Friday, January 1, 2016

2015 a year off blogging

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It's been such a long time since I've posted anything that it may seem as if I've staged my own death. But it's nothing so d...
Sunday, April 19, 2015

Wurramatyenna and the Magic Canoe by Lisa Kennedy

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Wurramatyenna and the  Magic Canoe (Dreaming Path Books, 2014) I finally got my hands on this book only to realise it's the first ...
Thursday, March 19, 2015

Thoughts on Cyclone Pam

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It's been very distressing seeing all the destruction through Vanuatu caused by Cyclone Pam. The people are suffering due to lack of wat...
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Sunday, March 1, 2015

Wurramatyenna and the Call from the Sea by Lisa Kennedy

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Wurramatyenna and the Call from the Sea (Dreaming Path Books, 2014) This picture book caught my eye due to the fabulous illustrations....
Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Cat on the Island by Gary Crew and Gillian Warden

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Cat on the Island  (Harper Collins, 2008) I borrowed this picture book to read to my kids and found it quite disturbing. It's based...
Saturday, February 14, 2015

A Kind of Eden by Amanda Smyth

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I listened to this tale as a talking book and the voice of the narrator, played by Lloyd Notice, was just brilliant. I try to listen to talk...
Wednesday, February 4, 2015

NZ/Samoan poet

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I'm listening to an interview with NZ/Samoan poet Tusiata Avia on Radio National  today. A great insight into Samoan custom. I must chec...
Friday, December 26, 2014

The Sea Chest

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(Meditation on Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island )   The dead buccaneer's trunk with salt-encrusted brass hinges an...
Monday, December 8, 2014

ASSI Stories screening

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If you happen to be in Brisbane this weekend, get down to The Edge on Sunday the 14th of December to see the world premiere screening of Aus...