Belinda Murrell: Magic, mystery and animal adventures

Early Stage 1, Stage 1 and Stage 2

Join Belinda Murrell for a fun, interactive session and enjoy stories about her writing as a child, how she became a children’s author, and the key elements of narrative. During the session, Belinda will use examples from her junior fiction books, such as Aussie Kids: Meet Zoe and Zac at the Zoo, the Lulu Bell series which was inspired by her childhood living in a vet hospital, and her royally fun new series The Daredevil Princess. Belinda’s fun stories, photographs and lively Q&A will encourage kids to get excited about books, reading and writing. 

About the author: 

At about the age of eight, Belinda Murrell began writing stirring tales of adventure, mystery and magic in hand-illustrated exercise books. As an adult, she combined two of her great loves – writing and travelling the world – and worked as a travel writer, journalist and public relations consultant. Now, inspired by her own three children, Belinda is an award-winning, internationally published children’s author with a history of writing in her family that spans over 200 years. 
 

This session, artworks, film and sound clips are protected by copyright and may not be recorded, reproduced or used in any way without the express written consent of the State Library of NSW.