Now that Book Week celebrations have wrapped up, costumes have been packed away and authors have finalised school visits, I’m left pondering the significance of the week that was. As a child growing up in Australia, Book Week was a magical event on my calendar. It was my first dressing-up experience, long before Halloween wasContinue reading “Is Book Week Magic?”
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But seriously, what is Happening?
I once heard two people discussing how to eat a mango. One person was revealing with some enthusiasm to the other that they had just figured it out. “Just cut the cheeks off,” they exclaimed, “and then cut into them horizontally and vertically, Then pop the squares out!” I could tell by the way thatContinue reading “But seriously, what is Happening?”
Who is that talking while I’m reading?
Do you remember the excitement of the big book? I was lucky enough to have a teacher for many of my primary school years who adored books. And she read to my class often. I still remember the feeling of seeing the big book coming into the classroom. Carried in its over-sized bag. The pointer!Continue reading “Who is that talking while I’m reading?”
What are you constantly chattering about? Talking about talk.
“I’m sorry!” I whisper at my pencil case, as I accidentally zip my scissors in the zip. “Did you just talk to your pencil case?” My friend asks. I talk a lot. If you had spied my sister and I talking together it was like watching a car race. we would be talking over eachContinue reading “What are you constantly chattering about? Talking about talk.”