A Ram-bunctious Morning at Cranbrook Junior School!
February 26, 2015 at 2:44 pm | Posted in Being an Author, Chinese New Year, School visits, Sydney schools | 2 CommentsTags: Chinese culture, Chinese history, Chinese Zodiac, Cranbrook Junior School, The Tale of Rodney Ram
A huge thank you to teacher librarian Megan Light and library technician Liz de Wit for hosting me at Cranbrook Junior today. The boys from Grade 3 to 6 met my shy but artistic Rodney Ram in two fun story-telling sessions jam-packed with Chinese history and folklore, and even explored their romantic sides! It was so much fun, and I had a ball! Thank you all for your lovely warm welcome, and make sure you enter my Clever Competition right away! Also, do remember to take a look at http://www.roomtoread.org for more information about this very important children’s charity. Here I am with the boys, working out their signs of the zodiac, and pretending to be the farmer in Rodney Ram’s story!
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!
Rodney Ram frolics into Tim’s Bookshop, Maling Road!
February 21, 2015 at 1:29 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a commentTags: Book launch, Chinese New Year, Melbourne, The Tale of Rodney Ram, Tim's Bookshops
A big thank you to the fabulous team at Tim’s Bookshop, Maling Rd, Canterbury, who hosted a fun Chinese New Year Event this morning! Rodney Ram and I met some wonderful Canterbury kids, mums and dads, who listened to me reading Rodney’s Tale, answered questions brilliantly in my quiz, and enjoyed some lucky laissee packets filled with golden coins (well, the chocolate kind :)…) Gong Xi Fa Cai to everyone who came, and may you have a Rambunctious Year of the Ram!
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!
Save this Saturday for a Shy Sheep!
February 16, 2015 at 10:43 am | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a commentTags: Chinese New Year, Melbourne, The Tale of Rodney Ram, Tim's Bookshops
Gong Ci Fa Xai a.k.a. Season’s Bleatings for Chinese New Year!
Come and celebrate the brand new Year of the Ram (or Sheep or Goat…) at Tim’s Bookshop in Maling Road, Canterbury, in Melbourne this Saturday morning at 10.30am! We’ll have a fun story reading to introduce my new Chinese Zodiac character, a quiz with prizes for everyone from 3 year olds to the grown-ups, laissee packets for every kid (with a yummy chocolate gold coin!), free Rodney Ram bookmarks, and a book signing! It’s a great story for kids from 4 to 40 (and their mums and dads!). So don’t miss it! Every book sold will help support the international children’s charity Room to Read.
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