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Hello everyone,

After an extended trip across Europe in April, I hit the ground running on my return home with a tour of Queensland at the beginning of May. My first stop was The Lighthouse in Toowoomba, a wonderful community centre doing some really great work in engaging kids with books and reading. I met with local parents, teachers, and librarians to talk about how to ensure all children can have access to reading, and also visited some low SES schools, where students had never had the opportunity to meet an author before, so the excitement was palpable!
 
After Toowoomba, I had a brief stop in Brisbane to deliver the Narelle Oliver lecture in Brisbane and was lucky enough to be in-conversation with author Lara Cain-Gray. It was well attended by a brilliant group of educators and industry folk, and I was so happy to have the chance to meet Narelle’s family and witness how beautifully her legacy lives on.

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Last stop in Queensland was to visit my old friend Lachlann Carter, the co-founder of the 100 Story Building Centre for Young Writers in Footscray, Victoria. He and his family have moved to Cairns where he continues to work hard to engage his local community with books and reading and it was great for me to have a chance to be involved in some of the regular events he is setting up, which I am certain, knowing Lachlann’s drive and tenacity, will continue to flourish and grow.

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Come Over To My House is the winner of the inaugural DANZ award Picture Book Category.

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DANZ stands for Diversity in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. Come Over To My House invites us into the homes of families who are D/deaf or disabled so it was wonderful to be the recipient of such an important award.
 
While Eliza couldn’t be there to accept the award on the day, she gave me permission to share this excerpt from our forthcoming book together:
 
Hello! My name is Eliza Hull. I have a physical disability, which means the world can feel inaccessible for me at times. When I was in school, I used a wheelchair whenever I’d had surgery. Sometimes I’d have to do a whole different class than my friends because the classroom had stairs, and that felt very unfair.

 

Daniel is busy illustrating our next book and it will be released in 2025.
 

Meanwhile, if you'd like to watch the Auslan version of Come Over To My House you can find it here

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