Last day at Woodlands

It's another beautiful day at Woodlands as we countdown to the finish line at the Ipswich Festival of Children's Literature with only the Esk State School's Mini Writers' Festival tomorrow left.
Another 300 hundred school children rolled on to the Woodlands' site today and things were humming.


Today's line-up of authors, illustrators and storytellers included Michael Salmon, Aleesah Darlison, Clare McFadden, Meredith Costain, Lesley Reece, Sarah Davis, Leigh Hobbs, Tanya Batt, Sally Rippin, Kerry Brown, Michelle Pike, Chris Cheng and Lynelle Westlake.


Here're some of the images from today.

One of the many faces of storyteller, Tanya Batt

Sarah Davis captures the attention of squirmy Preps from Coominya State School.

Lesley Reece enthralls Years 2-3 with the story of 'Wolf's Sunday Dinner'.

Mr Peacock finally displays his finery when I have the camera with me.

The Book Garden's shop on site - better than a Lolly Shop (Candy Store).

Meredith Costain and her merry band of pirates.

Michael Salmon and the story of Bobo.

(Ed: Sorry for missing a post yesterday, I picked up the dreaded lurgy - a hazard when working with kids.)

Day 8 - the Kids are Back in Town

After a 'quiet' weekend of the Adults Workshops and Conference Dinner and Breakfast, it's back to a schools' day. 


Excited kids spilled from buses and headed off to their author or illustrator sessions - three 1 hour sessions in a day.


Only one more Kids' Day on Tuesday and a Mini Kids Lit Festival in Esk (about an hour away on Wednesday) and the Festival is over for another two years.


Here are some images of Monday's Kids' Day at the Ipswich Festival of Children's Literature.

Kerry Brown and Michelle Pike - author and illustrator

Sally Rippin in the Chapel

Jenny Stubbs sitting down to her first cup of tea for the day

The resident peacock

And on .... more presenters from the Festival

Here're some more of the fabulous presenters at the Ipswich Kids Literature Festival.

Jeannie Baker - author and illustrator (Jeannie's work, Mirror, will be launched Saturday 3rd September at the Festival's official opening)

Kerry Brown - author 

Leigh Hobbs - author and illustrator (could've chosen a lovely picture of you, Leigh, but someone else pushed in!)


Lesley Reece - founding Director and Chairwoman of the Fremantle Children’s Literature Centre  

John Heffernan - author