Invitation

AUTHOR AT NEW LEAVES.

Children from as young as 3 will love Claire Saxby’s new picture book ‘There was an old Sailor’

You and your family are invited to New Leaves on Saturday 27th March at 1pm

to hear the author read the tale of an old salty sailor who swallows a krill which makes him ill, and who cures his terrible bellyache by eating each animal in the sea, one after another.

We hope to see you there!
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We Love Food Launch

We would like to extend this special invitation to the launch of



We Love Food
By Macedon Ranges authors, mothers, food growers and cooks -
Kirsty Manning-Wilcox & Peta Heine

Thursday 4th March, 6pm

Join Kirsty and Peta at New Leaves. Raise a glass, and sample some of the treats of this beautiful new family cookbook.

Interspersed with detailed descriptions and beautiful photography, We Love Food is packed full of useful tips on creating your veggie patch with your children, and shows you how to use the produce in healthy, simple meals. In We Love Food, Kirsty and Peta have gathered their favourite recipes and added lots of really helpful tips on how to grow things, whether you have acres of land or a tiny balcony in the city.

Don’t miss this chance to talk in more detail with Kirsty and Peta on the night and even get your copy signed. We hope to see you there.

Please RSVP to 5427 3772 or claire@newleaveswoodend.com.au
New Leaves: corner Anslow & Collier Sts, Woodend

Our First Author!

It was our pleasure to have Dee White at New Leaves this morning to chat with us about her latest book 'Letters to Leonardo'. It was a real privilege to be able to find out more about Dee's process when writing the book, and learn about the many years of work it takes to reach the final product. We also discussed the difficult themes of the book, and how the main character Matt deals with finding out the truth about his mentally ill mother, whom he had thought dead.

Dee also read excerpts from the book, and no one could wait to start reading their own copies - which Dee kindly signed.

There are still a few signed copies of the book at New Leaves. So if you missed the talk, why not drop in and see what its all about. Or better still, if you want Dee to visit your school, or organisation, she can be reached through us at New Leaves.

Letters to Leonardo

Letters to Leonardo - by Dee White

On his fifteenth birthday, Matt receives a card from his mother - the mother he grew up believing was deceased. Feeling betrayed by both his parents, Matt's identity is in disarray and he begins writing letters to Leonardo da Vinci as a way to sort out the 'mess' in his head. Through the connections he makes between his own life and that of Leonardo, Matt unravels the mystery that his life has become and discovers his mother's secrets and the reasons behind his abandonment.

Tomorrow - Saturday, at 11am Dee White will be at New Leaves to read from her new young adult novel. She'll tell us about the process involved in writing the book, and even sign copies! Come and join us for our first Author event.

Hope to see you here!