TEACHERS' NOTES
A Boat of Stars | Teachers’ Notes by Lesley Gibbes (from HarperCollins)
The Magic Bookshop | Teachers’ Notes (from HarperCollins)
The Tales of Mrs Mancini | Teachers' Notes (from HarperCollins)
Lucy’s Book | Teachers’ Notes (from Lothian)
STORY VIDEOS
The Magic Bookshop, “Tiger”, story video.
Read by Natalie Jane Prior. Courtesy of ABC
Books/HarperCollins, Australia
Lucy’s Book, story video
Read by Natalie Jane Prior. Courtesy of Lothian Children’s
Books/Hachette Australia.
Craft activities & Patterns
Kids love making things. I know I did, and I still have some of the more precious bits and pieces I made when I was small (including, unsurprisingly, huge numbers of miniature books).
Children’s creativity should be supported and celebrated as much as possible. On this page, you will find all sorts of downloadable activities connected with my books, including paper toys, colouring sheets, puzzles, scraps and party favours, which can be used at home, in schools or libraries, and even by adults.
These activity sheets are FREE, and Cheryl Orsini and I would be delighted for you to share them in the spirit in which they were created, in their original format, with copyright information intact. A link back to our websites (www.nataliejaneprior.com and www.cherylorsini.com) would be greatly appreciated.
Activities based on Lucy’s Book
Activities based on The Tales of Mrs Mancini
Activities based on The Fairy Dancers & The Fairy Dancers: Dancing Days
Adult Craft Activities
LINKS
Support your local independent bookseller! In Brisbane, I am happy to direct enquiries to my local children’s booksellers,
Where the Wild Things Are at West End
Riverbend Books at Bulimba
If you prefer mail order, these links lead directly to copies of some of my more recent books at Booktopia.
iBookstore (links to Natalie’s books, including Fireworks and Darkness, The Star Locket and The Minivers)
Fabric ranges based on The Fairy Dancers, The Tales of Mrs Mancini and Lucy’s Book are available from Spoonflower.
Kits for children’s clothing using the designs are available from Sprout Patterns.
“Reading Girl” and “Reading Boy” t-shirts for adults and children, based on Cheryl Orsini’s illustrations for Lucy’s Book, are now available at our t-shirt shop.
Natalie’s Mrs Mancini and Fairy Dancers Pinterest boards.
For rights and other enquiries, please contact my agent Margaret Connolly using the correct form on the Contacts page.
Speaking engagements (Sandie Fraser, Speakers Ink).
Cheryl Orsini (illustrator of many of Natalie’s books including The Fairy Dancers)
Stephen Michael King (illustrator of Wandering Star)
Skye Rogers (writer and crafter extraordinaire)
Alexa Moses (children’s writer and screenwriter)
Sophie Masson (author and publisher of books from Christmas Press)
Children’s Books Daily (excellent children’s literature blog by Megan Daley)
HarperCollins (Natalie’s page on their site; includes purchasing option)
Hachette Australia (Natalie’s page on their site)
