WEEK ONE
My first day with schools is at Uranquinty. Principal Cathy Crick told me they have 44 students so we will pack each session with lots of information and at the end of our day I'm sure we can create a school book of what we have achieved.
Then it's on to Wagga Wagga PS on Wednesday with hundreds of students. I wonder what our school poem will be?
Then on Thursday I'll be at Nangus PS with 22 students where Brian plans to fish the Murrumbidgee River while I enjoy some full on sessions with all the students. Perhaps we'll have yellow belly for dinner that night.
On Friday I'll be signing books at Wylies Newsagency in Temora while Brian checks out all the aircraft at the airport. Then on Saturday we head to Cootamundra for a booksigning at Planted Cafe.
WEEK TWO
On Monday I will be at the Temora PS for the day then we head off for a big day of driving and calls on my stores from West Wyalong right through to Wellington with plenty inbetween!
On Wednesday we will be in the Narromine, Trangie, Warren and Nyngan areas.
We head all the way into the outback to red dirt country where I have a day at the Girilambone PS and can't wait to meet everyone there.
On Friday the 2nd of August we're back in Narromine where l will be at the Narromine PS and also doing a booksigning (with Brian's help) at the newsagency.
On Saturday I'll be in Dubbo at the Book Connection with David the owner who always provides coffee and sometimes yummy lunch to keep me going. I often catch up with many of the parents of the students l have seen through the week.
WEEK THREE
After a break for the Bank Holiday on the Monday we're back into it again on Tuesday where I am at St Joseph's School Nyngan for the day catching up with teachers and writing, illustrating and acting out stories with the students.
On Wednesday I'm with Holly Betts and her students at Trangie PS where we will enjoy creating rhyming poems about their school and town.
Off we go on Thursday to Gulgong, Merriwa, Denman, Aberdeen and Scone and camp at Burning Mountain - one of our favourite spots. Yes the mountain is burning underground - check it out on the interwebby.
On Friday we are stocking up stores again at Willow Tree, Qurinde, Tamworth, Walcha and Uralla then into Armidale for a book signing at The Readers Companion. We love Armidale as it is a book lovers haven - lots of publishers, authors and illustrators abound and l get to meet many of them.
WEEK FOUR
Are you tired yet? This next week is a doozy starting in Manilla, Baraba, Bingara, Warialda, Inverell and Chara.
On Tuesday we head into GlenInnes then off to Tenterfiel and Casino ready for a book signing on Wednesday the 14th at Kyogle Newsagency in the morning then Cottage Collection Kids in Casino in the afternoon. This area is severely drought stricken so l will try to catch up with the schools perhaps for a reading if l can.
On Thursday and Friday we have more calls this time in the Nimbin area heading down to Lennox Head then to Kempsey for a book signing at Moores Newsagency and bookshop on Saturday the 17th
WEEK FIVE
We start off in Buxton then start to work our way back down the coast towards home. Most years we have had to race back earlier than we hoped to but this time we've left this week open to fully explore this area and take our time. It will be interesting to see new towns and find new homes for Little Ant Books as we go.
If you see us on the road give a toot and a wave or call in and join us on one of our book signings - it's great to catchup with readers and other writers.
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