Description
Teachers, librarians and school staff are invited to a morning with Leigh Hobbs.
Leigh Hobbs, best-selling author of more than 20 books, including the iconic Old Tom, Mr Chicken Goes to Paris and Horrible Harriet is presenting a special half day 'meet the author' session.
In February of this year, Leigh was announced as the Australian Children’s Laureate for 2016 – 2017. His subversive humour has delighted children and adults alike for more than two decades.
The Australian Children's Literature Alliance (ACLA) is an independent, not-for-profit organisation, founded in 2008 to champion and promote the transformational power of reading in the lives of young Australians. ACLA is a collegial and inclusive organisation with representation from across the field of children’s and young adult literature. ACLA is proud to be able to provide a presenter of such calibre as Leigh.
Presenters
Leigh Hobbs
Leigh Hobbs was born in Melbourne, grew up in Bairnsdale and has lived and worked in Sydney, Sale and London. He is an artist who works across a wide range of mediums, as well as writing and illustrating his children's books.
Many of his cartoons have appeared in the Melbourne Age newspaper. He is best known, though, for his children's books featuring his characters Old Tom, Horrible Harriet and Fiona the Pig and Mr Chicken, as well as the Freaks and their teachers in 4F for Freaks and Freaks Ahoy. Old Tom has been adapted into an extremely popular TV series. Leigh has three times been shortlisted for the CBCA Picture Book of the Year Award (for Mr Chicken Goes to Paris, Horrible Harriet and Old Tom's Holiday) and his books have won every major children’s choice award in Australia. Leigh’s books are published by Allen & Unwin.
As well as being an author and illustrator Leigh works as an artist in a wide range of mediums. He has designed the colour scheme for the entrance to Melbourne’s Luna Park and the creature that sits atop a ride inside the park called the ‘spider’. A Flinders Street Station teapot he made is in the National Gallery of Victoria, and two caricature sculptures he created for Sydney’s Luna Park in the early 1970s are at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney.
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Segments
Event Segment
Date / Time
14 Jun 2016 Starts: 09:00 Finishes: 12:00Delivery Format : In Person
Telethon Speech and Hearing Centre
PL Hours : 3.00
Learning Area
- English
- Literacy
School Area
- Early Childhood (PK - 2)
- Middle Primary (3-6)