- My latest book I Like Numbers is out now. I was lucky enough to have help from Jenny Allum and Bronwyn Hession with this one.
I Like Numbers is the third book in the series of I Like. . . titles. It is designed for children from around 6 to 12 but can be enjoyed by people of all ages. It uses a simple, colourful format to explore different ways to think about numbers and the roles they play in our everyday lives.
Sample pages:
- There’s a poem of mine called “Letters are Tricky” printed in the February issue of The School Magazine’s Countdown and you can hear it read aloud on Youtube. Go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=_XBBPZi7qh0
- I was shortlisted in the 2018 Buzz Words Short Story Competition for Young Children! There were 209 entries and at first I was named in the longlist of 20 and then in the shortlist of 10. Very exciting. But I didn’t win 😊
- My website has been updated and PayPal installed to make purchases easier. I hope you’ll try it out!
- The sequel to When the Cat’s Away is under construction. It’s called The Mice Down Under. (The mice come to Australia to escape the cats!) Lionel’s illos are coming in one by one and they are WONDERFUL. It should be out by September or thereabouts. Let me know if you’d like me to keep one for you.
Over the year, I’m going to do some posts on the benefits of reading to children – unexpected and otherwise. I hope you will all contribute your thoughts.
Congratulations, Donna, on being shortlisted in the 2018 Buzz Words Short Story Competition for Young Children, and coming in the top 10 from out of 209 entries.
That’s a wonderful achievement!
Vera
Thanks, Vere, for your kind words. It was unexpected and I was really pleased. They released the results slowly so you had time to enjoy being on the list before you toppled off 🙂
Wow! Congratulations, Donna. You have some wonderful news. I love ‘Letters are Tricky’. It is so clever.
Thanks, Tanya. Very kind.
Loved your poem, Letters are Tricky Donna, and congratulations for being shortlisted. Sorry you didn’t win!
Thanks, Christina. It’s still a kind of miracle to me that my message
can get to England overnight. Lovely to hear from you.
Donna – you have been so busy – how excellent to read of all these creative acts. I have just bought “I like Numbers” – and the youtube video is just delightful (read by my good friend Geoffrey McSkimming I see)
Looking forward so much to the Mice Down Under!
A very cheering message to receive! Thank you Ursula. I thought your friend, Geoffrey, did a great job. And your order is already winging its way to you.
Congratulations, Donna! So much exciting news!
Thanks, Sharon 🙂
Well done Donna. I don’t know how you keep coming up with these wonderful ideas. My 7 year old grandson loved ‘I Like Numbers’.
You are an inspiration!
I like it when individuals come together and share opinions. Great website, stick with it. Mercy Washington Weld
Thank you.