Older audiences (14+) are invited to join Leigh Hobbs – author, artist, and creator of the 'Old Tom', 'Horrible Harriet', 'Mr Badger' and 'Mr Chicken' books, for an exciting, hands-on workshop. Leigh will guide participants through the process of creating and bringing to life – in words and pictures – their very own characters and share his tips and tricks for creating memorable and unique traits.
All materials will be supplied by the National Library of Australia.
Leigh Hobbs is the bestselling author of more than 20 books. As an artist, he works across a range of mediums, as well as writing and illustrating his children's books.
'Mr Chicken goes to Paris' was shortlisted for the 2010 Prime Minister's Literary awards and has been a constantly popular title at the Louvre Museum Bookshop in Paris. 'Old Tom' has been adapted into an extremely popular ABC TV series. Leigh Hobbs was the Australian Children's Laureate for 2016-17. Leigh was honoured by Australia Post in 2019 with his own 'Australian Legend' postage stamp.