Young Readers & Writers Storytime
Saturday 12 October: 9.00am – 10.45am
Storytime with Karen McKinley & Cathrin Blickling
An interactive reading of My Dog Bruiser Swallowed a Scooter and Taken by the Pirates, followed by craft activities to keep the kids occupied while parents attend the session below.
10.00am – 10.45am
Concurrent parent session:
Picture Book Appreciation Workshop for Grown-Ups with Lara Cain Gray
Read and Share: Be confident with picture books
Revamp your picture book reading style in an interactive workshop on the art of story sharing. Learn more about the enchanting connection between words and images that makes picture books important for fostering literacy and a lifelong love for stories. Lara will present practical tips on asking engaging questions, exploring visuals, and discovering themes, diving into timeless classics and new releases for unforgettable shared reading moments.
BOOK TICKETS HERE
Author BIO’s
Karen McKinley has worked as a journalist in newspapers and television and been the publicist for various entertainment and corporate sectors over the past 35 years. Her book My Dog Bruiser Swallowed a Scooter (Little Steps 2024) is a fun rhyming book for children aged 2-7 set in the vege patch at the family farm in Maleny.
Cathrin Blickling is the author of the picture book Taken by the Pirates. She is a writer and director in both theatre and film. Her acting training gave her the solid foundation of teaching acting, which later transferred into developing SEL and communication skills for children and adults. Cathrin has over 15 years of experience working with schools teaching both children inside the classroom but also working with teachers externally.
Lara Cain Gray is the quintessential book nerd, with a background in library and museum curatorship, academic research and corporate and creative writing. The Grown-Up’s Guide To Picture Books (MidnightSun 2024) is a picture-book-for-adults that upskills parents and carers to enjoy deeper reading of picture books with their children.