Entries by Multicultural Me

Multicultural Me in the Newspaper

When we read the newspaper these days, there are too many stories of bullying, fighting, racism and discrimination. It is important for kids in Australia to see that friendship is possible in their lives, no matter what is happening in the world. Thank you to the journalists who have written about Multicultural Me in the […]

Poetry, Writing Books and Crowdfunding

Writing books is hard work but publishing books is even harder! I struggled to find a publisher in Australia that wanted to publish my book. I approached quite a few by email, phone and in person at book festivals and the most common things I heard were: We do not accept picture books We are […]

Our awesome friend Carmen Braidwood

I first met Carmen Braidwood in 2013 when she interviewed me on 96FM radio. I had won a competition to be on The Project and Carmen introduced me to Australia on national TV. It was all scary and new to me, but Carmen held my hand through it all. She was so supportive, especially because she […]

Once upon a Children’s Book Week in Australia

Children’s Book Week happens every August in Australia. The 2015 theme set by the Children’s Book Council of Australia was “Books light up our world.” They sure do! Watch Pip’s news report from our book launch at Belmont Library. Thank you to our special guests and friends: Dr Mike Nahan, Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Interests […]