Bring the whole family along to celebrate Children's Book Week and 80 years of Australian Stories at AH Bracks Library + Creative Space. Featuring a lineup of special guests, you can join Alton Walley for an interactive storytime, craft your own tale along Fionna Cosgrove’s Idea Conveyor Belt, and be swept away with a magical orchestral performance from Thea Rossen and friends. With a scavenger hunt, prizes and costume parade, come dressed in your Book Week best to a library bursting with stories, sounds and hands-on fun for all!
Idea Conveyor Belt with Fionna Cosgrove
Love writing, but feel like you never have any good ideas? Not anymore. Step write (you read that right) up to the Idea Conveyor Belt, a drop in workshop filled with fast and fun exercises to get your imagination cranking. From crafting curious characters with giant dice, to using props to brainstorm plot twists, and lucky dips to spark a setting - the Idea Conveyor Belt will give you plenty of story fuel to take home! Stay as long or as little as you like, just remember to take your personalised Idea Notebook home with you!
About Fionna Cosgrove
Born and bred in Perth, Western Australia, Fionna was raised on a far too paranormal diet of X-files, Are you Afraid of the Dark, Fact or Fiction and a plethora of other completely age-inappropriate TV shows. This has led to not only a peculiarly open mind, but also a taste for the delightfully mysterious and macabre. Fionna is the author of the interactive series, ‘Twisted Trails’, the spooky mystery, ‘Sadie and the Secret of the Swamp’, and the collection of thirteen bubble-gum horror short stories ‘All That Slithers’. She also writes for the kids horror podcast ‘Micro Terrors’ where her stories are a mixture of creepy, amusing, and entirely bizarre.
Special Storytime with Alton Walley
We are excited to welcome back Alton Walley, cherished storyteller, author and presenter who artfully weaves traditional Nyoongar culture and stories into tales of adventure, wonder and surprise. Join him in this session as he shares a side quest from a brand new storybook, captivating the audience with didgeridoo, dance, and the odd bit of mischief.
About Alton Walley
Alton Walley is a Nyoongar author, dancer, musician and filmmaker with connections throughout Whadjuk, Balardong, Pindjarup, Kaniyang and Minang country. His grandfather also passed down Yamatji connections with family in Meekatharra. Alton was blessed to grow up around incredible storytellers, sharing traditional Noongar culture in the same way that has been passed down for generations. Alton endeavours to share these stories that have shaped his values and outlook, making them accessible for all ages and cultural backgrounds.
Musical Performance with Thea Rossen and Friends
An orchestral trio who will get you up and moving, grooving, and send you off into the stars to close out the evening. Featuring Thea Rossen on percussion, Jesse Deane on woodwinds and Krista Low on cello, your ears will be in for a treat in this magical introduction to classical music designed especially for kids. Oh the stories music can tell us!
About Thea Rossen
Thea Rossen is a percussionist, composer and educator based in Perth who has been writing, facilitating and presenting shows and workshops for children and community members for over 15 years. She has designed and presented education shows around the country for leading arts organisations including the West Australian, Sydney and Melbourne Symphony Orchestras, Musica Viva and the Melbourne Recital Centre. Her trio show Water Water Everywhere toured Australia with Musica Viva for four years and was seen by over 50,000 school children. Joining her for the performance will be Jesse Deane on woodwinds and Krista Low on cello, both outstanding classical musicians.
Event Information
| Hosted by | City of Melville Libraries |
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| Time | 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm |
| Cost | Free, register for an event reminder |
| Contact Details | Contact library staff on (08) 9364 0115 |
