New children’s art added

Website | Posted by Webmaster on Monday 11 December 2006

Just a quick note to say that some artwork from Perth College in Western Australia and Castle Hill Primary School in New South Wales has been added to the website, as well as some artwork from a reader in the United States!

See all of the artwork submitted to Carole at the children’s art page.

4 Responses to “New children’s art added”

1. Sophie says:

   December 20, 2006 at 11:30 am

   It is lovely to see that you have a page dedicated to acknowledging the work that school children have sent you. My mum has been reading Ping’s story to her Grade 4 class for the last two years and both classes have become completely enchanted by the tales. In fact shortly after reading the second book to her class, the whole class wrote to you from Darley Primary School I believe.

   Dragonkeeper and Garden of the Purple Dragon have transformed mum’s students and a Chinese theme takes over the classroom in the buzz. Mum even organised a trip to the Chinese Museum in Melbourne for her class this year. Last year for Christmas we shopped in the Chinese grocer and variety stores to get each child a paper fan, illustrated with a dragon, hanging good luck ornaments and some beautiful detailed chopsticks. We were not sure how the gift would go down with the boys – but they loved the present as much (if not more) than the girls. So this year we have done the same. It is so lovely to see children getting so involved in literature, especially when the novels they are reading are so educational as well as entertaining. I am 26 and I love DK & DK2 immensely. This year my best girlfriend starting reading novels for the first time in her life – finding out her fun books could be. I got her through the ‘Tales of the City’ sextuplet and the Harry Potter sextuplet, finishing up with the DK pair… guess which her favourite was? You are a fantastic author! The books are a real treat for readers of all ages – well done!
2. Carole says:

   December 28, 2006 at 4:02 pm

   Sophie,
   Thanks for your post. It’s great to have somewhere to display the art that kids send me. I’m so proud to have inspired it.
   It’s great that your Mum took her kids to the Chinese Museum. I love to go there and visit the parade dragons. There are three the current one, the old Dai Loong and if you search around upstairs, there’s an even older one.
   Glad to hear that you and your friend enjoyed the Dragonkeeper books too. The third one isn’t far away now.
3. Elly says:

   January 1, 2007 at 2:02 pm

   Dear Carole,
   i only just found out that you have a website and i am very excited. I LOVED your books and read both of them in just two weeks. I love reading and finish about 4 novels every weekend. i am also very talented at sketching and i am proud that you like art too. My mum is a teacher and this year is teaching ‘fantasy’ in her year 4 class and is going to read your book. Next year i go to highschool and also there we will be using your book in English. in my spare time i always write stories- you inspired me! i am writing a story at the moment that i hope will turn out to be a prized novel. Maybe i will send it to you sometime! My sister has written to you- she is also talented at stories. i would like to know when your new book will come out so i can rush to the shops and get it!
   i never thought that i would be interested in chinese stories because before ‘dragon keeper’ and ‘the garden of the purple dragon’ i was reading jaquiline wilison books- i am glad that since reading your novels i read all types of books. i hope that you reply. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
   from Elly
4. Carole says:

   January 8, 2007 at 3:32 pm

   Elly,
   You certainly are a great reader. It takes me weeks to read just one book. I am pleased to hear that my books inspired you.
   Dragon Moon will be out in Australia in April.
   Good luck with your writing.