Literature Live!, Australian Museum ...

What has Literature Live! and dinosaurs in common? It’s the Australian Museum where Nina Rycroft talented Literature Live! illustrator was investigating dinosaurs for her new project – a picture book written by Jackie French which she is illustrating for HarperCollins. It’s Laurine Croasdale, Jeni Mawter and me – getting high tech. We’re connecting to schools across NSW about our books, writing and reaching kids everywhere.   Aleesah Darlinson out 5th Literature Live! member is launching her book Totally Twins – the 3rd in the...

Literature Live! reaching 20 schools acr...

The Literature Live! team of illustrator Nina Rycroft and authors Aleesah Darlinson, Jeni Mawter, Laurine Croasdale and I, flew into Dubbo’s Connections Studio and we beamed out to hundreds of kids and teachers across NSW. Dugald Saunders, ABC radio personality was a funny, warm and skilled compere of the show and we all had FUN!!!!!! Stars of the show were:- ‘Ballroom Bonanza’ and ‘Boom-Bah’ award winning picture books by Nina Rycroft Jeni Mawter’s hilarious ‘babies’ who were part of her picture book ‘Snuggle Alessah...

Literature Live! Road Show...

Literature Live! ROAD SHOW  We packed our bags and the Literature Live! team spoke to wonderful kids and teachers at schools including Dubbo Public School, Mosman Preparatory School, Balgowlah Heights Public School and Oxford Falls Grammar.  It was so much fun with the kids engrossed in our show cases:-     Jeni Mawter made everyone laugh with her So Gross book stories Laurine Croasdale surfed the beaches with her Surf School and Surf Sister books Nina Rycroft had them spell bound with illustrations from her award winning Ballroom Bonanza Aleesah Darlison engaged them...

Literature Live! is coming with Jeni Maw...

Writing friends, authors Jeni Mawter, Laurine Croasdale,   Aleesah Darlison, Susanne Gervay & award winning illustrator Nina Rycroft have created Literature Live!. Literature Live! is being launched in the TV studios at Distance Education at Dubbo where Literature Live!’s first show will reach schools across NSW. Their Polycom launch will follow reaching Australia & the world. Launch is 22nd February 2011!!!! Watch out for Literature Live! taking children’s authors and illustrators to kids in schools everywhere. Launch Highlights:- Puggle’s...

Literature Live LIVES...

The fabulous team of Aleesah Darlinson, Jeni Mawter, Laurine Croasdale, Serena Geddes, Nina Rycroft, Sue Walker and me, were joined by illustrator and Play School Star Nina Matthews to do our first professional e-video conferencing with terrific schools from around NSW from the country to the city  with the technical expertise of NSW Education educators – Michelle Lindsay and Bonnie Tratt.                                                         Huge thankyou to Michelle & Bonnie. Literature Live takes authors and...