Book “Week” 2023 Tour Dates

By raspratt
Here are my tour dates for 2023. I know it seems crazy to be organising next year’s Book “Week” already, but days are already being snapped up, so if you’re interested in having me visit your school contact my speakers agency in your state. Here are links to their websites…

Sydney and Melbourne
https://bookedout.com.au/

Brisbane
https://www.speakers-ink.com.au/

Adelaide
https://lamontauthors.com.au/

PS. I am happy to travel anywhere within a 1 hour drive of each capital city.

Cover Reveal FRIDAY BARNES 11, LAST CHANCE

By raspratt

FRIDAY BARNES 11, LAST CHANCE will go on sale in Australia on the 2nd of February 2023. The beautiful cover illustration of Friday is by Lilly Piri and the fantastic cover design is by Kirby Armstrong. Thank you so much for making Friday look so fabulous.

Come and see my theatre show!

By raspratt

I’m going to be telling two of my favourite stories ‘Nanny Piggins Saves Christmas’ and ‘Friday Barnes and the Case of the Stolen Star’. Tickets are available from the Glen St Theatre. For a $5 discount use the promo code ‘CAKE’. Here’s the link https://glenstreet.com.au/whats-on/christmas-stories-ra-spratt

Happy International Children’s Book Day

By raspratt

Check out all the authors on Booktopia’s youtube channel celebrating International Children’s Book Day (aka Hans Christian Anderson’s birthday – Happy Birthday Hans!) You can see me reading a good bit out of ‘Friday Barnes, Undercover’.

‘Shockingly Good Stories’ is now available!

By raspratt

The most commonly asked question I get is ‘Where can I buy your book?’ The answer is complicated and depends on where you live. But here is the answer in as simple a form as I can give…

1. If you live in Australia you can buy it from your local bookstore. If they don’t have it on the shelf, they can order it in for you.

2. If you live in any other country then you can order a copy from Book Depository. There is a banner in the top right corner of this page that will take you there. They have all my titles and free international shipping.

3. If you would like a signed copy, my local bookstore The Bookshop Bowral can send you one. Here’s their email address books@thebookshopbowral.com.au

Thank You Queensland!

By raspratt
Thank you so much Glennie School in Toowoomba, Marymount Primary School on the Gold Coast, Pacific Lutheran College on the Sunshine Coast and Redlands City Council Library for hosting me this last week. I had fantastic time meeting so many wonderful kids, teachers and librarians. To all the people who were frustrated that they missed me – don’t worry I hope to be back soon.

‘SHOCKINGLY GOOD STORIES’ got a wonderful Review from Books + Publishing!

By raspratt

Thank you Books + Publishing for the lovely review for ‘Shockingly Good Stories’ (It goes on sale July 2nd, but you can pre-order now). The whole review is really wonderful so go to Books + Publishing and subscribe if you want to read it all.

How to Write a Story

By raspratt

I get asked for writing advice all the time. Usually I try to explain my total ignorance of how I manage to carry this off. But when my niece asked me I cracked and recorded this video. It’s all the wisdom I have. If it’s not helpful to you I do apologise. But it is seriously the structure I use myself.