Oz Lit Teacher Blog

I’ve been watching the Paralympics recently and have thoroughly enjoyed it. The determination, persistence and resilience of the athletes constant

Something you may not know about me is I’m the esteemed author of ‘The Great Big, Enormous, Gigantic Banana.’

Have you ever had a student who battled against the written word every time you asked them to put pen to paper? A student who just can’t come up w

In last week’s blog post I shared the first part of my interview with Australian children's author Meg McKinlay. Meg gave us plenty of fascinating

Meg McKinlay is, admittedly, one of my favourite Australian children’s authors. She’s written numerous award-winning picture books, including Once...

I love getting the opportunity to speak with published authors about their writing processes. Every single insight they give us is a form of profe

I was recently fortunate enough to interview Kaye Baillie, the author of one of the most heart-warming books ever, Boo Loves Books (where two of m

We’ve just moved houses and, after living in a rental house with a complete mishmash of furniture (like uni students who haven’t really even grown

I recently had the opportunity interview talented Australian author and illustrator, Sami Bayly.