Christopher Cheng: a career in books featuring Dragon Folding Author Interview at PaperbarkWords Dragon Folding is Christopher Cheng’s most recent picture book (2024), illustrated by Lucia Masciullo & published by Puffin. ****** Thank you for speaking to ‘Joy in Books’ at PaperbarkWords, Christopher. This interview forms a companion piece to our interview in Magpies magazine […]
Read More Christopher Cheng & Dragon FoldingBOWERBIRD BLUES by Aura Parker On Writing and Illustrating BOWERBIRD BLUES Guest author/illustrator post at PaperbarkWords blog by Aura Parker My latest creation, Bowerbird Blues is a picture book about longing, searching and love. A story which has slowly simmered along over the last few tumultuous years and means a great deal to me. My […]
Read More BOWERBIRD BLUES by Aura ParkerChristmas Picture Book Book Review Christmas Always Comes is the tale of a very Australian Christmas. As always, former Australian Children’s Laureate Jackie French tells the story expertly, here with the narrative enhanced through dialogue and lyrical descriptions. Bruce Whatley’s illustrations depict the size, vast distance, colours and dryness of the Australian countryside, with splashes […]
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