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Where did it all begin?
Once upon a time, many moons ago, I studied early childhood teaching, always with the intention of completing further studies in teacher librarianship and children’s literature. My mum is also a teacher-librarian, and she absolutely inspired my choice of career. After...
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Where did it all begin?
Once upon a time, many moons ago, I studied early childhood teaching, always with the intention of completing further studies in teacher librarianship and children’s literature. My mum is also a teacher-librarian, and she absolutely inspired my choice of career. After several years of classroom teaching, I was put in charge of my first school library: a one-room demountable building in a carpark...
Two Years is Such a Very Short Time
Two years is such a very short time in #grieftown. When my brother died unexpectedly in 2012 I spoke about feeling like I was in a place, far from everyone else and I affectionately hashtagged it...
Bedrooms and Books at Seven
ChickPea turned seven recently, and, as I do, I changed up her bedroom as part of her birthday present. I admit, the 'birthday bedroom change-up' has become a thing, maybe a beast I should not have...
Grief, Widowhood and Books
Unsurprisingly, I've collected a large number of books on grief over the years. My brother died six years ago and my favourite Aunt died two weeks before Dan died. Sadly, I'm a grief veteran. I'm...
The Dromkeen Librarians Award
Gone are the days of me tripping off around the place at the drop of a hat and leaving ChickPea and PudStar at home...those days came to a crashing halt when Dan died, so it was both a treat and a...
Six Months of Grief
Long post alert...because #grieftown. (updated 27/4/2020) I still cannot wrap my head around how our lives have changed forever. I don't understand how a 40 year old father, husband, son, brother,...
Every Writer Needs an Office
So. I'm writing a book. Allegedly. Dear glory I hope Kristina from UQP is not reading this...but I promise it will one day sit alongside those lovely UQP spines above! It's been a *&%@#$ of a...
‘The Fairy Dancers’ Book Birthday Party
As you may have gathered, I’m rather a fan of book themed parties. Seriously what’s not to love? Aside from the obvious joy of seeing a book come to life, the theming is all done for you thanks to...
‘Fairy Dancers’ Bedroom
It would be fair to say that for ChickPea and PudStar, one of their favourite books of the past year would be 'The Fairy Dancers' by Natalie Jane Prior and Cheryl Orsini - my interview with author...
A Library…Because #playmatters
My first degree was in Early Childhood Education and it was in this degree that I first fully understood the importance of play. The theory was all learnt at university (thank you QUT Early...
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