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Author Archives: Diane Tulloch
“Perfect Picture Book” Friday
Tiny Owl on the Ramshackle Farm Written and Illustrated by: Lotte Wotherspoon Published by: Clay Press, Auckland New Zealand 2016 Ages: 3 – 7 years Theme: Bravery, Fear, Farm animals Opening Lines: High in the branes of an old macrocarpa, … Continue reading
“Perfect Picture Book” Friday
The Way Home for Wolf Written by: Rachel Bright Illustrated by: Jim Field Published by: Orchard Books, The Watts Publishing Group October 2018 Ages: 3 – 7 years Theme: Friendship, Bravery Opening Lines: As a rainbow of lights flickered soft … Continue reading
Webinar – “The Top Five Mistakes That Editors and Agents Most Commonly See in Submissions and How to Avoid Them.”
Last Sunday New Zealand time of 12.30pm which was around 8.30pm Saturday Eastern time in the USA, I sat down to zoom in on a free webinar through the Children’s Book Academy hosted by Dr Mira Reisberg Editor/AD of Clear … Continue reading
“Perfect Picture Book” Friday
Little Robin Red Vest Written and Illustrated by: Jan Fearnley Published by: Nosy Crow Ltd UK new edition 2018 Ages: 2 – 5 years Theme: Giving, Compassion, Kindness Opening Lines: Once upon a time, there was a little brown bird. … Continue reading
“PERFECT PICTURE BOOK” – FRIDAY
A Home Full of Friends Written by : Peter Bently Illustrated by: Charles Fuge Published by: Hodder Children’s Books (10 Aug. 2017) Ages: 5 – 11 years Theme: Friendship, Compassion, Kindness Opening Lines: Bramble was looking for nuts by the … Continue reading
“Perfect Picture Book” Friday
The Lonely Little Tree Written by : Moya Kirby Illustrated by: Terri Rose Baynton Published by: Scholastic New Zealand, October 2018 Ages: 2 – 6 years Theme: Christmas, Forestry, Loneliness, Helping one another Opening Lines: Where once grew a forest … Continue reading
“Perfect Picture Book” Friday
FLUFFYWUFFY Written by : Simon Puttock Illustrated by: Matt Robertson Published by: Frances Lincoln Children’s Books UK 2017 Ages: 4 – 8 years Theme: uninvited, hilarious, dark humour Opening Lines: Mr Moot lived all alone with his beloved pet Fluffywuffy. … Continue reading
“Perfect Picture Book” Friday
Brave and the Fox Written by : Nicola Davies Illustrated by: Sebastien Braun Published by: Scholastic, London England Oct 2018 Ages: 3 – 7 years Theme: bravery, determination, adventure Opening Lines: The long, dark winter was over at last! The … Continue reading
“Perfect Picture Book” Friday – SWEET DREAMS SARAH by Vivian Kirkfield
Hi everyone, while Vivian is now in Geneva I did before she left New Zealand have a chance to talk to her about her book Sweet Dreams Sarah which is due out April 2nd 2019. It was originally meant to … Continue reading
VIVIAN’S ADVENTURES DOWNUNDER PART 8/FINAL VIDEO’S AND PICS.
Hi everyone. Here are the final videos and pics of Vivian’s adventures down-under. It’s taken me awhile to sift through the hundreds of videos and pictures. In Vivian’s last week here after the SCBWI meeting we drove up the Waitakere … Continue reading
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