News & Events
23 September 2011.
Fiona Purdon, a journalist with Brisbane's 'Courier Mail' wrote a very positive book review on 'Mrs Echidna's Dilemma', published on Friday 23rd September, 2011.
Fri 23rd Sept and Sat 24th Sept
'Mrs Echidna' went shopping! Well, to the shopping centres at Morayfield and North Lakes... both on the Northern outskirts of Brisbane.
13th September 2011
Mrs Echidna has been to Uni! Betty sharied her very successful school programs with pre-service teachers studying 'Teaching Reading and Writing' this semester at the University of the Sunshine Coast.
25th August 2011
Betty visited another school and shared her secrets of writing and editing 'Mrs Echidna's Dilemma' with four classes of Year 3 students.
12th and 15th August 2011
Betty visited two country schools while on the Granite Belt, presenting programs to students from prep to Year 7.
August 12-14, 2010
Betty visited the Granite Belt (the area around Stanthorpe, Queensland) attending the Glen Aplin CWA Quilt Show on August 12-14.Â
IPPY AWARDS 2011
'Mrs Echidna's Dilemma' received a Bronze Award at the 2011 Independent Publishers Awards celebrated in New York on Monday 23rd May 2011.
7-9 June, 2011
Betty spent three days in Toowoomba (June 7-9), sharing 'Mrs Echidna's Dilemma' with more than 300 students during 10 sessions in 7 schools over 3 days!
Thank you Betty. Â All the Prep children and teachers loved your visit and your story. Â Thank you for the love and passion you have!
Margot
Prep YLC
What a dilemma Mrs. Echidna did have and I congratulate most sincerely in the way you have portrayed this through your craft and journalistic skills...I am a "crafty" person with many patchwork quilts under my belt...and gave your book... to our grand children in US.
Dianne Chapman
"Cedarvale" Q
I would like to thank Betty for presenting at our Book Week Family Night. The school community enjoyed hearing about the process an author goes through to produce and have a book published. Students are still asking for and enjoying Mrs Echidna's Dilemma.
Donna,
Teacher-Librarian.
We love 'Mrs Echidna's Dilemma'. Your art is amazing! We had a very good time and we hope you did too. Thankyou for the puppets and for coming.
Amy and Takoda
Year 3 Students
Betty has presented literacy workshops to Under-Graduate and Graduate students in Early and Primary Years at the University of the Sunshine Coast... She is a very talented and passionate educator, and I recommend her highly to school principals, parent's groups, and anyone interested in furthering the power of language, literacy and literature in classrooms.
Carol Smith
Lecturer, USC