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The written word is evolving: punchy print headlines are morphing into SEO paragraphs, and in order to best spread Herbie’s magic of growing food, I am undertaking a makeover of sorts. A digital nip and tuck. I am meeting with a digital guru this month. Mr N has been recommended by one of my mentors, …
The quest to spread Herbie’s magic of growing food means meeting people across many vocations: gardening, writing, education, food and journalism. And today, I met with Stonnington Library. I delivered copies of Herbie’s books to librarian, Ms P, this morning, and was ecstatic to learn she had already become acquainted with Herbie via his website. …
The great American comic, W.C. Fields, once said, “Never work with children or animals.” However, if he had been at the Stories Up High children’s writers festival this weekend at Cloudehill in Olinda, he may have thought otherwise. Reading chapter one of Herbert Peabody and His Extraordinary Vegetable Patch, followed by painting pots and planting …
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Today is a day that I will remember forever. After almost two years in the making, Herbie’s second adventure arrived, straight from the printer into my outstretched arms! I was smiling and crying and laughing, all at the same time! It is both humbling and euphoric, daunting and familiar, but most of all, it is …
Allowing a child to have their very own space fosters a sense of pride, and this can readily happen outside in the garden! It gives a child the feeling of ownership and encourages their buy-in for different activities and projects. Designate an area of the garden that will become their domain. – Encourage them to …
The adventures of Herbert Peabody focus on connecting children with where food comes from, and centre around problem solving and co-operation.