School Program Story by Karen Tyrrell WOW! Rebecca Johnson, children’s science author extraordinaire, presented engaging author talks at Story Arts Festival school program. Rebecca spoke to bus-loads of school kids, inspiring young readers to care for animals… and write about them too. Who is Rebecca Johnson? Rebecca is a Gold Coast award winning science teacher and children’s author of Juliet - Nearly a Vet series, Vet Cadet series, Steve Parish Story Book series featuring Australian wildlife, and the Insects series. In total, she’s published 105 books in the last 17 years, selling 3 million books!! http://rebeccajohnson.com.au/ How did Rebecca present her talks? Rebecca’s author talks were FUN, interactive and energetic, involving many props including stuffed toy animals, wigs and vet costumes. I especially liked her play when she invited three children to wear funny costumes and act out a scene as she narrated it. The audience created special effects. Rebecca presented her personal talk with a portable microphone whilst other speakers used power point. Rebecca explained how she didn’t like to rely on technology in case something went wrong. If you’re wanting to write about animals, I highly recommend you listen to Rebecca’s presentations. Blogger: Karen Tyrrell writes empowering books to help kids live STRONG through humour and self-belief. She’s a passionate writing workshop presenter and interactive story teller wearing fun costumes.
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School Program Story by Karen Tyrrell Matt Stanton, the hilarious children’s author of ‘There’s a Monster under my Bed Who Farts’ sent kids into uncontrollable laughter at Story Arts Festival. School kids giggled and guffawed as Matt introduced his ridiculous characters, situations and stories. Who is Matt Stanton? Matt is a bestselling children's author, illustrator and book designer, with half a million books in print. He is the Sydney co-creator of nine bestselling picture books, including mega-hits, This Is a Ball. He launched his middle-grade series, Funny Kid, around the world in 2017. The first book in the series, Funny Kid for President, debuted as the #1 Australian kids' book. He lives in Sydney with his wife, bestselling picture book creator Beck Stanton, and their two young children. How did Matt present his talk? Matt Stanton performed, entertained and educated hundreds of school kids, inspiring them to read and write comedy. Matt taught kids how to combine two opposite ideas into a surprising, humorous story. He explained how ‘POOH’ isn’t funny by itself but needed a ridiculous situation to make it humorous. If you’re wanting to write comedy, I highly recommend you listen to Matt’s presentations. Blogger: Karen Tyrrell writes empowering books to help kids live STRONG through humour and self-belief. She’s a passionate writing workshop presenter and interactive story teller wearing fun costumes. |
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