Hello Cocky

by Antonia Pesenti

Description

Inspired by newly released Hello Cocky (by Antonia Pesenti and Hilary Bell) this session combines an entertaining conversation about cockatoos, some squawking and screeching, a book reading and a fun live step by step drawing of a cockatoo inside a hollow tree.


This talk can also end with a paper crafting activity in which kids work together to make a flock of paper cockatoos.

Topics Covered

  • The magnificent cockatoo
  • How writers and illustrators work together
  • How books take shape
  • Looking closely
  • Drawing together

Details

Audience

Duration

50 - 60 minutes

Requirements

Illustrated talk/workshop from a powerpoint presentation supplied on a USB stick Specially prepared A4 drawing or crafting sheets sent through to be printed beforehand. Basic drawing equipment, scissors and gluesticks.

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