Archive for the 'Reading' Category

When it comes to birthdays and Christmas I have a problem. This problem was highlighted by a catalogue inserted in yesterday’s newspaper.
I like getting new books as gifts. That’s not the problem, however. When family members ask me what I would like as a gift I usually request a book or two (and sometimes more). […]

“The man who doesn’t read good books has no advantage over the man who can’t read them.” Mark Twain.
If you don’t read you are missing out on a great way of learning as well as a wonderful way of improving your life. Books can instruct, inform, entertain, motivate and inspire. This is a simple […]

“Easy reading is damn hard writing.” Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Writing that is easy to read is certainly hard to write.
Many misinformed people think they will start their writing career by writing picture book texts for children “because they are so simple they must be easy.” This assumption is totally wrong.
Have you ever tried to write a very […]

I am addicted to books and reading.
I cannot go a single day without reading something. I usually have several books - as many as half a dozen - on the go at the one time. Add to that several new magazines and newsletters arriving in the mail every week. This year I have cut down […]

Today I read a very interesting article in our local newspaper, The Murray Valley Standard. The article included details of a recent visit to the district of children’s author, teacher and academic, Mem Fox. She is the author of the picture book Possum Magic, probably the most popular Australian children’s picture book world-wide.
Mem Fox is […]