Schools / Libraries Visited

It's been a rough few months with fire and flood.                                    

I'm so glad I was given the opportunity to come along and meet you all.

It was such a pleasure to meet and work with you.

Thanks for the amazing hospitality (and local produce)

Happy reading everyone, Susan 

Great meeting you all.                                       

Thanks for an awesome day guys,

I had heaps of fun, I hope you did too. 

Glad to see so many smiles after such a tough time. 

All the best everyone, Susan 

Thanks for inviting me to your wonderful school.

It's been a tough few months between fire and flood, so it was great to come along and have some fun.

Take care everyone,

Happy reading, Susan 

Thanks for a great day everyone.                                      

It was lovely meeting you all,

I had a fun day. 

It was such a pleasure to visit.

Happy reading everyone, Susan 

What a great way to spend Book Week, visiting awesome schools like yours.

Beautiful surroundings, a wonderful compilation of old and new buildings brought together with a wonderful, functional  outcome.

It was such a pleasure to visit.

Thanks everyone

 All the best, Susan 

It was such a privilege to be able to spend time with all of you guys.

A fun day with awesome kids and teachers, and thanks so much for my beautiful gift, I love it.

Thanks again

Happy reading

Susan 

Thanks everyone for a wonderful start to my Book Week run-up.

It was so much fun and great to meet you all, even though the rain just about washed us away :)

Thanks again

All the best, Susan 

So glad I got to visit you all in Book Week,

it was such a fun day.

I loved hearing your crazy ideas.

Happy reading and writing

All the best, Susan 

It's always such a compliment to be invited back to beautiful schools like yours.

I'm so pleased the kids enjoyed their time, it was definitely fun for me as well.

Thanks again

All the best

Susan 

Hi everyone,

thanks for making me so welcome in your amazing school.

You guys had some awesome ideas and it was heaps of fun grossing you out with funny stories.

And thanks so much for the thoughtful gifts.

All the best, Susan 

Hi Woodville PS,

Thanks for a terrific day with loads of great ideas and laughter.

And thanks again for the beautiful letters everyone.

Happy reading, writing and drawing

All the best, Susan 

Thanks for an awesome day everyone.

It was great to be a part of your incredible Literacy Festival.

It was such a fun day.  

Thanks again

All the best, Susan 

Thankyou Fiona.

Always so nice to walk into a library and see so many families enjoying the space.

It was lovely to have kids so enthusiastic to be there, especially in the holidays.

Thanks again

All the best, Susan 

Thanks everyone,

Such a privilege to share your reading day. 

Can't believe how well organised it was with six schools rotating.

It was heaps of fun :)

Seeya soon

Susan 

Awesome day thanks everyone.

I had a ball.  

Great to see so many budding authors and illustrators.

Seeya soon

Susan 

Thanks St Patrick's,

I had a ball and you guys had some awesome ideas, it was heaps of fun.

Good luck with your writing and illustrating.

Seeya soon, Susan 

​Thanks everyone for a great fun day and letting me once again test out some

new stuff on you.​                                   

Happy reading and writing everyone.

Susan 

What an amazing school.

Very lucky kids to have such a great atmosphere, with colour and imagination around every corner.

I thoroughly enjoyed spending a few days with you all.

Happy reading and writing everyone.

Susan

And thanks for the pictures Olyvia, they're awesome :) 

It was great to visit you once again and see some of those 'tiny' Kinders not so tiny anymore.

If was a fast paced, fun filled day.

Thanks for having me back everyone.

Happy reading and writing everyone.

Susan 

Thanks for a wonderful day in my favorite place everyone, between the beach and bush, all rolled into one.

Some of the best Book Parade costumers ever!

Happy reading and writing everyone.

Susan 

Thanks for a fun day everyone,                                   

You had some awesome ideas and even though my voice was running low it was heaps of fun.

Happy reading and writing everyone.

Susan

And a huuuuge Thankyou for all of my pictures .. they are totally awesome!! :) :0 :)          (Hover over your pic' for your answers) 

 Hi everyone, thanks for making me feel so welcome

And I totally loved your colouring-in posters, every single one was awesome, thank you so much.

And of course, wow, some of the best pirates ever! The 'treasure' was awesome as well :)

Happy reading and writing everyone, Arrrrrr!

Susan 

What a beautiful place to live and go to school.

I loved having the chance to visit all of you.

Thanks for making it such a fun visit.

Good luck to all of you awesome authors.

Susan 

Wow, 3 days with you guys was a heap of fun.                                                                             Thanks for inviting me, it was a great way to start the run-up to Book Week.

Keep reading and writing everyone.

Susan 

Thanks for a fantastic 3 days everyone, I had a ball with you guys.

You had some totally awesome ideas and it was heaps of fun.

And some great up and coming authors.

Happy reading and writing everyone.

Susan 

What a beautiful school.

I love that it has such a country feel right down the road from the city.

The students were an absolute delight to work with.

Thanks for a great few days Minto.

Happy reading and writing everyone, Susan 

Thanks for having me over everyone,

It was great to see so many yr7's serious about their writing.

All the best and good luck everyone.

Susan 

Wow, some real 'authors in the making' here.

Thanks for making me so welcome everyone,

I had a great day.

Happy reading and writing everyone.

Susan 

​Thanks for coming along to 'Smash Stories' everyone.

It was great to see such a fantastic response. Both sessions were booked out and everyone was so enthusiastic.

And awesome Fluff Butt pics!

Happy reading, Seeya 'round :)

Susan 

Thanks for a great couple of days everyone.

It was awesome seeing you all so engaged and eager to listen.

I loved sharing my stories with you all.

All the best everyone 

Seeya 'round :)

Thanks for a wonderful day everyone.

I really had a fun day with you guys.

Happy reading and writing everyone 

Seeya :)

Susan 

Wow, what a nice school.

The kids were great and heaps of fun.

And I have to say .. the best home-made caramel slice ever!!

Thanks for making me so welcome everyone

Happy reading, Susan 

Thank-you for a lovely day guys.

It was great to meet you all and have some fun.

All the best, hope to see you all again soon.

Happy reading, Susan 

Thanks for having me back yet again. It was great to meet a whole new 'batch'.

Always such a pleasure to revisit schools and catch-up.

Thanks for making me so welcome guys

Happy reading

Susan 

3 days, just on five hundreds kids and every single one a pleasure to work with.

Wow, I was exhausted but on a total high by the time I left your awesome school.

Definitely a bunch of authors in this group.

All the very best everyone

Susan 

Awesome to meet you all ..

Thanks for making me feel so welcome.

I had a ball with everyone, Happy reading guys

Susan 

Oh my goodness .. you guys crack me up .. some fantastic ideas guys.

Thanks for an awesome day

All the best everyone

Susan 

What a great start to the run-up for Book Week ..

I had a fun couple of days with all of you. A fun school with lots of awesome kids ..

Thanks everyone

Happy reading, Susan 

Thanks for a great couple of days everyone.

There was just sooo much passion for reading and writing.

Every student was a credit to their school and it was a privilege to share time with you all.

I met some wonderful potential Authors that I'm sure will get there.

All the best everyone, Susan 

It was great fun getting to spend time with you guys.

I especially loved reading Fluff Butt and having every single one of you helping me in the most important parts.

Wow, we had some totally awesome 'fluff' makers.                         

Thanks again for a lovely day.

Happy reading, Susan 

Thanks for a great couple of days.

It's always such a buzz getting the time to share ideas and a passion for reading and writing with you all.

I met some fantastic Authors.

​It was awesome to share time with you all.

All the best everyone, Susan 

What a fantastic day!

Thanks for inviting me along.

I had an absolute jamb packed, flat-out, fun-filled day.

Great to see you all jumping in and getting involved.

Happy reading everyon, cheers

Susan 

Thanks for a lovely day everyone.

It was great sharing time with you all in your beautiful school.

I had heaps of fun .. and good luck to the 'Authors group' ... great writing guys. 

I loved reading each one.

Happy Reading

Susan 

You guys were a lot of fun.

Thanks for inviting me along to your lovely school and making me feel so welcome by students & staff alike.

I really enjoyed every day. Great kids and great ideas.

Happy reading everyone

Seeya, Susan 

Thanks everyone for an awesome day.

I had heaps of fun with you all and big thanks especially to the original Mrs Duckson, oops, Mrs Dixon, for a wonderful lunch.

Hope to see you all again soon,

happy reading everyone

Susan 

Hey to all my new friends,

thanks for a fantastic few days in your awesome school.

Another school that means a lot to me personally with my dad growing up in Cranebrook.

I had so much fun up there. You guys were great!

And big Key-lime thanks to Susan for looking after me so well, it was much appreciated :)

Seeya all again soon

Happy Reading, Susan 

It was great seeing old friends once again. I love visiting such a friendly, wonderful school.

Every time I visit the kids & teachers are just terrific & always make me feel so welcome ... so thankyou once again.

I look forward to seeing everyone down the track.

​Take care & happy reading everyone :)  

Hey everybody,

thanks for making me feel so welcome in your great little school it was a totally awesome day.

I had heaps of fun ...

And you guys had the best costumes ...

Seeya soon, Happy Reading

Susan 

Hi everyone,

thanks for the invite,  I had a totally awesome day and heaps of fun ...

Fantastic costumes too.

Seeya soon

Happy Reading, Susan 

​Hi Flowerdale,

thanks for having me over,                               

I had a fantastic day and heaps of fun ... Seeya soon

Happy Reading

Susan 

Hi,

thanks so much for inviting me,                               

I had a really fun day with you all ...

All the best

Happy Reading

Susan 

Thanks for a wonderful day everyone.

It was great to 'come home' and visit with you all.

You have some of the best outside artwork I've ever seen and of course the best backdrop to the entire school. I'm just a little bias when it comes to the Blue Mountains.

So thanks again for a great day, the kids were so much fun and I felt very welcomed by yourself, the ​staff and students alike.

I hope they found it helpful and fun as well.

all the best 

Thanks Claire and everyone for allowing me to visit to your beautiful school and the chance to engage with the students.

The kids were a pleasure and I felt very welcomed by yourself, the ​staff and students alike.

They had some fantastic ideas so I hope they found it helpful and fun as well.

Thanks again for a lovely day

..... & thanks heaps for the awesome letters g3/4, they mean a lot. 

Thanks so much for a wonderful 3 days .. complete with laughs, Olympics and fire drill.

I had a great time and I don't think I've seen a school with more colour, artwork, literacy and much more absolutely filling every bit of wall-space possible.

Hope to see you all again,

all the best & happy reading and writing.

Susan 

Hi Palmerston, thanks for a great couple of days & Happy Birthday!!

Awesome ideas, had heaps of fun. 

You guys were great .. & thanks Georgina for the awesome cakes & lunch, I really appreciated it.

Happy reading everyone

​Susan 

Hi everyone at St Bernards, thanks for an awesome day.

I had a ball with you guys.

I love seeing so many kids excited to not only read, but write as well.

Happy reading everyone & thanks for having me.

All the best

Susan 

Hi everyone at St Joseph's.

Thanks for a terrific day, I thoroughly enjoyed my time there.

You guys had some really awesome ideas.

Happy reading and writing, Seeya

Susan 

You guys were a lot of fun.

Thanks for inviting me along to your lovely school and making me feel so welcome.

I really enjoyed the day heaps. Great kids and great ideas.

Seeya

Susan 

Thanks everyone. I felt so welcome and had a fantastic day with you all.

And I certainly felt very lucky sharing your awards ceremony and seeing such enthusiasm for writing.

It was particularly a pleasure working with the focus group .. you all     show real promise .. so good     luck with your writing.

All the best

Susan. 

Thanks for inviting me along to your wonderful school.

I'm constantly amazed by the imaginations of students and yours was no exception.

The students were all great fun to work with, I thoroughly enjoyed the day.

Happy reading and writing

All the best, Susan. 

Kialla West .. again! Not sure if that was the 3rd or 4th visit .. but each time is getting longer and I'm just about on staff.

Wow .. I loved the opportunity to share the 3 day workshop and 'Roast, Toast, Boast' evening (literacy initiative) with you all.

What a great bunch of kids, eager and focused on the task. And they did some great work.

It was a privilege to visit and share the time with you all.

All the best guys, Susan 

Yeah .. I'm definitely going to make sure I book schools on staff birthday days from now on.

Thanks for the choccy cake!

But seriously .. thankyou for making me feel so welcome. The kids were enthusiastic and fun to work to work with. 

I thoroughly enjoyed the day.

All the very best

Susan 

Thankyou for having me over ... again.

It's always such a pleasure to catch-up and see some friendly familiar faces.

I feel so fortunate to be able to spend time with the kids. They definitely make my day.

All the best and again thanks for a wonderful day.

All the best

Susan 

Hi Matraville SSCS,

You have a really nice school and lovely teachers.

I had such a great day visiting you all. Lots of potential authors there too.

And I love the bows I bought .. what a great way to raise funds for camp.

All the best everyone.  Seeya 'round!

Susan 

Hi everyone

Thanks so much for having me along to your wonderful school.

I certainly felt very welcome.

You guys were lots of fun and I saw some great writing as well.

Happy reading and writing,

Susan 

Hi Westall PS,

wow ... thanks for giving me so many awesome ideas.

I had a really fun time with you all.

And it was great to see so many 'authors' writing so well already.

Happy writing

Susan 

Hi everyone,

thanks for having me back again, it was great to see some familiar faces.

I really enjoyed seeing you all and hearing your awesome ideas.

Thanks for a great day .. again.

Happy reading, seeya

Susan 

Wow .. what a busy couple of days.

I had so much fun with you guys. You had some fantastic ideas!

Thanks for making me sooo welcome in your lovely school and especially Tricia for all the trouble she went to.

Happy Reading Everyone!

2DB ... I looove your pictures! Thankyou so much, they are now in my office so I can see them. 

Thanks guys for a great fun day.

I really liked some of your ideas too.

You have such a cool school!

Happy Reading everyone!

Susan 

Thanks for a lovely day everyone.

I had heaps of fun .. and love your school!

Very lucky.

Happy Reading

Susan 

Hi everyone,

thanks for making me so welcome and big thanks to Cheryl for the very yummy cakes and sandwiches.

It was wonderful to see the mountains again. 

Very much appreciated.

All the best, Susan 

It's always such a compliment to be invited to a school again and again.

I feel so lucky to have visited you guys when I'd just started this journey and now for the

3rd .. or is it 4th time?

Always fun, always welcoming ... thankyou.

All the best, Susan 

Wow ... 2 days of amazing ideas from absolutely everyone .. and heaps of fun.

Thanks so much everyone ... a lot of great 'authors' in every group I met.

Happy writing

Susan 

Thanks for making me feel so welcome and for a great fun day everyone.

I had a ball .... again!    

You guys have some awesome imaginations!

Cheers

Susan 

Hi everyone,

thanks for making me feel so welcome in your wonderful school.

I had a great fun day with you all ... I hope you did too.

Seeya round, happy reading

Susan 

Hi everyone,

thanks for making me feel so at home in your great school.

I had an awesome day with all of you and you had just fantastic ideas.

Hope to visit again soon,

happy reading ...

Susan 

Hi Oakdale,

wow there was some awesome ideas being tossed around .. might have to 'pinch' a few of those ones.

Thanks for a great day guys

seeya soon, Susan 

Hi everyone at BCS,

thanks for a great day.

I really enjoyed getting to talk to you all.

Hope to catch-up again ..       all the very best

Susan 

Thanks guys,

we had a hugely fun day with enormous imaginations and lots of laughs.

And thanks for all the great pics .. they'll be posted up as soon as I can.

Seeya round ..

Susan 

Wow, you guys have fantastic imaginations.

It was great to see so many weird and wonderful ideas thrown around.

Thanks for making me feel so welcome, I had a ball.

Seeya round ... Susan 

Hi everyone,

thanks for a lovely day. It was really nice meeting you all.

I had heaps of fun.

Happy reading ... seeya

Susan 

Thanks for a fun day everyone,

I really enjoyed your company and ideas ..

I hope you had fun as well.

Happy Reading and thanks Maxine for the beautiful flowers. 

Hi everyone,

thanks for making me feel so welcome. I had a great fun day with you all.

Wow there was some really awesome ideas too.

All the best and happy reading and writing.

Seeya,

Susan 

Hi everyone.

Thanks for a lovely day. 

I had a great time .. I'm always amazed by the fantastic ideas that you guys come up with.

There was some weird, crazy, awesome ones, I'll definitely have to write some of those down.

Thanks for making me feel so welcome. Happy reading .. and writing

Susan 

Thankyou so much everyone for a wonderful day.

I had a great time and I was impressed by some budding authors that I'm sure we'll see 'on the shelf soon'.

And a HUUUUGE thankyou for my beautiful picture ... I love it and it now hangs in my office.

Happy reading everyone,

Susan 

Wow, you guys have a beautiful library and great school.

Everyone was so lovey and I had a fantastic time with you all.

Definitely a few budding authors in there as well and it was great getting to chat with you all.

Thanks so much for a great day.

Happy reading and writing,

all the best, Susan 

Thankyou all so much for the huge compliment of inviting me back again .. this time for 3 days and an evening.

The concept of the 'Father Son, Toasting-Roasting & Boasting' evening was a great way to boost the literacy program.

I was thrilled to be a part of it. Thanks so much to Andrea in particular for putting it all together.

It wasn't just the students that got a lot from it.

All the best, sincerely

Susan 

Thankyou for inviting me along to your beautiful school and making me feel so welcome.

The teachers and kids were great to work with.

I was really surprised by the talent of your potential authors.

Thanks again for a lovely day.

I'm sure there is a few kids that will be 'on the shelf' in the future.

All the best, Susan 

Wow .. what a beautiful environment for the students to work in. Even the drains are camouflaged as dry rock creek-beds. 

So well thought out. And you can tell it reflects in the kids enthusiasm and attitude. 

Thanks so much for a terrific day Maria and everyone.

Happy reading

Susan 

Gee, another incredibly beautiful, environmentally friendly school. And so many great               ideas .. thanks everyone for making me so welcome. I had a wonderful day.

Thanks for the directions too .. what a fantastic view.

All the best

Susan

Hi Bundarra .. thanks for making me feel so welcome in your beautiful school. I had a  great day and I'll definitely be heading down their in the future to have a better look around.

And thanks kids for your wonderful books and notes .. I love them.

Happy reading and writing

Susan 

It was so much fun to be able to visit you all again and     catch-up with friends. 

Thanks for inviting me along and making me feel so welcome. 

The kids were fantastic and I definitely heard from a few budding authors in there.

... and the pictures were awesome guys!

All the very best to you all

cheers, Susan 

Thanks for a lovely day and making me feel so welcome Kate.

The kids were great fun to work with.

I feel very lucky to have the chance to visit such wonderful schools.

All the best

Susan 

Thanks for a lovely day .. you were all so polite and just a pleasure to work with.

I had a great time and a totally fun day.

I especially loved the pictures everyone.

All the best and happy reading

seeya, Susan 

Thanks for having me visit .. again.

I really enjoy my time there, the kids are great and along with the teachers, make me feel very welcome.

And sure .. you have a 'baker parent' and you provide the best morning tea ever .. so "I'll be back."

All the best everyone .. Susan 

It was wonderful to visit Kapooka again.

I'm so glad I got the chance to visit somewhere that's very special to me.

Thanks so much for inviting me along and making me feel so welcome.

I had a fantastic day, happy reading and writing

Susan  

Hey everyone,

thanks for a great day.

I hope you had fun too.

Happy reading

Susan 

Hi everyone.

I had lots of fun with all of you.

Thanks for inviting me along.

See you, Susan 

      Gee you guys have some fantastic ideas.

      Thanks for a fun day.

      All the best

      Susan 

Thanks for having me visit.

I had great fun.

Happy reading everyone.

Susan 

Thanks to all of the students and teachers for making me feel so welcome in your beautiful school.

It was a fun day with equally fun and enthusiastic students.

They were a pleasure to work with.

All the very best to you all

Susan 

What a great school environment to be educated in.

The students were so enthusiastic and just a real pleasure to talk with.

The teachers again, doing an outstanding job.

Great to share the day with you all.

Thanks everyone, all the best

Susan 

 Our mobile libraries do such a great job.

 So I love getting the chance to meet the odd driver when I'm way out the back of somewhere.

 Thanks for all those kilometers Lyn.

 Happy to be able to 'add to' your resources for the kids.

 All the best

 Susan 

Wow .. there's definitely some budding authors all the way from grade 2 to grade 6 in this         group.

What a great fun day with more amazing kids.

Small schools do not get enough credit for the wonderful job they are doing.

Happy reading and writing everyone

Susan 

'Small' schools never cease to amaze me.

Always a collection of wonderful teachers and incredible kids.

Thanks so much for a great fun day everyone.

All the best

Susan  

I can't wait to get back to Wee Jasper and visit your beautiful caves and the rest of the              area.

Thanks for having me visit, I really enjoyed the day. I certainly took away some great                 ideas for colourful characters and places.

Happy reading guys

Susan 

Thanks for inviting me along and making me feel so welcome.

You guys had some great questions and ideas.

I had a really nice time ... thanks everyone.

Good luck with your writing as well.

Happy reading, all the best

Susan 

Thanks for a great day everyone.

I had fun 'grossing you out' for a while and I hope you had some fun as well.

It was lovely to meet you all.

Happy reading and writing everyone ... and 'Fluff' is sitting here wagging her tail ... that's "Hi"     from her.

All the best, Susan  

It's so great to see a school put so much extra time and work into helping the kids                     produce their very own 'real' books and then even more time so the kids can show-off their       hard work to friends and family.

It was wonderful to see the kids so proud of what they'd achieved.

I felt very privileged  to be a part of your day. Thanks everyone

All the best .. Susan  

Thanks to all the students and staff for making me feel so welcome.

It was a fun day with lots of great ideas .. I might even pinch a few.

And thanks sooo much for the beautiful lunch,

I really appreciated it. Hope to see you all again

all the best, Susan  

Hi everyone,

thanks for inviting me along. I had a lovely day with great kids and teachers. 

You guys had some of the best ideas.

I hope you had fun as well .. happy reading everyone.

all the best, Susan  

Hi everyone at Moruya PS.

Thanks for inviting me to your beautiful school.

I had a great day with all of you and I loved some of the fantastic ideas.

Hope you laugh at the rest of the books.

Have fun and see you again another time.

All the best, Susan 

Thanks for coming along and making the launch of No:5 Chomp'd so much fun everyone.

It was great getting to meet you all and I'm glad you enjoyed 'Bashing Granny',

'Bald Hairy Pit Guy', 'Vomit Lap Lady' and all the others.

Happy reading.

see you soon, Susan 

Why is it that whever I'm in Canberra, it rains!?

But it was still heaps of fun. Thanks for a great day everyone.

There was quite a few budding authors in those groups.

Happy reading everyone, hope to see you again

Susan 

Thanks for having me along to your wonderful school.

I thoroughly enjoyed the day.

Thanks for making me feel so welcome.

The kids were all so polite and lovely.

Happy reading

Susan 

I love getting the chance to visit such beautiful schools and wonderful students.

It was a fun day with lots of laughs.

Thanks for making me feel so welcome everyone.

All the best

Susan 

I had such a great day with all of you.

Thankyou so much for inviting me along.

It always amazes me just how many great ideas you guys have.

Thanks for a fun day everyone. Happy reading!

Susan 

Wow, what a great environment this school has. Surrounded by bush, veggie gardens,             cubbies and great teachers. 

A small school with a big future.

Thanks for a great day everyone. All the best ..

Susan 

Thanks for making me feel so welcome .. it was great to see you all planting trees in the           mud ... 

I'm definitely going to put that in a book. I hope to see them getting bigger in years to                come.

It was fun hearing your ideas as well so thanks for sharing the day with me.

Happy reading everybody.

Seeya. Susan 

Thanks for a great day everyone.

It was heaps of fun and hopefully I'll see some of you around when I'm shopping .... so             make sure you say "Hi".

Happy reading .. and writing to you all.

Cheers

Susan 

What lucky students.

Such a beautiful school with a warm and personal feel about it.

All the students were so lovely ... and having the Pre-schoolers drop in was such fun.

Thanks for making me so welcome.

All the best

Susan 

Thanks for a fun day everyone.

And I loved your character drawings. They were awesome!

Great to see another school library overflowing with so many books with something for             everyone.

Best lamingtons I've had in a long time too ... sooo soft.

Happy reading & writing everyone

Susan 

What an amazing group of kids.

I was totally amazed at the literacy skills of these students. 

It was wonderful to see them so engaged and eager to share their stories with me.

Thanks for a great day.

All the best with your stories ... it was a pleasure to be a part of the process.

Happy Writing and reading

Susan