Another guest author is coming to the South Island Children's Librarians' Conference, March 17 and 18th 2008 in Christchurch

Another guest author is coming to the South Island Children's Librarians' Conference, March 17 and 18th 2008 in Christchurch

British author Dennis Hamley is a prolific writer across a variety of
genres; fiction as well as information books.

Among his best known works are The hare trilogy (including Hare's
choice); The war on Freddy (shortlisted for the Smarties Award); the
Joslin de Lay Mysteries (described by Jan Mark as "…a juicily macabre
series of page turners."); and, most recently, Ellen's people, a story
of the first world war - published in England by Walker Books and soon
to be published by Candlewick in the United States.

Dennis will be presenting a session on how, during his frequent visits
to schools, he engages children with books.

This session will replace "The Big Sell: book talking with a twist"
which will now be offered as part of Wednesday's professional
development opportunities, post-Conference.

Take a look at the varied programme