Prep - Grade 6
Drawing Character
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Auditorium 1, State Library of Queensland
Word Play: Selling Fast
2007
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Duration: 60 minutes
SELLING FAST
Join Leigh Hobbs, Australian Children’s Laureate, as he examines how he created characters like Mr Chicken, Old Tom and Horrible Harriet, while leading students through a character design workshop.
Leigh’s latest adventurous picture book Mr Chicken Arriva a Roma (Mr Chicken Goes to Rome; Allen&Unwin), invites readers to climb aboard an Italian Vespa and hold on to their hats! Mr Chicken may have been to Paris and London, but with his insatiable taste for travel it’s now time to visit Rome, a city of ancient wonders and delicious things to eat.
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Leigh Hobbs
Artist and author Leigh Hobbs is The Australian Children’s Laureate 2016 – 2017. He is best known for the twenty children’s books he has written and illustrated featuring his characters Old Tom, Horrible Harriet, Mr Chicken , Fiona the Pig, Mr Badger and the Freaks in 4F. Old Tom has been adapted into a popular French/Australian television series while Mr Chicken Goes to Paris was adapted for the stage by the National Institute of Dramatic Art, and Horrible Harriet premiered at the Sydney Opera House, co-presented by CDP Theatre Producers, early in 2017 and is now touring Australia.
His latest book Mr Chicken Arriva a Roma, follows Mr Chicken on an adventure through a city of ancient wonders and delicious things to eat.
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