Book Week with Charlotte Barkla

This fast-paced, interactive session is all about having fun with stories. Charlotte Barkla will share the stories behind her stories and inspire students to create their own. 

Hear funny tales from Charlotte’s childhood and learn the stories behind her picture books, including All Bodies are Good Bodies, From My Head to My Toes, I Say What Goes and Let’s Try Again Another Day. 

Together we’ll read books, draw and brainstorm ideas for new characters. 

What you will need: Students will need paper and pens/pencils for this session. 

Target audience: Suitable for Kindergarten – Year 2 students (children aged 5-8) but everyone is welcome.

This online event will be held on Zoom. Register here to receive the Zoom link to join the session. For help with Zoom, go here.

This session, artworks, film and sound clips are protected by copyright and may not be recorded, reproduced or used in any way without the express written consent of the State Library of NSW.

Charlotte Barkla is a Brisbane-based author and teacher. Her books have been translated in multiple languages and short-listed for awards, including the Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards and the Wilderness Society’s Environment Award for Children’s Literature. In 2023 All Bodies are Good Bodies was adapted into a song by the children's band, The Quokkas.

Photo credit for headshot: Kate Dyer 

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