We were lucky enough to have author, Dawn McMillan visit today for our Duffy Assembly.
She read 'Mister Spears and his Hairy Ears' to us. The idea came from Derek having really hairy ears!
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| Dawn McMillan |
She used to be a teacher, but now she's an author. Best job in the world because she can do it in her pyjamas.
She lives in the Coromandel.
She lives with her husband Derek and Lola her cat. Occasionally Lola walks across the keyboard. Derek brings morning tea and cups of coffee out to her studio, sits on the couch and checks what she has written. Sometimes Derek makes snoring noises when the story is boring.
When you're writing , you need to listen to the voices is your head.
She has written 220 books for schools and about 30 for shops. She always liked the idea of writing stories.
You can find out more about her on her site
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ReplyDeleteKia ora Apii. Thanks for your comment. Some of my favourite (and most funny) picture books have been written by this author. She is just as funny in person!
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Kia ora Sundus. Thanks for your comment. It's very exciting getting authors come to visit! Is your school a Duffy School too? We really enjoy getting the free books as well!
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ReplyDeleteHi Daniel. Thanks for your comment. I'm sure your school will have some of her books in the library. You should check them out, they're hilarious!!!
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