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On the Hunt for Santa
Christmas 2024
Out Now
Once upon a snowy day, three friends set out on a journey. Hare, Cat and Pig are on the hunt for Santa. It's snowing and the journey is filled with danger. Will they give up? Of course they won't!
Demolition Dinosaurs
July 2024
Out Now
There's a dangerous building in the centre of town and the Demolition Dinos are smashing it down!
Dinosaur Dads to the Rescue
Dinosaur Dads to the Rescue
July 2023
Three dino eggs are all ready to hatch as their dino dads watch over the batch. Out of the blue, a volcano rumbles. As the earth shakes, away the eggs tumble! Off they go! Off they go! Off they go! RUN! Quick! Come along for the EGG RESCUE FUN!
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Happy Book Birthday Dinosaur Dads
The Dinosaur kids whinge and grumble until, an earth-shaking STOMP echoes over the hill.
Get ready, get set, for daddies galore. Here they come! Here they come! Here they come!
ROAR!
Lesley Gibbes CBCA NSW Book Week at Taronga Zoo Video
Here it is at last my fabulous Book Week video filmed at Taronga Zoo. I chat about Searching For Cicadas, reveal some writing tips and find out lots about invertebrates.
Click the link to view the video.
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CBCA NSW Book Week at Taronga Zoo Videos
So excited to have made a fabulous video at Taronga Zoo to celebrate Book Week.
Check out the CBCA Webpage for all the details and to view the videos!
Time To Celebrate Searching For Cicadas
Searching For Cicadas is a CBCA Eve Pownall Shortlisted Book 2020
Searching For Cicadas CBCA Eve Pownall Shortlisted Book 2020
Searching For Cicadas CBCA Eve Pownall Shortlisted Book 2020
Searching For Cicadas is a CBCA Eve Pownall Shortlisted Book 2020
Searching For Cicadas CBCA Eve Pownall Notable Book 2020
Searching For Cicadas CBCA Eve Pownall Shortlisted Book 2020
So excited to announce that Searching For Cicadas has made the CBCA Eve Pownall Notable Book List 2020
Coming Soon Dinosaur Dads
A romping, stomping Father's Day dinosaur adventure!
Three Little Mermaids Out Now
Under the rock shelf, through ribbons of weed,
Across the sandbar where the stingrays feed,
Over the coral lit bright by the sun,
Three little mermaids begin to have fun.
Big W Debut
Happy Birthday Three Little Mermaids
Three Little Mermaids makes it debut in Big W.
Happy Birthday Three Little Mermaids
Happy Birthday Three Little Mermaids
Thank you Scholastic Australia for making these yummy celebration cupcakes in honour of Three Little Mermaids.
Three Little Mermaids on the Scholastic Stand
Three Little Mermaids on the Scholastic Stand
Three Little Mermaids has been spotted on the Scholastic Stand around the country.
Three Little Mermaids Relaxing
Three Little Mermaids on the Scholastic Stand
Three Little Mermaids chilling out on my study shelf.
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Happy Publication Day
Preview Judy Watson's Illustrations
Preview Judy Watson's Illustrations
In the summertime, Grandpa and I go cicada-watching. We put our camping gear into my wagon and walk down to the local reserve. Last year we saw five Green Grocers, three Yellow Mondays and one Floury Baker. Can we find the rare Black Prince this year?
'Enthralling story with striking illustrations'
Margaret Hamilton AM
Preview Judy Watson's Illustrations
Preview Judy Watson's Illustrations
Preview Judy Watson's Illustrations
One of my favourite internal pages from Searching For Cicadas.
Book Launch Time
Preview Judy Watson's Illustrations
Book Week Author Visits
Many thanks to the Children's Bookshop Beecroft for launching Searching For Cicadas with fifty enthusiastic Teacher Librarians!
Book Week Author Visits
Book Week Author Visits
If you would like an informative, entertaining Book Week author visit you can book me through The Children's Bookshop Speaker Agency.
See Speaker Agency on my webpage for the link.
Searching For Cicadas showcases at the CBCA Literary Festival
Many thanks Walker Books for showcasing Searching For Cicadas at the CBCA Literary Festival 2019.
Time To Celebrate Endpapers
Here are the beautiful endpapers created by the talented Judy Watson for Searching For Cicadas.
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A Boat of Stars CBCA Notable Book 2019
A Boat of Stars CBCA Notable Book 2019
A Boat of Stars CBCA Notable Book 2019
A Boat of Stars edited by Margaret Connolly and Natalie Jane Prior is a 2019 CBCA Early Childhood Book of the Year Notable Book.
Congratulations to all the contributors.
New Date for Writing Chapter Books for 6-9 Year Olds
A Boat of Stars CBCA Notable Book 2019
A Boat of Stars CBCA Notable Book 2019
Want to write for children but not sure where to start? Come and join me on Wednesday 12th June 2019 at the Australian Writers' Centre, Sydney for my course Writing Chapter Books for 6-9 Year Olds.
A Great Day Teaching at the Australian Writers' Centre
A Boat of Stars CBCA Notable Book 2019
SCBWI Professional Development Day 2019 Huge Success
'Not a bad spot for a writing course 🙌🏼 Writing Chapter Books For 6-9 Year Olds at the Australian Writers' Centre. Lesley Gibbes was fantastic! Check out her Fizz series and also her fleet of picture books, including our favourite, Fluke 🐋 Maybe he was out there in the harbour?'
Gemma Patience Facebook March 2019
SCBWI Professional Development Day 2019 Huge Success
SCBWI Professional Development Day 2019 Huge Success
SCBWI Professional Development Day 2019 Huge Success
What a fantastic day chatting about poetry at the SCBWI Professional Development Day for teachers. Other authors on the panel include Sally Murphy, Libby Hathorn & Meredith Costain. Our panel was chaired by by Jodie Wells-Slowgrove and concluded with a dramatic poetry reading from the poetry anthology A Boat of Stars by Alexa Moses.
Many thanks to Susanne Gervay and the SCBWI team for all their hard work.
Searching For Cicadas Publication Date Announced
SCBWI Professional Development Day 2019 Huge Success
Searching For Cicadas Publication Date Announced
Searching For Cicadas by Lesley Gibbes illustrated by Judy Watson and published by Walker Books as part of the Nature Storybook Series is due for publication August 2019!
Three Little Mermaids Publication Date Announced
SCBWI Professional Development Day 2019 Huge Success
Searching For Cicadas Publication Date Announced
Three Little Mermaids by Lesley Gibbes, illustrated by Lisa Stewart and published by Scholastic is due for publication in December 2019.
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Fluke Wins At Whitley Awards
Quick As A Wink Fairy Pink Picture Book Pack
Fluke Wins At Whitley Awards
Congratulations Fluke on winning Best Book in the Young Children's Book division at the Whitley Awards by the Royal Zoological Society of NSW, October 2018.
Fizz in France
Quick As A Wink Fairy Pink Picture Book Pack
Fluke Wins At Whitley Awards
The Fizz Series makes its debut in France Oct 2018.
Quick As A Wink Fairy Pink Picture Book Pack
Quick As A Wink Fairy Pink Picture Book Pack
Quick As A Wink Fairy Pink Picture Book Pack
Quick As A Wink Fairy Pink is at the Post Office in a beautiful Picture Book Pack with four other Working Title Press books retailing at $16.99 ready for Christmas 2018.
Booked Out!
Fizz Getting Noticed In America!
Quick As A Wink Fairy Pink Picture Book Pack
The October date for my chapter book course at The Australian Writers' Centre is booked out!
A new course date will be announced soon!
Fizz Getting Noticed In America!
Fizz Getting Noticed In America!
Fizz Getting Noticed In America!
Many thanks to my American publishers Kane Miller for their continuing support.
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Fluke Shortlisted for Environment Award
Fizz and the Police Dog Tryouts Singapore Award
Fizz and the Police Dog Tryouts American Award
Congratulations Fluke!
Shortlisted for the Wilderness Society Australia Award for Children's Literature 2018.
Fizz and the Police Dog Tryouts American Award
Fizz and the Police Dog Tryouts Singapore Award
Fizz and the Police Dog Tryouts American Award
Congratulations Fizz and the Police Dog Tryouts!
Best Children's Books of the Year, Bank Street College America 2018.
Fizz and the Police Dog Tryouts Singapore Award
Fizz and the Police Dog Tryouts Singapore Award
Fizz and the Police Dog Tryouts Singapore Award
Congratulations Fizz and the Police Tryouts shortlisted in the Red Dot Book Awards 2017-2018 Younger Readers by the International School Libraries Network, Singapore.
Quick as a Wink Fairy Pink Paperback Debut
CBCA Northern Sydney Sub-branch Pitching Panel
Fizz and the Police Dog Tryouts Singapore Award
Paperback Quick as a Wink Fairy Pink hits the shelves in April 2018.
Fluke Paperback Debut
CBCA Northern Sydney Sub-branch Pitching Panel
CBCA Northern Sydney Sub-branch Pitching Panel
Paperback Fluke hits the shelves in August 2018
CBCA Northern Sydney Sub-branch Pitching Panel
CBCA Northern Sydney Sub-branch Pitching Panel
CBCA Northern Sydney Sub-branch Pitching Panel
A great night sharing all my tips for the perfect pitch. Many thanks Belinda Murrell for having me.