NZ Woman’s Weekly Article
It was pretty buzzy when New Zealand Woman’s Weekly asked to do an extract article and interview in their September Gardening Special edition about Kiwi Bees Have Tiny Knees.
It was pretty buzzy when New Zealand Woman’s Weekly asked to do an extract article and interview in their September Gardening Special edition about Kiwi Bees Have Tiny Knees.
When I was asked what type of research I did for Messy-o-saurus, I replied, “None! I had three little Messy-o-saurus at home!”
It’s quite magical when I think about children listening to their favourite stories over and over. They still laugh at the funny bits, point at the pictures, join in with the words and beam enthusiastically like it’s not a book they’ve heard a hundred times before!
Little ones will enjoy the wordplay and rhyme of this new story by this dynamic New Zealand duo, Rachel Weston and Scott Tulloch.
Children dip in and out of imaginative play so easily, there’s no boundaries and no rules, just the freedom to wander and make mess where they will.
Some great questions were asked by the Northern Advocate about my interest in bumblebees and why I wrote and published picture book, Bumblebee, for children 1-5 years.
Snuggle up and get comfy it’s story time with the lovely Suzy Cato reading, Bumblebee, by Rachel Weston.
Grab a little one and snuggle up for a virtual story time reading of “Boo goes Tutti Frutti” by Dee Atkinson, Waipā District Libraries.
This article by, Jenny Argante, in Seasons Magazine talks a little bit about my journey leading up to writing and publishing stories for children. It starts with my idyllic childhood growing up in Northland, touches on my working years in Auckland as a Travel Agent before I spent ten wonderful years home schooling our children.
Children have enquiring minds and ask wonderful questions. This story will prompt some of those interesting questions. I’ve added some information about bumble(bees) in the back of this book. It’s easier for children to care about bees when they understand what they do and why they should look after them.