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Vincent voted top ten read aloud by YKNR

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What a thrill to see Vincent & The Grandest Hotel on Earth voted in the top 10 read aloud books for children of all time, along with the classics by E.B White, Enid Blyton, Astrid Lindgren, Kate DiCamillo and The Wild Robot’s Peter Brown.…
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November 7, 2024
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‘What on Earth’ heads to China…

humour, Middle Grade, Middle Grade Fiction
  Safe travels 'What on Earth Institute of Wonder' I hope there's a tonne of eyes to greet you. A tonne of tiny hands to hold you. And a tonne of hearts to love you. It gives me such a great thrill to imagine kids in China…
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June 15, 2023
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Beyond the Point of Space…

humour, Middle Grade, Middle Grade Fiction, Writing
Alexander, your thank you is better than any other thank you! Just finished 5 weeks of writer’s residencies at Blackett & Braddock Public Schools. Their imaginations were rocket-fuelled and it is always a privilege to ride with them…
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June 14, 2023
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Hooray for ‘The What on Earth Institute of Wonder’!

Middle Grade Fiction
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June 7, 2022
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“…a philosophical-poetic fairy tale about family and friendship…” 

Adventure, humour, Middle Grade, Middle Grade Fiction, Writing
  A lovely German review by Catherine Mahrenholtz about Vincent! Apologies for the dodgy google translation..... "This novel is often reminiscent of Roald Dahl's children's books in its whimsical nature, but Lisa Nicol treats her characters…
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June 6, 2022
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2021 Shenzhen Reading Month ‘Top Ten Children’s Books of the Year’ – Dr Boogaloo and The Girl Who Lost Her Laughter

Middle Grade Fiction, Music
How exciting to stumble across such news. Apparently in November last year, Dr Boogaloo and The Girl Who Lost Her Laughter was a winner in the 2021 Shenzhen Reading Month 'Top Ten Children's Books of the Year'. Shenzhen Reading month is a…
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April 5, 2022
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Reviews- The What on Earth Institute of Wonder

Middle Grade, Middle Grade Fiction, Writing
I could not love this book any more! @lisanicolauthor has once again blown our minds with a story so fabulously bonkers and so beautifully written that I had to just lie in a dark room for a good while and appreciate what I had just read…..…
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February 2, 2022
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SPOT THE KOMBI – THIS WEEKEND! STREETS OF SYDNEY!

humour, Middle Grade
It's on! This Weekend. Planning to head around the city's south on Saturday and inner-city and east on Sunday... Free stickers of elephant's bottoms and book marks if you catch us shooting the breeze by the side of the road or in a park…
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November 7, 2021
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SPOT THE KOMBI COMPETITION

Adventure, humour, Middle Grade
Have you ever wanted to own a stuffed kakapo? If the answer is yes you better keep your eyes peeled round the streets of Sydney this November because I'm running a competition. All you gotta do is spot the Kombi, take a pic, post it to instagram…
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October 21, 2021
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Contact Lisa Nicol

To find out more about me and my books, please contact me via email: lisa@lisanicol.com.au

Acknowledgement of Country

I’d like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land where I live and work, the Cadigal people of the Eora nation and all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the land’s first storytellers. I’d also like to pay my respects to elders past and present.

 

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