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Darren Pryce paints Brittany Higgins' Portrait for Archibald 100
Reported by the Age and SMH Darren Pryce with his Archibald 100 entry, The Meeting (Photo credit: Simon Cardwell) Darren Pryce,...

Reeta Dhar
May 22, 20212 min read


The craft of writing 'wise as' picture books : Five essential ingredients
When Darren and I started working on our first picture book, Willow the Wonderer, we did not have any aspirations to start our own...

Reeta Dhar
May 18, 202110 min read


If you could pick only one book for your child, what would you choose?
My answer is not going to win me any high-browed critical acclaim and it doesn't matter. This one is straight from the inner-child's...

Reeta Dhar
Apr 30, 20213 min read


My picture books are modern-day fables: Here's how I see this enduring form of folk literature
Fables are found in every culture around the world and goes as far back as the collective human memory serves. Most if not all of us have...

Reeta Dhar
Apr 28, 20217 min read


Children's books author becomes the first Australian to receive breakthrough 'Thyroid RFA' procedure
Reported by Channel Seven News 2020 was already a year full of twists and turns and for children's books author and co-founder of Wise As...

Reeta Dhar
Apr 27, 20213 min read


My real-time account of practicing mindfulness on a restless day
I am currently on the first ‘gap year’ of my life. It has turned out to be quite ‘the gap’ as thanks to COVID, I’ve had to shelve all my...

Reeta Dhar
Apr 19, 20218 min read


Why have rhymes fallen out of favour with children's book publishers
When we first decided to started working on Willow the Wonderer, it felt utterly natural to us to write it in verse. In fact the premise...

Reeta Dhar
Apr 15, 20214 min read


Wisdom with hindsight: 10 things about parenting that mum and dad got right
The parent and child relationship is as primordial as it gets. It's one that shapes and influences our lives right to the very end and...

Reeta Dhar
Apr 5, 202110 min read


The problems with self-publishing on Amazon
Amazon has long been hailed as the saviour for self-publishing authors, providing access to not only a huge marketplace to sell books...

Reeta Dhar
Mar 23, 20217 min read


We choose to challenge false narratives in our picture books
Another International Women’s Day (IWD) has come and gone. IWDs have always felt bitter-sweet to me. It’s nice that we carve out one day...

Reeta Dhar
Mar 16, 20213 min read
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“Light a campfire and everyone's a storyteller"
John J Geddes
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