sad the dog

I’m often called upon to defend my enjoyment of Twitter. I love the exchange of knowledge, the hubs of creativity and gathering of like minds. I love the way people champion causes and spread the word. And I love when Twitter reaches out with a special message for me. Thank you Aisha and Saara with the…

The Christmas book faeries came to visit me last week and left a string of lovely reviews for Sad, the Dog in places I never expected to see them – the Sydney Morning Herald, the weekend Spectrum (SMH), The Age and the New York Times. Of course, there’s no such thing as book faeries but…

Recently I was interviewed over on Word Mothers and I let slip that I was 46 when I discovered that I wanted to write for children. This little snippet of age-based information was very popular on Twitter, retweeted a number of times. I doubt that anyone was particularly interested in my age. I’m guessing it…

I’m thrilled to introduce Anastasia Gonis, one of Australia’s most respected reviewers of children’s literature. Anastasia has written reviews for Good Reading Magazine, The Reading Stack, The Age, The Herald Sun and Bookseller and Publisher. She is a long-term member of the Buzz Words Magazine reviewing team and a skilled picture book reviewer. I bumped into…

It’s a digital party. I hope you can join us. A touching look into the life of an unloved pet and the heart-warming journey towards finding your true home. Sad, The Dog by Sandy Fussell and illustrated by Tull Suwannakit. Thursday 1st October, Kids’ Book Review Friday 2nd October, Kirsty Eager’s Blog Saturday 3rd October,…

In a bright light bulb moment about six months ago, I decided it would be a good idea to have a knitted Sad to help tell the story when I was reading Sad, the Dog to young listeners. A good friend is a brilliant knitter. She quickly found a suitable pattern and in no time, I…