Alphabetical Somewhere

Inspired by the best-selling Alphabetical Sydney, students will explore the idea of place by investigating the community they live in.

Starting with a lively alphabetical brainstorming session, we’ll explore the suburb or town the students live in – looking at the iconic and unforgettable, but also the mundane and overlooked.

Letters of the alphabet are distributed via a lucky dip, and the students work together to create 26 spreads combining short imaginative verses and colourful illustrations inspired by their personal connections to place.

The session ends with a live reading by the students and finally in the collating of the pages to form a unique alphabetical book.

• The meaning of place – and how it is formed by the ordinary AND the extraordinary.
• Making books and exploring ideas 
• Collaborating between writers and illustrators
• Playing with Rhyme.