Did you know....
Runestone
has been shortlisted on the
Children's Choice Book Awards
for the
KOALA AWARD 2008
YABBA AWARD 2008
COOL AWARD 2008
KROC AWARD 2008
for fiction Year 7-9
That means YOU have chosen it
as one of your favourite books
Thank you!
To find out more about the Children's Choice Book Awards
click here
Did you know....
Night of the Fifth Moon
has been selected as a
NOTABLE BOOK 2008
by the Children's Book Council of Australia
Here's an excerpt of the judges' comments:
Richly detailed story...
Tangible imagery evokes living in, and celebrating, the seasons...
The historical setting is fascinating in this adventurous and highly original tale
Did you know....
Night of the Fifth Moon
was shortlisted for Book of the Year 2008
by
Speech Pathology Australia
This award encourages books that develop oral language
Click here to find out more about Speech Pathology Australia and the award
Did you know....
Anna Ciddor appeared with author
John Marsden
at Kew Library, Victoria, during Book Week 2008
Did you know....
Anna Ciddor appeared at the
The Age Melbourne Writers' Festival
2007
Click here to find out more
Click here to read a news report on one of her sessions
Did you know....
A photo of Anna Ciddor and some of her fans
won a prize on the Beanie Kids website
Click here to visit the Beanie Kids website,
and scan through the celebrity photos
Did you know....
Anna Ciddor has written a chapter for a book called
Kids Night In 2
a blockbuster book full of stories by different authors.
Click here to visit to the Kids Night In 2 website.
The profits for the book go to a charity called War Child.
Anna Ciddor's chapter is called 'Real Viking Magic'
It tells you how to do your own magic and healing
with ordinary kitchen herbs!
Did you know....
The Viking Magic books are available in other languages and other countries.
Did you know....
Runestone is one of the top 20 most chosen books
as voted by children from the list of
'150 most treasured Victorian books'
selected by the Australian Council for Youth Literature.
This list was compiled as part of the 150th anniversary celebrations
for the State Library of Victoria and The Age:
150 Years - 150 Books
Did you know....
Runestone and Wolfspell are available in
audio tape and CD, recorded by ABC Audio
Did you know....
Runestone was selected as a
Children's Book Council Notable Book for 2003
and all the Viking Magic books have been shortlisted for
Children’s Choice Book Awards
Did you know....
You can read a fun interview about Anna Ciddor in the July 2005 edition of the on-line
Crusader Club News written by the hilarious and brilliant Anita Bell.