Grades 3 - 6
Writing with Feeling
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Auditorium 1, State Library of Queensland
Word Play: Selling Fast
2003
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#About the event
Duration: 60 minutes
SELLING FAST
Empower young people to explore difficult emotions through literature in a workshop with Peter Carnavas, inspired by his new book The Elephant (Penguin Random House).
The Elephant is an exquisite first novel about the plucky and lovable Olive, whose father has a sadness so big that she imagines it as a large grey elephant following him around. With the help of her cheery grandfather and her best friend Arthur, Olive sets out to chase away her father’s elephant.
#Artist
Peter Carnavas
Peter Carnavas grew up in Brisbane and on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. He became a primary school teacher and it was during this time that he began to immerse himself in picture books. His first book, Jessica’s Box, was shortlisted for the 2008 Queensland Premier’s Literary Award and the 2009 CBCA Crichton Award for Emerging Illustrators. He has since written and illustrated many picture books, which have been translated into German, Italian, Portuguese and Dutch. Peter lives on the Sunshine Coast with his wife, two daughters and a scruffy dog that occasionally escapes.
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