The month of April has been brought some lovely news. The CBCA shortlist was announced recently and to my surprise and delight, Peggy is in it! I can hardly believe she is there, but very happy to see her quietly sitting in the bunch.

The kids and I amused ourselves by making these paper Peggies. A fun activity for a rainy day and very easy!

And if you are in the Melbourne this week check out the window display at The Little Bookroom in the city.

Well, what an exciting afternoon it was yesterday! 'Peggy' is now making her journey in the world of books and her launch was a great success! I was honoured that so many people came to say hello and join the fun. The children listened so carefully to the story and there was such a lovely atmosphere. A big thank you to Leesa Lambert from The Little Bookroom, and the wonderful staff who looked after everyone and a special thnaks to Angela for making sure we had lots of books!

The studio is a flurry of activity at the moment in preparation for the launch of 'Peggy' at The Little Bookroom on Saturday 1st September at 4pm!

I am showing you a sneak peak of the beautiful biscuits Donna from Sweet Table has made especially for us! Sooo lucky!

I have also been working on a window display for The Little Book Room in the city. It needs to be arrange and hung from the ceiling. . . hopefully it will look fun! Will show you a pic next week.

It is all very exciting for a little chicken! Hope to see you on Saturday.  :)

Yesterday I opened a package with great trepidation, knowing 'Peggy' the printed book was inside. Peeping carefully under the tissue paper I checked the colours of the cover, taking my time before I gently opened the book. After scouring each page like a hawk, I smiled. I am delighted with it. There is still the wait until September to see 'Peggy' in book shops but I feel very relieved to know that the risks I took with collage and colours were worth it! I know it seems like ages away but we are planning an event at 'The Little Bookroom' (North Carlton) on Saturday 1st September. More details closer to the date! Very exciting!