20 January 2025, 10:00 am – 11:00 am
1 Shakespeare Place
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia
+61 2 9273 1414
Sandhya will share her award-winning picture book, Stay for Dinner, a powerful story that celebrates culture and connection through food.
Enjoy a fun onomatopoeia workshop and make your own dinner craft. What will you have for dinner?
Booking details here.
I was at OzAsia Festival, Weekend of Words, 2024 with these amazing panelists!
I’ll be participating in two panels as part of the OzAsia Festival’s Weekend of Words.
➡️“Writing from the Heart.”
“Explore how poets and writers infuse their work with deep emotion and cultural identity, creating resonant, heartfelt stories that bridge cultural divides and connect us all.”
Sat 9 Nov
1pm – 2pm Artspace
Alongside Keshe, L-FRESH The Lion and moderated by Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa.
@keshewrites
@lfreshthelion
➡️“Writing for Young Readers.”
“In a world of screens and apps, these authors are inspiring a love for reading in young minds, creating engaging and meaningful children’s literature that blends imagination that blends imagination and cultural heritage.”
Sun 10 Nov
11am – 12 noon Space Theatre
Alongside Gabrielle Wang, Melanie LaBrooy and moderated by Smriti Daniel.
@gabriellewangbooks
@melanielabrooyauthor
As these are free events, please make sure you register in advance.
@ozasiafestival
#OzAsia #WeekendOfWords #AdelaideFesCent
BOOK LAUNCH – Words That Taste Like Home!
Presenting to P-Year 2 kids at SAFI 2024!
Kids LIVE! Author Talk With Sandhya Parappukkaran
On Tuesday, March, 3:30–4:30 PM, join us for a very special author talk with Sandhya Parappukkaran. In this program we’ll be discussing Sandhya’s newest work, The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name, featured on NYPL’s Best Books for Kids 2023 list. There will be a Q&A with the author and the audience, then we will all do an activity together.
Register to receive a Zoom link to attend via livestream or join a watch party at Stapleton Library or St. Agnes Library.
Book Week 2023 Story Time With Sandhya Parappukkaran
Join us to celebrate BOOK WEEK 2023 as local author Sandhya Parappukkaran reads her new book ‘Stay For Dinner’.
Following the reading we can make our own ‘dinner’ craft…. what would you like for dinner?
Book in via Trybooking for this free event
2023 Book Week Event!
Sandhya will share her critically acclaimed book, Amma’s Sari and newest picture book Stay for Dinner, a powerful story that celebrates culture and connection through food. Learn Sandhya’s tricks for incorporating food into your stories, and create a collage artwork of your own favourite foods.
Students will need blank paper and colouring pencils or crayons.
REGISTER HERE: https://sl-nsw-gov-au.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eiFq6LgRTJm2T-1icxi7ag#/registration
STAY FOR DINNER – BRISBANE & SYDNEY BOOK LAUNCH!!!
Date: Wednesday 9th March, 2023
I’ll be reading my book – The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name.
Book here.
Harmony Day Festival
Date: Saturday 18th March, 2023
Meet local author Sandhya Parappukkaran.
Join in with fun and actions as she reads from her picture books “The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name” and “Amma’s Sari”. Sandhya will offer an immersive and interactive storytime, followed by saris to look at and art activities to explore.
Free event.
Romancing the Stars – Brisbane
Date: Thursday 23 March, 2023
Venue: St Peter’s Lutheran College, Lower Primary, 215 Lambert Road, Indooroopilly. On street parking at Lambert Road.
Time: 6:00 – 9:15pm
Book here.
2022 September School Holidays!
5/33 Carberry Street, Grange
Ph: 07 3150 9392
Wednesday, 21st September, 10:30 am
Reading of Amma’s Sari, followed by sari dress up and craft!
Books@Stones & Allmedic Book Supplies
360 Logan Rd
Stones Corner QLD 4120
P: +61 (07) 3394 4949
Friday, 23rd September, 11:00 am
Reading of Amma’s Sari, followed by sari dress up and craft!
The WORDLESS LANGUAGE panel at Iwan Bookshop is a wonderful event celebrating picture books and language. After listening to last month’s presenters, I received a deeper understanding and wider perspective on the world of stories and illustrations.
I hope you can join me and the other wonderful creators at this month’s panel.
#Repost – @iwan_bookshop by @get_regrammer
There are various barriers to a descent and authentic communication through languages; and when designing books for children, these language obstacles can act even stronger against the purpose of communication.
•How do picture books create a genuine medium of interaction between the two sides of communication (author/illustrator-reader/obsever)?
•Who are the ultimate audiences of picture books?
•How can picture books speak through all languages, limitless and effective?
•Do we need fluency over a foreign language to be able to read a picture book in that language?
These, and many other questions have been controversial to our examination and definition of “literacy” and “education” once considering the process of learning among children in a Multicultural Society.
⚠️LIMITED VACANCIES
Please BOOK your seat, to join this amazing panel on Sunday 31st July 2022.
JOIN ME FOR THE LAUNCH OF MY SECOND PICTURE BOOK!
~~ AMMA’S SARI~~
When: Saturday, APRIL 2nd
Where: @ WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE , 191 Boundary St, West End, Brisbane.
~~BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL~~
FOLLOW THE LINK BELOW.
https://wherethewildthingsare.com.au/events/ammas-sari-book-launch-party
I would love it if you can come wearing a sari!!!!
Dig deep and donate for the people of flood ravaged Lismore.
Click here to scroll through and bid on amazing items donated by Australian children’s book creators and artists, including signed copies of my books The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name and Amma’s Sari.
Charity Auction for Lismore flood recovery is organised by the lovely Zanni Louise, children’s author.
