Garden of the Purple Dragon has been well and truly launched with three different events to celebrate its publication.
Ipswich Children’s Literature Festival
The lovely Isobel Carmody launched Garden of the Purple Dragon at the Ipswich Children’s Literature Festival in Queensland. Thanks to Margaret Gibbs for the photo.

Ruyton Girls School
We had a terrific event to launch Garden of the Purple Dragon at Ruyton Girls School in Melbourne.
We had a terrific event to launch Garden of the Purple Dragon at Ruyton Girls School in Melbourne.

Readings BookshopLots of people came to help me celebrate the launch at Readings Bookshop in Carlton where…


It was a wonderful surprise when Julian Bruere presented me with the original artwork of the beautiful maps at the beginning of Garden of the Purple Dragon.
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