A Rhyming Testimonial from Rose Bay Public School!
August 25, 2015 at 2:28 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a commentTags: Chinese Calendar Tales, Rose Bay Public School, Testimonials
I’ve just received the cleverest testimonial in rhyme from Sarah Skelton at Rose Bay Public School and couldn’t resist sharing it with you all right away! Here it is…I think that Sarah is a great poet, don’t you?
Sarah Brennan an author of Chinese Tales arrived
Presenting fascinating stories she devised.
The Rose Bay students, all 600 were enthralled by her presentation
All the K-6 teachers we would recommend her without hesitation.
She has inspired some future writers amongst all our stages
Already our students are reading and writing pages.
Many of our students will be sending you emails
Thank you for visiting and teaching us about the Chinese Tales.
Sarah Skelton (Rose Bay Public School Librarian)
Rodney Ram meets the fabulous Kincoppal kids!
August 25, 2015 at 1:42 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | 2 CommentsTags: Chinese Calendar Tales, Chinese Zodiac, Kincoppal Rose Bay, Sydney Schools, The Tale of Rodney Ram, Writing workshops
What a fun day I just had with the keen readers and writers of Grades 3 to 6 at Kincoppal Rose Bay in Sydney! We started with a fun reading of my latest book, The Tale of Rodney Ram, then had three fabulous workshops where we talked about How to Write a Riveting Story. After the sessions, some of the classes immediately got started on story plans for my Clever Competition – and I can’t wait to read the results! Warm thanks to librarian Helen Webster (above) for being such a kind and supportive host.
My Chinese Zodiac beasties and I visit Rose Bay Public School in Sydney!
August 24, 2015 at 2:36 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | 2 CommentsTags: AISHK, Chinese Calendar Tales, Chinese history, Chinese Zodiac, Rose Bay Public School, Sydney Schools
Helloooo to all my friends at Rose Bay Public School! I had such a fun day today visiting the school, with story readings galore for the whole school! The Kindies met my hungry dragon Chester Choi and found out why some dragons have four toes and others have five, the Grade 1s and 2s met Pin Yin Panda and learned all about the Legend of Lord Buddha’s Race and panda diplomacy, the Grade 3s and 4s met Rodney Ram and learned how rice came to China, and the Grade 5s and 6s heard the mysterious Tale of Sybil Snake, and found out about China’s only female Emperor, Wu Zetian! We had a lot of fun! Many thanks to lovely librarian Sarah Skelton (above), who was my wonderful host for the day. And a reminder to all you budding writers out there to enter my Clever Competition – see all the rules on the Clever Competitions tab above!
The Tale of Rodney Ram is shortlisted for the Golden Dragon Book Awards 2016!
May 30, 2015 at 10:19 am | Posted in Book Awards | 1 CommentTags: Chinese Calendar Tales, Golden Dragon Book Awards 2016, The Tale of Rodney Ram
Harry Harrison and I are jumping for joy – and so is Rodney Ram! The Tale of Rodney Ram has just been nominated for the Golden Dragon Book Awards 2016, alongside five other very impressive contenders in the Younger Readers (8 to 11) category!!
Take at look at http://www.hkgoldendragonawards.org/younger-readers-8—11.html.
The nominations are made by school librarians…but the voting is done by the kids! Voting doesn’t open till March next year, but in the meantime if you love our woolly hero and his shaggy story you might like to give him a review on Goodreads so other readers can find out what you think!
Rodney Ram meets Robert Townson Public School!
February 26, 2015 at 4:51 am | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a commentTags: Australian schools, Chinese Calendar Tales, Chinese culture, Chinese history, Chinese New Year, Chinese Zodiac
On Wednesday, Rodney Ram and I and all the Chinese Calendar Tales characters met the wonderful kids and staff of Robert Townson Public School at Raby! It was a very special day for me, as my host was my dear friend Michelle Sarjana, deputy principal, who used to be deputy principal at Kennedy School in Hong Kong, and was one of the first teachers ever to invite me to visit her school with my first book, A Dirty Story! It was a BIG day! The Kindies met my hungry dragon Chester Choi, the Grade 1s and 2s learned all about the Chinese Zodiac animals in The Tale of Pin Yin Panda, then the Grade 3s and 4s met my VERY romantic Rodney Ram and the Grade 5s and 6s were hypnotized by Sybil Snake! Lastly, my toy tiger Tarini met the Townson Tiger who told her to Aim High! It was great to meet you all, and I really enjoyed my chats with the dedicated staff at the school – especially gifted potter and artist Lyn Thirwell who is currently looking after the library! It was a treat! I look forward to seeing lots of entries in my Clever Competition!
Fabulous Fun at Lindfield East Public School!
February 23, 2015 at 7:37 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a commentTags: Chinese Calendar Tales, Chinese Zodiac, Lindfield East Public School, Sydney, The Tale of Rodney Ram
Hellooooo Sydney!
Today I met over 400 fabulous kids at the exceptional Lindfield East Public School in North Sydney! Years 3 to 6 all heard my shaggy tale about Rodney Ram and how rice came to China, as well as lots of useful titbits about Chinese New Year, the Chinese Zodiac animals, and how I write and publish my books! Many thanks to the wonderful Rachel Watkins, deputy principal, who hosted me today, as well as inspirational principal Andrew Stevenson and all the dedicated staff. It was a huge pleasure to meet you all and to find out more about your fantastic cross-cultural curriculum and activities. Below you can see just a sample of the Chinese New Year decorations at the school – some bleached apples showing Chinese characters, and a fabulous Chinese Emperor a.k.a. principal Andrew Stevenson with the kids!
Fun with the Giddy Goats at Geelong Grammar Junior!
February 17, 2015 at 11:07 am | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a commentTags: Chinese Calendar Tales, Chinese New Year, Melbourne schools, The Tale of Pin Yin Panda, The Tale of Rodney Ram
Many thanks to lovely librarian Fiona O’Rourke (right below) and assistant Lyn (left below) who hosted me to a fabulous morning today with the loveable lambs of Prep and the giddy goats of Grade 4 at Geelong Grammar Junior School! The big kids met my artistic ram Rodney, and we had a great chat about Chinese customs for Chinese New Year and how these reflect Chinese values and relationships. And the little ones met my vain Pin Yin Panda and learned all about how the animals joined the Chinese Zodiac in Lord Buddha’s Great Race! I hope you all had as much fun as I did! Here I am above with Peter, who was a great help with my Chinese pronunciation – thank you Peter!
A Fabulous Day at Stamford American International School!
February 14, 2015 at 3:50 am | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a commentTags: Chinese Calendar Tales, SAIS, Singapore schools
A big thank you to the fabulous Stamford American International School in Singapore for a very BIG day of story readings on Thursday! Chester Choi gobbled up the delicious Kindies, Pin Yin Panda preened herself in front of the gorgeous Grade Ones, Rodney Ram ran rampant among the Grade Twos and Threes, then my Dark Horse dashed away with the Grade Four and Fives! It was so much fun! An even bigger thank you to Kim Klein and her very helpful staff George and Svetta for their warm welcome and assistance throughout the day! I’m looking forward to some fantastic entries from SAIS in my Clever Competition!
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