Join us celebrating the launch of Coming Home, a picture book written by Sharon McGuinness, illustrated by Shannon Melville (Shannon in attendance). Coming Home will be launched by author Meg McKinlay at The Place, Mezzanine level, The State Library of WA Tuesday 16th October 2012 (in conjunction with Mental Health Week) 5.45pm for 6.00pm start [...]
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Come and celebrate the launch of Children’s Book Week 2012 with us! This year’s theme is CHAMPIONS READ—wear your best costume, hat or accessory related to champions, sport or the Olympic Games. (This is optional … but go on, you know you want to!) Dinner details— Date: Friday 17 August 2012 Time: 7:00pm for 7:30pm [...]
Continue Reading Add comment 26 July 2012
Bring your family and friends for a fun book-based quiz in the style of the hit ABC TV show, Spicks ‘n’ Specks! Sunday 3 July, 2-4 pm MC: MEG MCKINLAY, author of Duck for a Day and Surface Tension Where: Boulevard Centre, Floreat [beneath Cambridge Library] Cost: $12 adults $6 school students [includes refreshments] Bookings: [...]
Continue Reading Add comment 7 June 2011
Every Friday we post a quick link to the website of an Australian author or illustrator. Today’s spotlight is on … [cue fanfare] … MEG MCKINLAY. Meg McKinlay writes picture books, middle grade novels and YA novels. She also writes poetry. Recent titles include Duck for a Day, The Truth About Penguins and Surface Tension. [...]
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Books, bears, armour, autographs, instant noodles, a string of sausages and laughter galore. ‘A Night With Our Stars’, 2011 at Westbooks had everything including demons with detachable heads and BARLAY (look out) – the woordatj! What a great evening for the authors, illustrators, librarians, teachers, parents and book-lovers of Western Australia. As an ANWOS first-timer [...]
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