Poppy's Monster
About this episode
The episode discusses the concept of monsters in children's lives and literature, featuring a guest who shares her journey in storytelling and writing.
Poppy's Monster On today's show, we chat about monsters. Those monsters our kids grapple with in their daily lives and their storybooks. Plus, we have an honest chat with our special guest about the real stuff that aspiring authors go through when they start out on their writing journeys. And, Liv is back to review two picture books about a yogo posing wombat and working guide dog named Jemima. Today's special guest first entered storytelling by telling fibs as a child. It's not clear whether her parents believed these, but they were unsurprised by the career choices that followed: actor, theatre director, playwright, dramaturg. She has since entertained audiences as a giant frog, wrestled words of acclaimed playwrights, led theatre shows across Australia, and won numerous awards for photography. She lives in Canberra, Australia with her 4 kids, husband and a menagerie of pets. She has just completed a Graduate Diploma in Psychology and hopes to combine her understanding of people with the power of imagination. Everybody please welcome, the wonderful and very busy, Shelly Higgs.
People in this episode
Host: Ken Williams
Guest: Shelly Higgs
Topics covered
- monsters
- children's literature
- writing journey
- storytelling
- picture books
- psychology
Keywords
- monsters
- children's books
- writing
- storytelling
- psychology
- picture books
- Jemima
- Liv
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Poppy's Monster
Places: Canberra, Australia
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