no prince yet.

Still my kids are a princess and prince to me.

I carried my doll with me through all my childhood. My doll is wearing her tiara today. Maybe I’ll write a story about her – she should have been there at the wedding in my recently published and much-loved book ‘Always Jack’ inspired by my children – my prince and princess.

Posted by Susanne Gervay on Apr 25, 2011 in Literary events, News | 0 comments

Kindness Changes Your Life – ANZAC Day, Simpson & His Donkey, Reader’s Digest,The Power of Good

It’s Anzac Day today, sunset services are being held all over Australia.

I’m up at sunset watching the Anzac service where doves of peace have been released.

Simpson & his Donkey represent the act of kindness that changes lives. Simpson carried more than 300 wounded soldiers from the World War 1 Gallipoli battlefield under fire to safety. These special books engage us in the courage of Simpson and his Donkey:-

Simpson and His Donkey by Mark Greenwood illustrated by Frane Lessac

The Donkey Who Carried the Wounded by Jackie French

We all do acts of kindess at times, receive them at others.

Reader’s Digest says their column on acts of kindness has exploded – people want to celebrate acts of kindness.

Reader’s Digest supports the just released book ‘The Power of Good’ – stories of the kindness of strangers by leaders in the community, writers, actors, politicans…. and of course some children’s authors – Libby Gleeson. There’s one from me too.

Write your own story on: www.powerofgood.com.au

Posted by Susanne Gervay on Apr 24, 2011 in I AM JACK | 0 comments

Love sharing my Creative Life with you ~ but my blog was in trouble. However after many bandaids ~ Susanne Gervay’s Blog is Back!!!!!

There’s so much news too. Have to get my photos in order 1st as lost them too- so just a quick entry because my son and bullying’s on my mind.

I loved speaking at All Saints - the authors, creators, teachers, kids … it was about friendship, sharing story, inspiring young people and old. I came home to beautiful fan mail and comments from All Saints.

I was moved when a parent-teacher sought me out after my talk on I AM JACK & School Bullying. She said that after hearing me speak, she’d shared time with her son and they’d talked about bullying in a real way.

TEARY moment for me – because I’d been there with my son bullied and he couldn’t get me to hear him.

Monkey Baa Theatre for Young People is performing I AM JACK at a theatre in the Seymour , Sydney.

Dates: October 26 – November 4th.

Bookings: admin@monkeybaa.com.au; ph: 02 9351 7938

If you have a chance check out the youtube preview of Monkey Baa’s ‘I Am Jack’ on my youtube channel: www.youtube.com/user/sgervay

Monkey Baa is also performing Duncan Ball’s joyous Emily Eyefinger – touring starts in July.

I Am Jack published by Tricycle (imprint RandomHouse USA), published by HarperCollins Australia; and translated into Korea, Bahasa, Vietnamese and Slovenia

Posted by Susanne Gervay on Apr 9, 2011 in Writers Festivals | 0 comments

International Children’s Illustrator Mike Spoor Touring Oz

Mike Spoor makes characters come alive!

His Dinasaur Cove series published by Oxford Uni Press is especially huge in the UK.

Mike’s gorgeous illustration of Watch Duck is in the Hughenden Reading Room, together with the works of award winning illustrators including Sarah Davis, Nina Rycroft, Frane Lessac, Donna Rawings and the academy award winning illustrator Shan Tan.

I was so happy to meet Mike and asked him to illustrate a new DUCK for me. Even though he had heaps of talks at All Saints Festival he made the time to create my DUCK. Thankyou Mike.

Here’s what Mike did:-