Library Chit Chat - 6 January

We are very excited to have children’s author Michael Panckridge to visit the Yass Library on Monday 19 January at 2pm. Michael Panckridge enjoys talking to children, parents and teachers about reading and writing — and especially boys about reading.

This is a free activity but bookings are appreciated and can be made by calling the Yass Library on 62261305.

Michael Panckridge is a part time teacher at The Geelong College Preparatory School and a mad keen sports fanatic. He has played and coached a variety of sports and takes an active interest in the Australian Cricket X1, the AFL’s Geelong Cats, Rugby League's Melbourne Storm, all of the Aussie Super 14 teams,

the Boomers and Opals, hockey teams the Hockeyroos and Kookaburras, the Wallabies and the Kangaroos (Australia’s national rugby teams as opposed to two of its more noted native animals!) Liverpool… (they're a soccer team in England!) and the list probably goes on, with numerous other teams around Geelong, Australia and the world, as well as his own school teams.

Michael Panckridge has only been writing since 2001 and already has 30 books to his credit. A recent novel The Cursed, published by Black Dog Books, is a fast paced adventure with a dash of horror and fantasy thrown in for good measure. There has already been an expression of interest from a film director! Michael is also the author of the acclaimed Legends and Anniversary Legends series with Black Dog Books. These series are a culmination of many years of dedicated sports mania combined with an enthusiastic exploration of what boys and girls really want to read. The blend of engaging narrative and informational text has captured the imagination of children all over Australia including reluctant readers.

With over 100 000 copies sold, the entire first series has been re-issued. He has also written the Toby Jones series about cricket, with contributions to the book made by Brett Lee.

Similarly, Laurie Daley, ex Australian Rugby League captain and now prominent media broadcaster, lends his experience to the League of Legends series – a 3 book action filled sporting adventure series centred on the rugby league trials and mysteries for Sam Davies and his friends.

The Clued Up 6 series is a collection of 6 novels based around the adventures of a group of friends living in a country town. The novels are fast paced and lively with plenty of action and drama as the kids meet a variety of dangerous challenges.