Award-winning illustrator Gay McKinnon heads overseas for IP!

An illustration by Gay McKinnon from The Smallest Carbon Footprint in the Land & other eco-tales has been selected to showcase at the Book Illustrators Gallery (B.I.G) exhibition in Singapore during the Asian Festival of Children’s Content!

The Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC) is a collaborative event of creators and producers with parents, teachers, librarians and anyone interested in quality art and literature for children. The Festival offers various workshops, masterclasses, professional conferences and public events for writers, illustrators, editors, publishers, teachers and children to learn and develop their craft.
AFCC impacts over 1.5 billion children, as well as their families, teachers and professionals involved with their development.

AFCC runs from 30 May- 4 June, 2014 at the National Library Building in Singapore.

Gay McKinnon is a freelance writer and illustrator, as well as a glass artist and lecturer. She currently resides in Tasmania, where she sells her work through galleries and markets.  The Smallest Carbon Footprint in the Land & other eco-tales is Gay’s first children’s book. She is thrilled to have been included in the B.I.G Exhibition in this years AFCC.

Gay will be joined at the Festival by international award-winning authors Sally Gardner, Andrew Weale and Gillian Torckler. A big congratulations to Gay for this brilliant opportunity!



For more information on The Smallest Carbon Footprint in the Land & other eco-tales, visit 

http://ipoz.biz/Titles/SCF.htm 

or to learn more about AFCC, visit http://afcc.com.sg/2014

Review of The Smallest Carbon Footprint in the Land

For teachers and librarians looking for books to address the sustainability theme in the National Curriculum, The Smallest Carbon Footprint is a collection of stories that certainly fits the bill!

A prince wants to marry the girl with the smallest carbon footprint in the land, and he has her diamond slipper to ensure he finds the right girl; Chicken Licken warns everyone that the sea is rising while Foxy Loxy tries to trick them; Cool Girl learns how to grow organic vegetables from the Sensational Seven…this is a collection of some traditional fairy tales each with a very modern twist designed to spread the sustainability, eco-friendly message.

This is an engaging way to introduce students to the sustainability cross-curriculum priority as embedded in the stories are new vocabulary and explanations for terms that even young students are encountering. They can build on their familiarity with Goldilocks, Jack and the Beanstalk, Aladdin, Little Red Riding Hood and so on and enjoy a 21^st century story that will make them think. Teachers will appreciate having a resource that helps them introduce complex concepts in a way that is enjoyable, makes sense and sets a great platform for discussion, as well as comparing the new with the old.

Not only does the collection make a good read-aloud inspiring discussion, but with short stories and intriguing monochrome illustrations it is a great stepping stone between picture book and novel for the newly-independent reader to read alone.

An unusual but worthwhile book to add to your collection.

Barbara Braxton

Teacher Librarian

M.Ed.(TL), M.App.Sci.(TL), M.I.S. (Children's Services)

COOMA NSW 2630

AUSTRALIA

barbara.288@bigpond.com

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