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25.01.2022 I love it when art inspires art. Thank you Savannah and Blake for bringing a big smile to my face today. I love your drawings inspired by The Thing about Oliver :)
23.01.2022 Congratulations to all!
22.01.2022 Great to see Sally from Newcastle libraries reading Dinosaur Disco today!
20.01.2022 Bravo!!! 'The Thing About Oliver' by Deborah Kelly, Shortlisted for 2020 CBCA Book of the Year for Younger Readers. #cbcashortlist2020 #CBCA2020 #thethingaboutoliver Deborah Kelly Author Wombat Books
20.01.2022 Drumroll please! It is time to announce the winners of our 'Draw a Dugong' competition! Lisa Stewart and I were both blown away by incredibly high standard of artwork being sent through across all age groups. ... The colours, the detail, the uniqueness and character of your dugongs was so fantastic that we had to add a few extra prizes! A huge well done to every child who entered, you should all be very proud of yourselves. We wish we could have given a prize to every single one of you. Preschool: Lola F for 'A rainbow dugong and her rainbow baby' K-2: Flynn H and Eleanor D 3-4: Filip K and Orlando M 5-6: Eden V and Ilaria B Illustrator's Choice: April H and Lucas B Well done again from Me, Lisa and the team at #hachetteaustralia! Winners will be contacted shortly about prize delivery. #kidsartcomp #dugongs #marineconservation #theoriginalmermaids #youngartists
19.01.2022 A little video I did for the CBCA about Oliver being shortlisted.
18.01.2022 One of my favourite things about Book Week and school visits in general is seeing kids' artwork and writing inspired by my books. Here is a fantastic display I saw today based on The Thing About Oliver, including a story by Joe, who wrote about my main character Tilly - ten years into the future!
17.01.2022 Newcastle Libraries has a great new podcast 'Chats with Fabulous Authors and Illustrators'. In episode two Karen Eastwood and I talk books, wacky marine life, favourite ice cream flavours and my two latest books #thethingaboutoliver and #dugongmagic https://omny.fm/sho/newcastlelibrariesreal/chats-deb-kelly
17.01.2022 While Lake Mac Libraries' WRITE HERE festival won't be going ahead as planned this year, staff have put together some great tips and tools for aspiring writers. In this video local authors including myself offer advice about writing picture books for children. https://library.lakemac.com.au/writehere https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUeS7Pl5_Nk
17.01.2022 Here is the reading for those who missed it! Huge thanks to Hachette, Sydney's Sea Life Aquarium and Emma for reading Dugong Magic to Pig the dugong! (starts about a minute in)
16.01.2022 SUPER SPECIAL STORYTIME! Sydney's Sea Life Aquarium will be live streaming a reading of Dugong Magic especially for their resident dugong 'Pig'! You can watch it live tomorrow (Friday) at 3pm on Hachette's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/HachetteAustralia.... In the meantime, here is a little video of 'pig' -can you imagine eating nothing but lettuce for breakfast, lunch and dinner?! https://www.facebook.com/sydneyaquarium/videos/947160412382010/ #hachetteaustralia , #dugongs #marineconservation #storytime #theoriginalmermaids
15.01.2022 Storytime again! This time I share the story behind the very first book I ever had published, The Bouncing Ball! (Penguin Random House)
14.01.2022 Woohoo! Oliver has been shortlisted in Speech Pathology Australia's Book of the Year Awards. And in great company, too. https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au//Book_of_the_Y
14.01.2022 In our latest episode, Liz reviews some gorgeous new picture books for #whatchareadin ~ DUGONG MAGIC by Deborah Kelly Author and Lisa Stewart Illustrator via ...Hachette Australia Children's Books - a lyrical story about these majestic creatures with an environmental message and dreamy illustrations. MY POSSUM PLAYS THE DRUMS by Catherine Meatheringham Author and Max Hamilton via Windy Hollow Books - musical fun & cheeky possums, a charming double debut! Find out more in Ep 46 at https://www.onemorepagepodcast.com/episode-46/ See more
12.01.2022 Thanks Reading Opens Doors for this wonderful blog post, interview and giveaway!
10.01.2022 Dugong Magic is out now! Great teachers notes to accompany it too. And don’t forget you have until April 30 to get your entries in for the Draw a Dugong comp!
09.01.2022 Some great reviews coming through for Dugong Magic. Sydney Writers' Festival had this to say: 'Dugong Magic is a poetic and magical picture book with a strong message of conservation and ecology that encourages readers to appreciate the wonder of these remarkable marine creatures at great risk of extinction. Full of fascinating information about the history and lives of dugongs, this is also an exquisitely written and illustrated story bound to captivate young children.' ... And here's another goodie from WA's ED Magazine:
08.01.2022 More wonderful entries are coming in for our Draw a Dugong Competition! They truly brighten up my day-keep 'em coming! :) Lisa Stewart, #hachettechildrens #hachetteaustralia #dugongmagic #conservation #dugongs #theoriginalmermaids #kidsartcomp (Entries must be emailed to [email protected] with name and age/ year level by 5pm Thursday April 30th)
07.01.2022 Look what's featured in this month's edition of The Australian Women's Weekly! #dugongmagic #environmentalbooksforkids #theoriginalmermaids #australianwomensweekly #hachetteaustralia #hachettechildrens
05.01.2022 Thanks Karen Tyrrell for this fun and colourful review of The Thing About Oliver! https://www.youtube.com/watch
05.01.2022 Storytime with...me! Enjoy this reading (and some stories behind the story) of #DugongMagic thanks to #hachettaustralia and #lakemaclibraries!
04.01.2022 Thanks SWF for including Dugong Magic on this list!
04.01.2022 Tune in tomorrow and watch Dugong Magic being read to Pig the Dugong!
02.01.2022 A great review of Dugong Magic on this podcast at the 32 min mark, thanks One More Page!
01.01.2022 LEGOLAND Discovery Centre in Melbourne and Merlin Entertainment have made a little lego dugong from my book Dugong Magic! Now they have a poll going- the winning LEGO model will be built step-by-step in a live workshop hosted on the LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Melbourne Facebook page on Sunday 25th October! To vote for Dugong Magic, go to the Legoland Discovery Centre's page and comment with the 'wow' emojii! https://www.facebook.com//a.507438629459/1382166751986262/
