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WHERE TO FIND MY BOOKS/STORIES/POEMS:
MY CHILDREN’S BOOKS
Bubble Gum Trouble poems – $14.95 plus P&H Paperback AUSTRALIA ONLY DELIVERY
10 Yellow Bananas – $14.95 plus P&H Paperback AUSTRALIA ONLY DELIVERY
A CHRISTMAS TAIL-HARDBACK $20.00 PLUS P&H AUSTRALIA ONLY DELIVERY: PAYPAL
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A Christmas Tail – ALSO Available on Amazon – Hardback, Paperback & Kindle. Also available on other online outlets and Apple iTunes
A Cup of Christmas anthology – Kindle $1.77
Tag Archives: Australian children's books
JM Toy Detective – The Magic Glasses Blog Tour & Giveaway
This week, don’t forget to join Donna Smith during her blog tour promoting her delightful new book, Jazmine Montgomery Toy Detective – The Magic Glasses. Donna is also giving away a free eBook each day of her blog tour. Details … Continue reading
Posted in All my posts, Australian children's books, Australian children's author/illustrator interviews, Australian children's authors, Author interviews, book promotion, book publishing, children's books, children's book authors, Donna M Smith, Helen Ross writes, Interviews, Parent category
Tagged Australian children's books, Author interviews. Australian children's author interview, Donna Smith, Jazmine Montgomery Toy Detective, Jelli-Beanz Publishing, kidlit
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Jazmine Montgomery Toy Detective Blog Tour
Amendments have been made to this post – I have just added Donna’s eBook giveaway competition details. Today, it is my pleasure to welcome talented children’s author, Donna Smith, to my blog corner as part of her September blog tour … Continue reading
Posted in All my posts, Australian children's books, Australian children's author/illustrator interviews, Books, children's book authors, Donna M Smith, Helen Ross writes, Interviews, kit lit, Parent category
Tagged Australian children's books, blog tour, Donna Smith, Helen Ross writes, Jazmine Montgomery Toy Detective, Jelli-Beanz Publishing, kidlit, Literacy ladder series
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Meet Nicky Johnston, author of Actually I Can.
I love chatting with talented authors who have achieved success through hard work. So this week, I will be showcasing Nicky Johnston and her newly released children’s book, Actually I Can. After self-publishing and selling 11,000 copies of her first … Continue reading
Posted in All my posts, Australian children's books, Australian children's author/illustrator interviews, Author interviews, book publishing, children's picture books, Helen Ross children's author, Helen Ross writes, Parent category, Writer/poet/children's author
Tagged Actually I can, Australian children's books, Australian children's author, empowering children, Go Away Mr Worrythoughts, Happythoughts are everywhere, Helen Ross writes, Nicky Johnston, overcoming anxiety, Rough Draft Publishing
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New Pre-launch Christmas In July Release
Psst! I know it isn’t Christmas yet, and most of us don’t really want to know. However, if you like to party, keep reading. It is currently winter time in Australia. And for many people who live in areas where … Continue reading
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Celebrate Christmas in July with Peter Mouse
Christmas In July is fast becoming a ‘formal’ celebration. It apparently began over twenty years ago in Austalia’s internationally famous Blue Mountains, and has grown to become a major seasonal event. I am still researching the origin of this tradition … Continue reading
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A giggle poem – ‘Shopping’
Today I am feeling a little overwhelmed with everything I am trying to get done. What’s new! So what do I do? Instead of knuckling down, karate chopping items from my ‘TO DO’ list, I have just rifled wasted time … Continue reading
Posted in All my posts, Australian children's books, Australian children's picture books, Australian poets, Australian writers, book promotion, book publishing, Books, Brisbane children's author, Brisbane children's poet, Brisbane poets, Brisbane's artistic community, Bubble Gum Trouble and other Giggle Poems, children's books, children's poetry, children's book authors, children's picture books, children's poetry books, children's poetry books by Australian authors, Giggle poems, Helen McKenzie, Helen McKenzie author/poet, Helen Ross, Helen Ross author, Helen Ross children's author, Helen Ross nee McKenzie, Helen Ross writer, Helen Ross writes, Independent publishers, Independent publishing, independently published Australian books, Kids program, kit lit, Marketing, Miss Helen Books, Miss Helen Writes, Parent category, Poems, Poetry, poetry blogs, Published books, Publishing, writers, Writing, writing career
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April Fool poem
Hope you all had a wonderful Easter. Well, it is the start of a new month. But beware of the jokers as today is April Fool’s Day. So thought I’d post my April Fool poem from my giggle poetry book, … Continue reading
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Tips and services for ‘newbie’ children’s book writers
Please note: I have edited this post since it was first published on 6 March 2013). Every so often, a children’s writer/poet emails me for my advice. Yikes! I admit that I have many teaching years under my belt (like … Continue reading
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