The visit from Jenni, met the expectation of giving the children the experience of a storyteller. The children were very engaged, and she was very good at encouraging audience participation. I was able to observe two of her sessions, and found that each session was adjusted to the group of children at the time. She used different stories with the two groups and even had two of the children act out the main characters of the story. I think the sessions were very good, and could not suggest any i [...]

Tamsin's intervention was of very high quality. She explained very well where her inspiration to write came from. She got the students involved. She answered their questions.

You have done a fabulous job. The boys and I am certain that you will be responsible for the conversion of some of the boys from non-readers to keen readers and future writers. Copies of Moonshadow are flying out the library as I write. Once again, from Iona, a very sincere thank you for the wonderful author in residence week. I know that your presentations and workshops resonated with our students. Wishing you all the very best and hope to see you again soon.

Thanks for a truly fabulous CCLC in 2012. We were so thrilled with the response to your sessions and so grateful for all the energy and passion you devoted to each of the workshops you conducted.

Victoria was very well organised and an engaging speaker. She ensured that her presentation took into consideration the upcoming assessment task for the students by using one of her stories as a framework. The workshop activity was well structured and the students enjoyed the writing exercises. She generously gave prizes and this was very well received.

All the students loved Stef’s story workshops and we now have some very enthusiastic young authors at Lisieux. Her presentations and workshops were pitched at the perfect level for each age group. The Foundations got on board with acting out scenes from A Home for Luna and Stef had complete control over this activity. She also had the older students enthused about creating imaginative stories with her visual story seed workshop where they all had a chance to contribute to some terrific story ide [...]

The students and teachers were very impressed with Peter and should funds allow, we would like to have him back again next year.

“Tiff is an engaging and creative educator and a great collaborator, I would highly recommend her work”

Nikki Rogers captivated our students during Library Day! They responded enthusiastically to her engaging presentation and thoroughly enjoyed exploring her books. She provided wonderful insights into her writing and illustration techniques, inspiring creativity at every turn. A highlight of the session was the drawing activity, where students had the chance to design their own chickens and imagine unique worlds for them. It was fascinating to see the journey from an initial idea to a published an [...]

“Really gave us an insight into her passion. Very commanding presence instantly captivating the audience.”

Thanks - easy to work with, and great suggestions of speakers that might suit us.

Cristy's sessions were beyond brilliant! Not only were the children kept completely captivated throughout, but the parents and staff were also deeply engaged and found themselves giggling away too. Cristy oozes enthusiasm and passion for education, science and children's literature and this added to the entire atmosphere of our event. Cristy was incredibly easy to work with, very responsive and organised. I look forward to welcoming Cristy to future events.