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Lynley Dodd’s Hairy Maclary trots though the door

Doesn’t everyone just love Hairy Maclary and his band of adventurous,rascally and rapscallion friends?

I’m sure many of us have shared these beginning words many, many times-

“Out of the gate and off for a walk went….”

I think this phrase is now embedded in our New Zealand and Australian story language and probably world wide.

Picture Books […]

By |January 12th, 2015|Author, Book list, Books, Families, Illustrator, Imagination, Resources, Stories, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Fun with Russ- a book eating bus.

We took Hoppy the kangaroo from 100 Stories Before School  down to meet a special friend recently.Russ, the book eating bus is a new initiative from the Sydney Writers Festival, part of their inaugural Children’s Festival of Moving Stories.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When you talk to Jeanmarie Morosin,Misty the Volunteer Coordinator, the volunteers and Nathan the bus driver […]

By |December 4th, 2014|Australian, Author, Books, community, Illustrator, Rhymes, Stories|0 Comments

Whale rhymes and links

More Whale Tales.
I’ve put together some early years

whale rhymes
felt board ideas
books
and video clips
you’ll also find the beautiful sound of whales singing!

They’ll all add to sharing  Whale in The Bath by Kylie Westaway and Tom Jellet, Allen and Unwin.

Whales are HUMUNGOUS, so lets start  with a rhyme about whales swallowing up lots of other fish- rather […]

Successful Storytelling ”Whale In The Bath”

How do you keep children enthralled when storytelling?
First of all, you need to choose the right story- right for the age, interests and experiences of the audience.

Choose the story because you like it too. (Apart from those “old favourites” you may know by heart, but your child absolutely loves!)It’s then time to have fun […]

By |November 13th, 2014|Australian, Author, book review, Books, Illustrator, language, Resources, Stories|0 Comments