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This year Balgowlah Heights Public School enjoyed a visit from illustrator Matt Ottley in August. Students in Kindergarten to Year 2 enjoyed his colourful demonstration of how he produces his artworks.

Things that Matt would love to do

Invent a personal flying machine. Convince all people that no one has to kill snakes or be cruel and disrespectful to any non-human animal.

Awards

Matt has won both an honour book award, and a short-listing for two of his books in the CBCA awards, and has won various prizes as a painter. He doesn't like entering competitions however, because he feels that our society is too focused on competition, and not enough on compassion.

STEPHEN MEASDAY     

Balgowlah Heights Public School also enjoyed a visit from author Stephen Measday in August. Students in Years 3 to Year 6 enjoyed his stories.  

Stephen Measday is an award-winning scriptwriter and is also well known for his adventurous and humorous novels for younger readers, such as A Pig Called Francis Bacon, Roger Bacon Reporting, Bringing Home the Bacons and The News They Didn't Use. A Pig called Francis Bacon and The News They Didn't Use have been listed as Notable Books by the Children's Book Council of Australia.

He has written a total of fourteen children's and young adult books and has been published in Australia, the United States, France, the U.K., Indonesia and South Korea. Stephen has also recorded his four 'Bacon' novels for audio book release.

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