Join me for what promises to be a fun book launch for my brand new picture book, Dragons Drumming, as we celebrate the end of Chinese Lunar New Year with Chinese Lion dancers and drummers from 1:00pm followed by my book launch at 2:00pm. It will be full of thunderous noise with both body and instrumental percussion, a reading of my book, paper plate dragon craft and yummy cupcakes.

The book looks into childhood fears of thunderstorms and how to overcome them. With the use of alliteration, onomatopoeia, rhythm, rhyme and music the story provides a wonderful imaginative explanation with a family of magical dragons playing percussion in the sky.

The Mini Holstein Book Club is brought to you by the wonderful team at The Book Cow - Kingston and is a new way of supporting and encouraging readers 8 -12 years. I was the host of the very first meeting, running a writing workshop with the topics of Adventure, dinosaurs and volcanoes.

To celebrate the 30th Birthday of the National Dinosaur Museum in Canberra, they will be a huge party. I will be reading from Fossil frenzy in the Interactive area throughout the day. There will be plenty of dino-riffic fun including, colouring-in and other dinotastic activities, an hourly Easter egg hunt, birthday cake, face painting and lots of dinosaurs to meet and greet. Come and join in all the roarsome fun. Purchase tickets through the National Dinosaur Museum website, kids get in free!

Structuring Story - There’s more than a Beginning, Middle and End. Story writing workshop for children aged 8 15 years. A great way to celebrate the end of Book Week by writing your own story. Kids will receive a journal to write in and take home to continue working. Bookings essential.

Author visit to the Bahasa Indonesia LOTE students years 3 - 6, discussing my inspiration behind writing Secrets Hidden Below.

So excited to be returning to The National Dinosaur Museum, to read extracts from Fossil Frenzy the Adamson Adventures 3. Join in all the dino-tastic fun including a dino-fulled sing-a-long. Two sessions 10:30 am and 11:30 am. You will find me outside in the garden, reading from the jeep in front of the new Australovenator exhibit.

Author visit and writing workshop sharing the writing process along with using Fossil Frenzy for an interactive writing workshop that aligns with core curriculum outcomes.

Join author Sandra Bennett and palaeontologist Dr Kailah Thorn as we chat about dinosaurs, fossils and my middle grade chapter book, Fossil Frenzy the Adamson Adventures 3. There will be fossils to view too.

Join author Sandra Bennett and the Book Cow Bookshop Kingston as we celebrate all things dinosaurs. Sandra will be reading extracts from her children’s chapter book Fossil Frenzy the Adamson Adventures 3 at 10:30 am and 12 Noon. . There will be games to play and prizes to win.

Join local author Sandra Bennett as we celebrate the book launch of her children's chapter book, Fossil Frenzy, the Adamson Adventures 3 coming to the National Dinosaur Museum. Learn about some unique Australian dinosaurs, hear Sandra's inspiration behind the story and listen to a reading of part of the book. You may then purchase a signed copy of Fossil Frenzy just in time for Christmas. It will make the perfect stocking filler for all dino lover's in the family.

Do you have dinosaur fanatics in your household? Would they love to read a thrilling adventure full of Australia’s very own special dinosaurs? Set in the drought-stricken present of the Queensland outback, where the only hope to save the family farm is buried in the past.

Join Zac, Clare and Luke in their third amazing time-traveling adventure suitable for kids aged 7 - 12 years and anyone who is curious about or loves dinosaurs.

Meet the author of Fossil Frenzy, the Adamson Adventures 3, Sandra Bennett and have your copy personally signed. Pop into Paperchain Book Store Manuka, this Saturday between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm. I look forward to seeing you.

Looking for a last minute stocking filler for your 7 -12 year old reader? Pop in to Book Face Gungahlin on Saturday 21st December between 10:30 -11:30 am to purchase a signed copy of Secrets Hidden Below and/or A Lighthouse in Time. Both Adamson Adventures are full of mystery, intrigue and whole lot of fun. Join Zac, Clare and Luke as they search for Pirate treasure in exotic Bali or hunt to solve an age old ghost mystery at Cape St George Lighthouse.

Book Face Gungahlin

A story collection for everyone, choose to read something that will give you goosebumps or turn the book over to read something enchanting. Come dressed in your favourite spooky or enchanted costume and join local authors Maura Pierlot, Holly Bidwell and myself for readings, book signings and special treats.

Published by Creative Kids Tales www.creativekidstales.com.au This story collection has you choosing to read stories from two different themes. Flip the book to read stories that are either Enchanted or Things That go Bump in the Night. I have a story in both sections. The book launch will be held at Harry Hartog Miranda. There will be story time, craft activities and nibbles. Come dressed in your favourite Halloween costume.

A Share Your Story Anthology launch at The Mad Hatters Bookshop, where everyone will be invited to purchase a copy of the anthology. For every copy sold, another will be donated to sick kids in hospitals all around Australia.

A Share Your Story Anthology

Introducing the book to sick kids at the Brisbane Children’s Hospital, authors and illustrators will dress up in costume to read from the anthology, sing and do craft activities with the kids.

Meet Canberra Creatives. Members from the Story Creators Community will share their writing and storytelling journey. Get to know local authors who will provide creative writing support and insights. Join fellow children’s authors Kerry Malone, Jacqueline de Rose-Ahern and myself as we discuss our various pathways to publication. (including partner, indie and traditional.)

Join mt at Shellharbour City Library as we celebrate A Lighthouse in Time on the South Coast of NSW close to the area where the story is set. Find out about my inspiration for writing this fun yet mysterious tale of adventure.

Sunday Funday Storytelling with Jacqueline de Rose-Ahern and myself at The National Library of Australia.

A writing workshop run by myself for children ages 7-12 years during the school holidays.

An evening where Cate Whittle, Shelly Unwin, Mitch Frost, Krys Saclier, Samantha Tidy and myself, presented to fellow authors, teachers and librarians about our recent and varied paths to publication.

An all day event for authors and illustrators. 2019 I had a manuscript assessment with Kathy and Peter Creamer from Little Pink Dog Books. In 2018 I had an assessment from Sue Whiting.