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The Great Expedition by Peter Carnavas

The Great Expedition by Peter Carnavas. Pajama Press, 2024. 9781772783216 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book?  What a fun look at duty, dedication and exploration. A gang of (kid) explorers set out to deliver a package to the other side of the world. Each member of the gang has their specific charge: Robert, the…

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Book Review: The Elephant by Peter Carnavas

Book Review: The Elephant by Peter Carnavas

TL:DR – a tale of a young girl looking to bring colour back into the life of her father. Summary (warning: spoiler) Olive doesn’t know what to do. Whenever she sees her father, there is a grey elephant with him. An elephant that casts a giant shadow and weighs her father down in a way that makes him look exhausted all the time. If she could only figure out how to get rid of that elephant then…

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Peter Carnavas: Az elefánt

Már nem is emlékszem, hogy hol láttam ezt a könyvet (esélyes, hogy a Lírán dobta fel ajánlónak), de a leírásból rögtön éreztem, hogy érdekel.

Ifjúsági regény, merengéssel együtt másfél óra alatt el lehet olvasni.

Csodaszép történet egy kislányról, aki apukája depresszióját nagy szürke elefántként látja. Az állat mindenhova követi a szülőt, állandóan vele van. Nagypapája segítségével Olívia megpróbálja végleg elűzni ezt a mély szomorúságot.

Remek írói stílus, korrekt fordítás, szuper illusztráció (ez a szerző érdeme), szívhez szóló cselekmény és néhány váratlan fordulat is szerepel ebben a rövidke történetben.

A kötet végén Dr. Kádár Annamária ajánlása és halálfeldolgozással kapcsolatos írása olvasható.

Engem nagyon meghatott, bátran ajánlom felnőtteknek és nagyobb gyerekeknek egyaránt.

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"-Tudom, hogy szeretnél segíteni. De az emberek érzéseit nem lehet megváltoztatni."

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Sunshine, rain and rainforest backdropped the inaugural Sunshine Writer’s Retreat in Montville. With air thinner than the finest mist, many a kindred spirit met. Our Masterclass presenters generously shared their writing adventures, including faux pas.

Picture Book Author & Illustrator, Peter Carnavas  gave us permission to daydream through our writing room window. A window as a portal to outside — to anywhere. And as you daydream, look, see, observe… the detail. Next, what can’t you see… behind that leaf, under that sill, in the mailbox? Daydreaming relaxes the mind, calms and frees us to imagine, create and write. Peter read the poem, ‘Monday’ by Billy Collins, which again showed the value of daydreaming through a window. From that, he focussed on his three favourite lines — minimal use of adjectives, yet ‘beautiful verbs’.

a bird grasping a thin branch, (not holding onto)

the headlight of a taxi rounding a corner, (not around)

those two boys in wool caps angling across the street. (not walking)

For poets, as for authors and illustrators, daydreaming is as essential as our pencil, paper, tea/coffee, laptop, dog/cat, time, space etc.,

Writing tools

Poem ‘Monday’ by Billy Collins

Music

As a musician, Peter uses music to place himself in the right frame for writing. While his books are full of hope, he likes to explore how something can be sad and beautiful at the same time. To illustrate this, he played the song ‘Bear’, while showing the lyrics, from Melbourne contemporary folk musician Paddy Mann of Grand Salvo, from their Death album. Then he played 10-second sound bites for us to listen, visualise, write. He said no matter how silly – write, otherwise ‘you’ll never write down the perfect sentence in one go’.  When Peter worked on The Elephant’ he’d play a chord progression over and over before he wrote — to create mood.

Song ‘Bear’ by Grand Salvo

Some words – ‘Bear’

Chunks of Time

To write, Peter preferred chunks of writing time, which was one of the hardest things writers found difficult to find. His tip was to schedule it, otherwise the book would remain unwritten.

Picture Book Process

He shared his process of creating a picture book. He usually starts with a story and the character follows. He thinks of an idea, writes the story (max 500), transfers it to a storyboard (similar to a comic strip with 32 page layout), then works on the roughs on the storyboard using word and illustration narratives. He showed us his folder for each book including the final paintings. In-between all the stages was the reviewing and editing process, then sending it to beta readers and editor for review. It takes about two years to publication. However, with The Elephant he had been playing with illustrations and story for five years.

Storyboard

Portfolio Illustration

Secret to Write Picture Books

When Peter learned to write picture books he buried himself in good quality books. He used to read reviews from the Magpies Magazine and CBCA Reading Time. Then he’d find the books in the library and breakdown what the authors did to make their books work.

Resonating Stories 

Write stories that resonate with you, things you’re passionate about, anything you’re interested in i.e., birds, trucks, sports, anything different.Trace Balla won the Picture Book of the Year with Rockhopping. Her passion has been sketching nature and the outdoors which she channels into her kids’ book.

Ideas

To gain ideas for stories, look, listen, observe. Peter’s book ideas came from the news, a conversation with a friend in Tokyo, books (Burke and Wills, Affluenza by Clive Hamilton and Richard Denniss), a news article, a picture. The Boy on the Page came from ‘not having an idea’. ‘I wanted the character to land on the page.’

Draw the Penguin

Yes, Peter encouraged us to draw the penguin. There were many different versions — easily identified as penguins, “because we are all different’‘ (Leigh Hobbs, 2016/2017 Australian Children’s Laureate). Putting on our illustrator hats allowed us to consider the penguin’s story from the author’s narrative. ( Raelene Purtill’s post also talks about the infamous penguin drawing session during our Retreat.)

Write Your Story

When Peter writes, he thinks about the story he wants to write — not about the kids. While he says it may seem selfish, he was a kid also. He specified that children’s picture books were ‘no lesser form’. And as an adult author, writing for kids showed respect for the picture book art form as ‘important and powerful as any other story telling medium’.

Many teachers will attest, a child’s first and earliest reading experiences will help form their perception of the world. Such is the underestimated power of the picture book. Children will always remember being read that special book way into their adulthood – not vice versa.

Window from writing space at Retreat

Who lives here I wonder?

Kookaburra calling.

Montville

Perched 400m (1312 feet) above sea level, annual rainfall 1709mm (67.3 inches) and population appx 886 (Census 2011).

Peter Carnavas books are available from publisher New Frontier Publishing and any good bookstores.

Facebook: Peter Carnavas Author/Illustrator

Blog Tag – Other Sunshine Writer’s Retreat Posts

I stepped into a Monet painting last weekend by Raelene Purtill

Greenleaf Press Newsletter 35: 2017 Sunshine Writers Retreat Round-Up! by Aleesah Darlison of Greenleaf Press

Sunshine Writers Retreat 2017 by Inda Binda

Montville, Queensland, Australia by Lucy Day Werts Hobor

    Maria Parenti-Baldey, primary teacher, writer, amateur photographer and blogger.  www.bigsisterblogs.com

You have Permission to Daydream Sunshine, rain and rainforest backdropped the inaugural Sunshine Writer’s Retreat in Montville. With air thinner than the finest mist, many a kindred spirit met.

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My brother Ben by Peter Carnavas

I loved The Elephant, by Peter Carnavas and My Brother ben does not disappoint. The same heart and soul in a beautiful, very human, very relatable story. I felt like a kid again, lost, confused, alone when Luke felt the same emotions. Ages 9+. Finished July 2021

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“Ήταν πολύ όμορφο αυτό που έκανες στη γιορτή για μένα είπε στην Όλιβ. “Όποιος μπορεί να κάνει κάτι τέτοιο, όποιος μπορεί να κάνει έναν γέρο άνθρωπο να νιώσει ευτυχισμένος - έχει μια πολύ μεγάλη καρδιά.”

(Book: Ο ελέφαντας, Peter Carnavas, Εκδόσεις Παπαδόπουλος, 2020)

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Book Review: The Elephant

Book Review: The Elephant

The Elephant by Peter Carnavas 5 out of 5 stars Olive imagines her father’s sadness like a gray elephant that follows him around and weighs him down. She enlists the help of her best friend and her grandfather to figure out how to chase away the depressing elephant and cheer her father up.

I am so impressed with this thoughtful and sweet middle grade novel. The story is really emotional,…

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Do you like to play dress-ups? Jonathan does. And he’s been up to his scary stuff on Play School this week. Here’s a short snippet I managed to capture on my iPhone while watching the telly yesterday: https://youtu.be/xdM8VJffusc The full episode is available on ABC Kids iTunes until 9:30am on 13th Jul 2019. Episode Up, Up And Away: 4 (starts 7.22 minutes in): https://iview.abc.net.au/show/play-school/series/0/video/CH1612H019S00 This is the first time (that I know of) I’ve had one of my children’s books read on Play School (although this aired years ago, I only recently found out). Jonathan was also the first picture book I ever illustrated, written by author/illustrator Peter Carnavas. . . . . . . . #illustration #childrensillustration #childrensillustrator #childrensbookillustrator #kidlit #kidlitart #playschool #storytime #Jonathan! #petercarnavas #picturebooks #childrensbooks https://www.instagram.com/p/ByroehhgsQa/?igshid=2mc53najkosb

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Review of ‘A Quiet Girl’

For the quiet ones and for the noisy ones (to teach us how to listen)…‘A Quiet Girl’ by Peter Carnavas will gently (and quietly) settle in your soul. Title: ‘A Quiet Girl’ Author/Illustrator: Peter Carnavas Publisher: University of Queensland Press and Teachers’ Note by UQP are here.  Age Range: early childhood – lower primary Themes: family,… from Children's Books Daily… http://bit.ly/2ZABjOz via IFTTT

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A Quiet Girl  by Peter Carnavas

A Quiet Girl  by Peter Carnavas

    A Quiet Girl  by Peter Carnavas, Pajama Press, 9781772781229, c2020 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Genre:  Picture books What did you like about the book? This sweet picture book centered on Mary, a quiet girl, is all about finding quiet in your home and world. Mary loves nature and spends her time outside listening, looking and feeling all the…

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10 FUN THINGS TO DO AT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY

Have you viewed our latest releases, two stories about characters who love the library? 

In Lucy’s Book by Natalie Jane Prior and Cheryl Orsini, Lucy visits the library regularly to borrow her favourite books and in The Children Who Loved Books by Peter Carnavas, Angus and Lucy discover the joy and community of the local library.   

Do you love the library as much as Lucy, Angus and Lucy? Or maybe you haven’t quite discovered the magic of libraries for yourself. The library is not a place of the past; libraries are active and engaging hubs for local communities and we’ve got a list of 10 ways to help you get to know your library.

1. Take part in special events organised by your local library, such as Library Lover’s Day, National Simultaneous Storytime and Library and Information Week. There is always something happening at the library, big or small, so be sure to check your library’s EVENTS PAGE or sign up to receive email updates.

2. Attend story time and book club sessions organised by your library. There are lots of other clubs to join at your library too, such as Lego clubs, chess clubs, robotics clubs and school holiday programs.

3. Use your library card/account to access Story Box Library from home.

4. Leave a bookmark review (or handwritten note) inside a favourite book for the next borrower.

5. Hunt for particular books by taking part in a Book Scavenger Hunt or Book Bingo game. There are many available on the internet to download and print; Otherwise, you could make your own by including:

Types of books to find (E.g. A comic, a biography, a non-fiction book, a mystery etc.)  

Visual features of books to find. (E.g. the biggest book in the library, a book with a red cover, a book written by Author X, a book set in London etc.)

Things to find within a book. (E.g. A place you’d like to visit, a recipe you’d like to make, a skill you would like to learn).

6. Find different places to read within the library.

7.Write a wish list of books you’d like to borrow

8. Take part in competitions hosted by your local library, such as designing a bookmark.

9. Browse and borrow something other than a book (E.g. an audio book, a DVD or music).

10. Find and read authors who share your surname.

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από το 'The Children Who Loved Books' του Peter Carnavas Author/Illustrator

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Çocuklara 'hep kitap’tan İki Ödüllü Kitap!

Çocuklara ‘hep kitap’tan İki Ödüllü Kitap!

MAVİ BALİNA’NIN MAVİ ŞARKISI

Peter Carnavas’ın yazıp resimlediği Mavi Balina’nın Mavi Şarkısı; Çocuk Kitabı Yazar ve Çizerleri Birliği-SCBWI’ye üye yazar ve illüstratörler tarafından verilen SCBWI Crystal Kite Awards’a layık görüldü. Mavi Balina’nın Mavi Şarkısı, bisikletiyle ne yapacağını bilmeyen bir balina ile onu neşelendirmeye çalışan penguenin hikâyesi… Balina ne zaman endişelense kendi…